Federico Barra

Ph.D. in Ingegneria Aerospaziale , 34^th cycle (2018-2021)

Ph.D. obtained in 2022

Dissertation:

Mathematical modelling of tilt-rotor aircraft configurations. A comprehensive model for flight control system development and real-time piloted simulation. (Abstract)

Tutors:

Giorgio Guglieri

Profile

Research topic

Development of innovative hybrid-electric rotary wing aircraft

Research interests

Advanced Aerospace Propulsion

Aircraft Parameter Estimation

Autonomous Aerial Vehicles

Design and Analysis of Aircraft and RPAS

Biography

Federico Barra holds a Master Degree in Aerospace Engineering, gained at Politecnico di Torino in July 2018. He is a PhD Student in Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Torino since November 2018 and Research Assistant in the Flight Mechanics and Flight Control Systems Research Group at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW). He conducts research activities in the field of Flight Mechanics, Flight Simulation and Aircraft Design concerning innovative Hybrid Electric, Vertical Take Off and Landing (VTOL) vehicles. He is a student member of AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics), VFS (Vertical Flight Society) and RAeS (Royal Aeronautical Society)

Publications

Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris

Primatesta, Stefano; Barra, Federico; Capone, Pierluigi; Guglieri, Giorgio (2022)
Design and Integration of a Tilt-Rotor Flight Simulation Platform. In: Vertical Flight Society Forum 78, Fort Worth (USA), 10-12 Maggio 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Barra, Federico (2022)
Mathematical modelling of tilt-rotor aircraft configurations. A comprehensive model for flight control system development and real-time piloted simulation.. relatore: GUGLIERI, GIORGIO; Pierluigi Capone (zhaw, Zurich University Of Applied Sciences), 34. XXXIV Ciclo, P.: 216
Doctoral Thesis
Barra, Federico; Scanavino, Matteo; Guglieri, Giorgio (2020)
A methodology for multirotor aircraft power budget analysis. In: AIRCRAFT ENGINEERING AND AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY, vol. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology. ISSN 1748-8842
Contributo su Rivista
Abà, Anna; Barra, Federico; Capone, Pierluigi; Guglieri, Giorgio (2020)
Mathematical Modelling of Gimballed Tilt-Rotors for Real-Time Flight Simulation. In: AEROSPACE, vol. 7. ISSN 2226-4310
Contributo su Rivista
Barra, Federico; Guglieri, Giorgio; Capone, Pierluigi (2020)
A Methodology for Preliminary Performance Estimation of a Hybrid-Electric Tilt-Wing Aircraft for Emergency Medical Services. In: 2020 International Conference on Unmanned Aircraft Systems, ICUAS 2020, Atene, Grecia, 1-4 Settembre 2020, pp. 1636-1643
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Barra, Federico; Guglieri, Giorgio; Capone, Pierluigi; Monstein, Raphael; Godio, Simone (2019)
Implementation of a Comprehensive Mathematical Model for Tilt-Rotor Real-Time Flight Simulation. In: European Rotorcraft Forum
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Barra, Federico (2019)
Development of a tilt-rotor model for real-time flight simulation. In: 15th Pegasus Student Conference, Glasgow (UK), 10/04/2019-12/04/2019
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)

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