Nicola Puca

Ph.D. candidate in Ingegneria Aerospaziale , 38^th cycle (2022-2025)
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS)

nicola.puca@polito.it

Profile

PhD

Research topic

Integrated Pilot digital assistant: a decision-making support approach

Tutors

Giorgio Guglieri
Marco Fabbri

Research interests

Design and Analysis of Aircraft and RPAS

Biography

Nicola Puca was born in Naples in 1996. He is currently a PhD student at the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (DIMEAS) of Politecnico di Torino. He received his Master of Science Degree in Aerospace Engineering on July 2022, with a thesis developed in collaboration with Centro Italiano di Ricerche Aerospaziali (CIRA).
His current research project focuses on the development of specific decision-making aiding subsystems for Single-Pilot Operations in the civil aviation domain. This will consist of defining the requirements for a Digital Pilot Assistant (DPA).
The activity of his research is supported by a collaboration with Leonardo SpA.

Research

Research groups

Dynamics, control and flight simulation (DIMEAS)

Publications

Latest publications View all publications in Porto@Iris

Puca, Nicola; Panelli, Mario; Battista, Francesco (2024)
A Methodology for the Preliminary Design of a High-Efficiency Multistage Plasma Thruster. In: AEROTECNICA MISSILI & SPAZIO. ISSN 2524-6968
Contributo su Rivista
Puca, Nicola; Guglieri, Giorgio (2024)
Enabling Civil Single-Pilot Operations: A State-of-the-Art Review. In: AEROTECNICA MISSILI E SPAZIO. ISSN 0365-7442
Contributo su Rivista
Puca, Nicola; Guglieri, Giorgio (2023)
Enabling Single-Pilot Operations technological and operative scenarios: a state-of-the-art review with possible cues. In: Aerospace Europe Conference 2023 – 10ᵀᴴ EUCASS – 9ᵀᴴ CEAS, Lausanne, 9-13 Luglio 2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)