Ph.D. in Ingegneria Aerospaziale , 37th cycle (2021-2024)
Ph.D. obtained in 2025
Dissertation:
Design of an innovative urban air mobility vehicle (UAMV) - A control-oriented study (Abstract)
Tutors:
Angelo Lerro Andrea L'AfflittoProfile
Research topic
Design and development of an eVTOL aircraft for passenger transportation
Research interests
Biography
B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering, Polytechnic of Turin, 2018 M.Sc. degree in Mechatronic Engineering, Polytechnic of Turin, 2020 He had worked in FCA (now Stellantis) for mild-hybrid, plug-in and full electric vehicle prototypes development, 2021 Now working as PhD fellow in Aerospace Engineering at Polytechnic of Turin, for the design and development of an electric VTOL aircraft for people transportation, based on a patented solution for electric propulsion system, called ThrustPod.
Publications
Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Nanu, Luca (2025)
Design of an innovative urban air mobility vehicle (UAMV) - A control-oriented study. relatore: LERRO, ANGELO; L'AFFLITTO, ANDREA; , 37. XXXVII Ciclo, P.: 161
Doctoral Thesis - Nanu, Luca; Colangelo, Luigi; Novara, Carlo; PEREZ MONTENEGRO, CARLOS NORBERTO (2024)
Embedded model control of networked control systems: An experimental robotic application. In: MECHATRONICS, vol. 99. ISSN 0957-4158
Contributo su Rivista - Nanu, L.; Gili, P. (2024)
Novel Test-Bench for UAV Inertia Measurement Employing Direct-Drive Motors. In: 2024 IEEE INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON Metrology for AeroSpace, Lublin (POL), 03-05 June 2024, pp. 243-248. ISBN: 979-8-3503-8504-5
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Nanu, Luca; Lerro, Angelo; Gili, Piero (2023)
Design of a Drone for Urban Application Using a Patented Technology. In: 2023 14th International Conference on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (ICMAE)
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Lerro, Angelo; Gili, Piero; Nanu, Luca (2022)
ThrustPod: a novel solution for vertical take-off and landing systems. In: Delft International Conference on Urban Air-Mobility, Delft (NL), March 22-24, 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Nanu, Luca; Lerro, Angelo; Gili, Piero (2022)
Range Estimation Of A Novel Concept Electric Aircraft Based On Modified Breguet Equation. In: ICNAAM 2022, Heraklion, Greece, 19-25 September 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)