Assistant Professor with time contract
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)
Profile
Research interests
Biography
Davide Ferretto is Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Torino, where he started his career as Research Assistant in 2014. He received the Ph.D. degree in Aerospace Engineering from Politecnico di Torino in 2020 with a dissertation entitled “Model-Based Systems Engineering approach for the design of hypersonic transportation systems”. His research activities include the design of aerospace systems for conventional and innovative aircraft as well as the systems engineering methods and tools. He is currently contributing to the activities of Horizon 2020 Project MORE&LESS, for which Politecnico di Torino acts as Coordinator, dealing with European calls on "Breakthrough innovation" in aerospace domain and "Towards global environmental regulation of supersonic aviation". Previously, he was involved within the activities of Horizon 2020 STRATOFLY Project, dealing with enabling technologies for civil hypersonic flight.
Research topics
- Environmental impact of subsonic/supersonic aviation
- Aircraft conceptual design for conventional and non-conventional (high-speed) configurations
- Life Cycle Cost assessment for the aeronatical product, considering innovative technologies and vehicle/systems architectures
- Model-Based Systems Engineering approach to the definition of the aeronautical product
- Preliminary design of on-board systems for aeronautical applications
Skills
ERC sectors
SDG
Fellowships
- Effective member - American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stati Uniti (2023-)
- Effective member - Associazione Italiana di Aeronautica e Astronautica, Italia (2018-)
Editorial boards
- AEROSPACE (2022-2023), Guest Editor of magazine or editorial series
Teaching
Courses of Study Boards
- Collegio di Ingegneria Meccanica, Aerospaziale, dell'Autoveicolo e della Produzione. Componente invitato
Teachings
PhD
- Model Based Systems Engineering tools and language applied to the Digital Twin development within the design of the Industrial Product. A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA MECCANICA. Teaching assistant
- Technological challenges of hypersonic flight. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Teaching assistant
Master of Science
- Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati. A.A. 2017/18, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Guida e controllo del velivolo/Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati (modulo di Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati). A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Guida e controllo del velivolo/Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati (modulo di Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati). A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Guida e controllo del velivolo/Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati (modulo di Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati). A.A. 2021/22, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Guida e controllo del velivolo/Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati (modulo di Progetto dei sistemi aerospaziali integrati). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Progettazione di veicoli aerospaziali. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Sistemi aerospaziali. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Sistemi aerospaziali. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
- Sistemi aerospaziali. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
Bachelor of Science
- Equipaggiamenti di bordo e sistemi avionici. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA AEROSPAZIALE. Collaboratore del corso
Research
Research groups
Publications
Last years publications
Last years publications View all publications in Porto@Iris
- Ferretto, Davide; Viola, Nicole (2023)
Preliminary Design and Simulation of a Thermal Management System with Integrated Secondary Power Generation Capability for a Mach 8 Aircraft Concept Exploiting Liquid Hydrogen. In: AEROSPACE, vol. 10. ISSN 2226-4310
Contributo su Rivista - Viola, Nicole; Fusaro, Roberta; Ferretto, Davide; Vercella, Valeria (2023)
Research, development and production costs prediction parametric model for future civil hypersonic aircraft. In: ACTA ASTRONAUTICA, vol. 204, pp. 58-72. ISSN 0094-5765
Contributo su Rivista - Chirulli, Donato; Narducci, Giuseppe; Governale, Giuseppe; Viola, Nicole; Rimani, ... (2022)
Human lunar lander system design, cost estimation and technology roadmaps. In: The 2nd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions Engineering, Heilbroon
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Narducci, Giuseppe; Governale, Giuseppe; Viola, Nicole; Rimani, Jasmine; Fusaro, ... (2022)
Microlauncher design, cost estimation and technology roadmaps. In: The 2nd International Conference on Flight Vehicles, Aerothermodynamics and Re-entry Missions Engineering
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Fusaro, Roberta; Viola, Nicole; Narducci, Giuseppe; Governale, Giuseppe; Rimani, ... (2022)
iDREAM: a multidisciplinary methodology and integrated toolset for flight vehicle engineering. In: The 73rd International Astronautical Congress, Parigi, Settembre 2022
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Ferretto, D.; Fusaro, R.; Viola, N. (2022)
Propellant subsystem design for hypersonic cruiser exploiting liquid hydrogen. In: AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, Chicago, IL (USA), 27/06/2022 - 01/07/2022. ISBN: 978-1-62410-635-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Fusaro, Roberta; Ferretto, Davide; Viola, Nicole; Scigliano, Roberto; De Simone, ... (2022)
Liquid Metals Heat-Pipe solution for hypersonic air-intake leading edge: Conceptual design, numerical analysis and verification. In: ACTA ASTRONAUTICA, vol. 197, pp. 336-352. ISSN 0094-5765
Contributo su Rivista - Viola, Nicole; Ferretto, Davide; Fusaro, Roberta; Scigliano, Roberto (2022)
Performance Assessment of an Integrated Environmental Control System of Civil Hypersonic Vehicles. In: AEROSPACE, vol. 9, pp. 201-234. ISSN 2226-4310
Contributo su Rivista - Fusaro, R.; Ferretto, D.; Viola, N. (2022)
Flight Control System Design and Sizing Methodology for hypersonic cruiser. In: AIAA Aviation 2022 Forum, Chicago, IL (USA), 27/06/2022 - 01/07/2022. ISBN: 978-1-62410-635-4
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)