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AUTHOR
Laura Baldini
Scientific and Technical Contributions from Research Projects
The main goal of this project is to demonstrate the advantages of sensor integration on a remotely controlled robotic platform for increasing operator safety and improving the classification of explosive targets. This is accomplished by combining the imaging provided by radars and an optoelectronic sensor, a time-of-flight (ToF) depth camera. An additional aim is to demonstrate the operability and practicality of the system in a field with landmine simulants having plastic cases.
Strontium complexes of calixarene amides in the solid state: structural dependence on the ligand size and on the counter ions
For the first time, crystal structures of three strontium complexes of calixarene amides have been determined. A p-tert-butylcalix[6]arene hexaamide forms a 1∶1 complex with Sr(Pic)2 (Pic = picrate), whereas p-tert-butylcalix[8]arene and p-methoxycalix[8]arene octaamides encapsulate two strontium cations each. The binding geometries of the metal cations depend on the ligand size and on the counter anion used (chloride or picrate).