BRIGHT

List of projects, implementations and patents

1. Management
- 2024-2027, ERASMUS+ Project; KA220-HED - Cooperation partnerships in higher education, project title: Biomedical Innovations through Digital Transformation of Additive Technologies and Knowledge Exchange – BIOMEDIX, 2024-1-LV01-KA220-HED-000255929, coordinator: Rigas Technical University; budget: EUR 54,502.00 (only on the side of Poznań University of Technology), project manager on the side of PP
- 2023-2024, Project from the research subsidy for experienced scientists (Poznań University of Technology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering), project title: Research on manufacturing and control methods in the production of custom-made products.
- 2022-2023, Norwegian Funds, project title: EMERALD European Network for 3D Printing of Biomimetic Mechatronic Systems, international teaching and research project in cooperation with partners from Romania (project coordinators), Slovakia and Norway, manager on the side of the Poznań University of Technology
- 2019-2022, NCBR fast track, beneficiary: Enea Operator, project title: Flexible system for increasing the competences of technical service employees using virtual reality techniques, topic manager on the side of the main subcontractor, i.e. the Consortium of Poznań University of Technology - Poznań University of Economics
- 2018-2021 - LIDER (NCBR), project entitled Automation of the design and rapid production of individualized orthopedic and prosthetic products based on data from anthropometric measurements, project manager
- 2018-2020, WRPO, beneficiary: Apzumi, Research work on innovative technology of visualization, instruction and interaction using augmented reality tools and the technique of using research results for the needs of industrial companies, project manager on the side of the main subcontractor, i.e. Poznań University of Technology
- 2017-2018: project from the European Social Fund (Operational Program Knowledge, Education and Development) - "Popojutrze", title: Virtual teacher of technical skills
- 2014-2015: research project financed by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education for young scientists (DS-MK), funding granted by the Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Management at the Poznań University of Technology, title: Determination of critical values of product orientation in the working chamber during additive manufacturing with fused deposition modelling technology
- 2011-2013: PRELUDIUM research grant for researchers without a doctoral degree, financed by the National Science Center, entitled: Investigation of the possibility of using a virtual environment and computer-aided engineering systems for strength calculations of products made in the fused deposition modelling technology

2. Participation (selected last 10 years)
- 2022 – 2024 – ErgoDesign (Erasmus+, EU) – international educational project in cooperation with partners from Bulgaria, Hungary, Slovakia and Greece, role: implementation – development of educational modules and curricula in the field of biomedical engineering
- 2021-2022 - BRIGHT (Erasmus +, EU) - Boosting the scientific excellence and innovation capacity of 3D printing methods in pandemic period - didactic project in cooperation with partners from Romania, Serbia, Croatia and Slovakia, role: execution - development of didactic modules, implementation of trainings and webinars
- 2020-2022 - Voucher for innovation, Design and construction of a test version of the device - a dynamic 3D scanner offering dynamic patient scanning to support the design of orthopedic products manufactured using 3D printing techniques, creating dedicated software to operate a 3D dynamic scanner, testing a test version of a 3D dynamic scanner along with the software and comparing it with at least two 3D scanning systems available on the market and involving end users in testing the test version of the 3D dynamic scanner - together with B3D, starting on 30/11/2020, role: participation in writing the application, execution
- 2020-2021 - Voucher for innovation - Construction of a VR training system for forklift operators, together with the PCKZ company, role: idea, participation in writing the application, execution
- 2018-2019, PO IR - innovation vouchers, beneficiary: Alvo, Project title: Purchase of a service consisting in the development of a new technology in the form of an automated system for designing and preparing the production of medical operating rooms at ALVO sp. z o.o.
- 2017-2018: Project from the European Social Fund (Operational Program Knowledge, Education and Development) - "Popojutrze", subject: System of presentation and selection of quality tools for solving quality problems in production processes using the virtual reality (VR) technique
- 2012-2015: research and implementation project financed by NCBiR - 2-23-82602-INNOTECH entitled: A complex system of interactive support for the design of variant products in a virtual environment with the participation of the end user, in cooperation with Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., implementation after the end of the project; role: technical project leader and main contractor (project initiator)
- 2011-2015: International project financed under the EU's FP7: VISION Advanced Infrastructure for Research (VISIONAIR), in cooperation with over 15 European research institutions; implementation of research tasks and short-term research projects (short internships), role: contractor; internship supervision

3. Selected implementations
1. Multi-material virtual and physical pre- and intraoperative aids in pediatric oncological surgery, implementation at the University Children's Hospital in Krakow (2024) – F. Górski (leader, originator, main contractor – design, 3D printing), M. Żukowska, P. Chrzanowska, E. Smolarek
2. Pre- and intraoperative aids in the form of 3D-printed anatomical models in reconstructive maxillofacial surgery, at the Department of Maxillofacial Surgery of the University Hospital in Poznań (2023-2024) – F. Górski (head of the research team at the Poznań University of Technology – design, 3D printing), E. Smolarek, M. Żukowska, D. Kłak
3. Virtual Electrician Training System, implemented in the Enea Operator enterprise as a result of the "NCBR fast track" project (implementation: 2023), a unique in terms of scale system for training electricians in virtual reality (F. Górski, P. Buń, P. Zawadzki, W. Kuczko)
4. Avatar Scoliosis 3D - VR system for imaging the silhouette of patients with idiopathic scoliosis (virtual mirror), for therapeutic purposes (body perception before and after surgery), implementation in 2023, Orthopedic Hospital. Wiktor Dega in Poznań, as a result of the implementation of the NCN research project implemented by the Poznań University of Medical Sciences (F. Górski, P. Buń, J. Gapsa, design, programming and application testing)
5. AutoMedPrint System (automedprint.put.poznan.pl) – automatic design and rapid production of limb orthoses and prostheses, experimental prototype launched at the Poznań University of Technology, dozens of functional products designed and manufactured, including several prostheses given to pediatric patients, role: idea, management, awards received – Polish Product of the Future 2022, Eureka! DGP 2023 (F. Górski, W. Kuczko, R. Wichniarek, M. Żukowska, P. Zawadzki, P. Buń, S. Siwiec)
6. Dynamic 3D scanner (Ave 3D Heal) intended for anthropometric measurements – the result of work carried out under the Innovation Voucher, implementation in the B3D enterprise (2022) (W. Kuczko, F. Górski)
7. Virtual teacher of technical skills - forklift operator course, implementation of the prototype at Sense Consulting and the Poznań Vocational Training Center as a result of the "Popojutrze" project and Voucher for Innovations, 2018-2021, role: idea, project management, main contractor.
8. Augmented Remote Inspection Environment: a system for supporting the training of users of a thermovision inspection system based on a mobile application and virtual and augmented reality techniques, implemented at Cranfield University as a result of work during a research internship, 2016, role: idea, implementation.
9. Virtual Design Studio - a virtual reality city bus configuration system with the participation of the end user, implemented at Solaris Bus & Coach S.A., 2015, as a result of the INNOTECH project (Solaris consortium - Poznań University of Technology); role: originator, technical project leader, project implementation, implementation supervision.
10. Preparation of intraoperative aids - mandible templates to shorten the reconstructive surgery, using 3D printing techniques, in cooperation with the Department of Otolaryngology - Medical University of Poznań, 2016-2017; role: supervision, implementation of the 3D printing process. 

4. Patents and patent applications
1. P.446941, Mechatronic upper limb orthosis, Grohs A., Górski F., Kuczko W., Wichniarek R., Żukowska M., date of application acceptance by the Polish Patent Office: 30.11.2023
2. P.446939, Modular upper limb prosthesis for cycling intended for adults, Górski F., Kuczko W., Rybarczyk D., Regulski R., Wichniarek R., Żukowska M., date of application acceptance by the Polish Patent Office: 30.11.2023
3. P.446940, Mechatronic lower limb orthosis for rehabilitation, Górski F., Dorna P., Wichniarek R., Kuczko W., Pacurar R., Baila D., Sanfilippo F., Zelenay M., date of application acceptance by the Polish Patent Office: 30.11.2023
4. P.439973, Station for non-contact anthropometric measurements of the human upper limb, Filip Górski, Wiesław Kuczko, Radosław Wichniarek, Przemysław Zawadzki, Natalia Wierzbicka, Magdalena Żukowska, Sabina Siwiec, date of acceptance of the application by the Polish Patent Office: 23.12.2021, patent granted (2024)
5. P.439733, Modular hand prosthesis intended for disabled children to cooperate with the handlebar of a bicycle or scooter, Filip Górski, Wiesław Kuczko, Przemysław Zawadzki, Radosław Wichniarek, Magdalena Żukowska, date of acceptance of the application by the Polish Patent Office: 03.12.2021, patent granted (2023)