Giacomo Franchini

Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni , 38^th cycle (2022-2025)
Department of Electronics and Telecommunications (DET)

giacomo.franchini@polito.it

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Advanced planetary mobility systems for exploration and astronaut support

Tutors

Marcello Chiaberge
Andrea Merlo

Research presentation

Poster

Research interests

Mechatronics and robotics

Biography

PhD candidate in Electrical, Electronics and Communication Engineering at Polytechnic of Turin. Main research interests: development of advanced space rovers mobility systems for planetary surface exploration and astronaut support with AI methods. Special focus on the development of localisation systems for robotic agents in lunar and planetary environments. The research is pursued in collaboration with the Robotics and Mechatronics Group at Thales Alenia Space Italy. Previously trainee at Robotics and Mechatronics Center of the Deutsche Zentrum für Luft-und Raumfahrt in Munich, where he contributed to the development of rover autonomous behavior for the Autonomous Robotic Networks to Help Modern Societies (ARCHES) space demo mission project. He was awarded a B.Sc. degree in Mechanical Engineering at University of Bologna in 2014 and a M.Sc. degree in Aerospace Engineering at University of Padova in 2021.

Publications

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Fonseca Prince, Andre; Vodermayer, Bernhard; Pleintinger, Benedikt; Kolb, Alexander; ... (2023)
Modular Mechatronics Infrastructure for robotic planetary exploration assets in a field operation scenario. In: ACTA ASTRONAUTICA, vol. 212, pp. 160-176. ISSN 1879-2030
Contributo su Rivista
Franchini, Giacomo; Chiodini, Sebastiano; Ghetti, Marco; Pertile, Marco (2023)
Mechatronic Design and Positioning Accuracy Characterisation of a Robotic Arm for Exploration Rovers. In: 2023 IEEE International Workshop on Metrology for Aerospace, Milan, Italy, 19-21 June 2023, pp. 452-457. ISBN: 978-1-6654-5690-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Lehner, P.; Sakagami, R.; Boerdijk, W.; Domel, A.; Durner, M.; Franchini, G.; Prince, ... (2023)
Mobile Manipulation of a Laser-induced Breakdown Spectrometer for Planetary Exploration. In: IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, Montana, USA, 04-11 March 2023, pp. 1-19. ISSN 1095-323X. ISBN: 978-1-6654-9032-0
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Fonseca Prince, Andre; Vodermayer, Bernhard; Pleintinger, Benedikt; Kolb, Alexander; ... (2022)
Modular Mechatronics Infrastructure for Robotic Planetary Exploration Assets in a Field Operation Scenario. In: 73rd International Astronautical Congress (IAC), Parigi (France), 18-22 September 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)