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In this paper an overview is presented of the figure of Corradino D’Ascannio (1891–1981), who was inventor and designer of important mechanical designs. In particular, the paper discusses the successful design of the Vespa scooter by reporting an illustrated survey of the patent and a numerical analysis of a basic innovative performance.
This paper is based on the work of Gennaro Teoli for the bachelor thesis of the first in mechanical engineering at University of Cassino in 2013.
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Ceccarelli, M., Teoli, G. (2015). Corradino D’Ascanio and His Design of Vespa Scooter. In: Ceccarelli, M., Hernández Martinez, E. (eds) Multibody Mechatronic Systems. Mechanisms and Machine Science, vol 25. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-09858-6_38
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