Ph.D. in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni , 33rd cycle (2017-2020)
Ph.D. obtained in 2022
Dissertation:
Drag-free control design for the LISA space mission (Abstract)
Tutors:
Carlo Novara
Research presentation:
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Research topic
Modelling, control and simulation for the LISA space mission
Research interests
Biography
My thesis aims at the mathematical modelling and design of controllers for the LISA space mission of the European Space Agency, classified as large mission and scheduled for 2034. LISA will be a constellation of three satellites dedicated to the observation of gravitational waves, with a complex dynamics and very demanding performance requirements on a nanometric scale.
Other Ph.D. activities are focused on more theoretical and innovative aspects of automatic controls, such as state observers and system decoupling.
Awards and Honors
Teaching
Teachings
Master of Science
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Collaboratore del corso
Publications
Works published during the Ph.D. View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Vidano, Simone (2022)
Drag-free control design for the LISA space mission. relatore: NOVARA, CARLO; , 33. XXXIII Ciclo, P.: 218
Doctoral Thesis - Vidano, S.; Novara, C.; Pagone, M.; Grzymisch, J. (2022)
The LISA DFACS: Model Predictive Control design for the test mass release phase. In: ACTA ASTRONAUTICA, vol. 193, pp. 731-743. ISSN 0094-5765
Contributo su Rivista - Virdis, Mario; Vidano, Simone; Pagone, Michele; Ruggiero, Dario; Novara, Carlo; ... (2021)
The LISA DFACS: effects of micrometeoroid impacts in the drag-free mode. In: 72nd International Astronautical Congress, Dubai, 25-30 October 2021. ISSN 1995-6258
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Scaffidi Lallaro, Marco; Novara, Carlo; Vidano, Simone (2021)
Guidance and Control in Autonomous Debris Removal Space Missions via Adaptive Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. In: 72nd International Astronautical Congress, Dubai, 25 - 29 October 2021
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Pagone, Michele; Boggio, Mattia; Novara, Carlo; Vidano, Simone (2021)
A Pontryagin-based NMPC approach for autonomous rendez-vous proximity operations. In: 42nd IEEE Aerospace Conference, 6-13 March 2021. ISSN 1095-323X. ISBN: 978-1-7281-7436-5
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Vidano, Simone; Novara, Carlo; Colangelo, Luigi; Grzymisch, Jonathan (2020)
The LISA DFACS: A nonlinear model for the spacecraft dynamics. In: AEROSPACE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY, vol. 107, pp. 106313-106324. ISSN 1270-9638
Contributo su Rivista - Pagone, Michele; Boggio, Mattia; Novara, Carlo; Massotti, Luca; Vidano, Simone (2020)
A Sparse Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Autonomous Space Missions. In: 71st International Astronautical Congress (IAC) — IAC CyberSpace Edition, 12-14 October 2020. ISSN 1995-6258
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Vidano, Simone; Novara, Carlo; Grzymisch, Jonathan; Pagone, Michele (2020)
The LISA DFACS: Preliminary Model Predictive Control Design for the Test Mass Release Phase. In: 71st International Astronautical Congress, Cyberspace Edition, 12-14 October 2020. ISSN 1995-6258
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Possieri, Corrado; Vidano, Simone; Novara, Carlo (2020)
A finite-time local observer in the original coordinates for nonlinear control systems. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL, vol. 65, pp. 4808-4815. ISSN 0018-9286
Contributo su Rivista - Colangelo, L.; Vidano, S.; Canuto, E.; Novara, C.; Grzymisch, J. (2018)
LISA L3 gravity wave observatory: Non-linear modelling and possible DFAC methods. In: International Astronautical Congress, IAC, Bremen, Germany, 1-5 October 2018
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)