Attilio Brighenti

Attilio Brighenti, Libero Zugno, Fernando Mattiuzzo, Alberto Sperandio; EURODOCKER-A universal docking-downloading-recharging system for AUVs: Conceptual design results, Proceedings of IEEE OCEANS'98 Conference, pp. 1463 - 1467, September 1998.

Attilio Brighenti; Parametric analysis of the configuration of autonomous underwater vehicles, IEEE J. Oceanic Eng., vol. 15, pp. 179 - 188, July 1990.

Attilio Brighenti, Giorgio Minelli, Alberto Dalla Rosa; The Cryo-Thermal Engine Underwater Power System: Performances, Dynamics and Control, Proceedings of MTS/IEEE OCEANS'89 Conference, pp. 832 - 842, September 1989.


Attilio Brighenti was born in Ferrara, Italy, in 1952 and graduated in mechanical engineering from the University of Bologna in 1976.

After spending one year at the Research and Testing Facilities of E. Weber Carburettors SpA (Bologna), he joined Tecnomare SpA (Venice) (a company specializing in the development of marine technologies), where he led the Marine Systems Section of the Research Division until 1989. He is currently Leader of the Mechanical Technologies Section. His main experience and research interests span over a wide spectrum of marine technologies, related mainly to offshore hydrocarbon production and subsea systems. He has gained a specific expertise in underwater robotics, energy systems, and unmanned vehicle design. Since 1983 he has participated in and coordinated various projects for the development of underwater vehicles, both tethered and autonomous.