Professore Ordinario (L.240)
Dipartimento di Elettronica e Telecomunicazioni (DET)
- Componente Centro Interdipartimentale CARS@PoliTO - Center for Automotive Research and Sustainable Mobility
Profilo
Interessi di ricerca
Biografia
Carlo Novara received the Laurea degree in Physics from Universitá di Torino (Italy) in 1996 and the PhD degree in Computer and System Engineering from Politecnico di Torino (Italy) in 2002. He held a visiting researcher position at University of California at Berkeley in 2001 and 2004. He is currently a Full Professor at Politecnico di Torino (Italy). He is the author or co-author of about 180 scientific per-reviewed publications in international journals and conferences. He has been involved in several national and international projects and in several research contracts in collaboration with Italian and European companies. He is the co-author of several patents in the automotive field. He is a member of the IEEE TC on System Identification and Adaptive Control, of the IFAC TC on Modelling, Identification and Signal Processing, and a founding member of the IEEE-CSS TC on Medical and Healthcare Systems. His research interests include nonlinear and LPV system identification, filtering/estimation, time series prediction, nonlinear control, predictive control, data-driven methods, set membership methods, sparse methods, nonlinear optimization, and automotive, aerospace, biomedical and energy applications.
Settore scientifico discliplinare
(Area 0009 - Ingegneria industriale e dell'informazione)
Competenze
Settori ERC
SDG
Didattica
Collegi dei Corsi di Studio
Insegnamenti
Dottorato di ricerca
- FUNDAMENTALS OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY: SYSTEM AND AOCS DESIGN FOR LEO AND GRAVITY MONITORING SATELLITES (didattica di eccellenza). A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Titolare del corso
- Experimental modeling: costruzione di modelli da dati sperimentali. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Collaboratore del corso
- Experimental modeling: costruzione di modelli da dati sperimentali. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Collaboratore del corso
- Experimental modeling: costruzione di modelli da dati sperimentali. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Collaboratore del corso
- Experimental modeling: costruzione di modelli da dati sperimentali. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA E DEI SISTEMI. Collaboratore del corso
- Fundamentals of space technology: AOCS design for earth observation and gravity monitoring satellites (didattica di eccellenza). A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA ELETTRICA, ELETTRONICA E DELLE COMUNICAZIONI. Titolare del corso
Corso di laurea magistrale
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2024/25, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Titolare del corso
- Driver assistance system design (modulo di Driver assistance system design A). A.A. 2024/25, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA DELL'AUTOVEICOLO). Titolare del corso
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2023/24, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Titolare del corso
- Driver assistance system design (modulo di Driver assistance system design A). A.A. 2023/24, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA DELL'AUTOVEICOLO). Titolare del corso
- Challenge@PoliTo by Firms - Enertech. A.A. 2022/23, INGEGNERIA GESTIONALE (ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT). Collaboratore del corso
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2022/23, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Titolare del corso
- Driver assistance system design (modulo di Driver assistance system design A). A.A. 2022/23, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA DELL'AUTOVEICOLO). Titolare del corso
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2021/22, MECHATRONIC ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA MECCATRONICA). Titolare del corso
- Driver assistance system design (modulo di Driver assistance system design A). A.A. 2021/22, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA DELL'AUTOVEICOLO). Titolare del corso
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2020/21, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Driver assistance system design (modulo di Driver assistance system design A). A.A. 2020/21, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA DELL'AUTOVEICOLO). Titolare del corso
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2019/20, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Automatic control. A.A. 2019/20, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA DELL'AUTOVEICOLO). Titolare del corso
- Nonlinear control and aerospace applications. A.A. 2018/19, INGEGNERIA INFORMATICA (COMPUTER ENGINEERING). Titolare del corso
- Automatic control. A.A. 2018/19, AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERING (INGEGNERIA DELL'AUTOVEICOLO). Titolare del corso
Altre attività e progetti di didattica
* Dealing with uncertainty in data-based learning. A.A. 2022/23, POLITECNICO DI MILANO. Collaboratore del corso.
Ricerca
Ambiti di ricerca
- Advanced nonlinear model predictive control: Theory, numerical aspects, and applications (DET)
- Combined grey-black-box (GBB) model identification. (DET)
- Design of experiments (DET)
- Data-driven control design for nonlinear systems (DET)
- Direct virtual sensors (DET)
- Design of advanced control algorithms for aerospace applications (DET)
- Data-driven control of biomedical systems (DET)
- Design of observers for nonlinear systems (DET)
- Modeling, optimization, and control of complex and networked systems (DET)
- Unmanned aerial vehicles for smart cities (DET)
- System identification via machine learning (DET)
- Data-driven control of autonomous vehicle and fleets (DET)
- Polynomial optimization in control (DET)
- Quantum optimization for complex system design and control (DET)
- Nonlinear model predictive control for automotive applications (DET)
Gruppi di ricerca
Progetti di ricerca
Progetti finanziati da bandi competitivi
- CNMS - Spoke 2 - Sustainable Mobility Center (Centro Nazionale per la Mobilità Sostenibile – CNMS) - Spoke 2, (2022-2025) - Responsabile Scientifico di Struttura
PNRR – Missione 4 - PRYSTINE - ECSEL-2017-2, (2018-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca UE - JTI - ECSEL - Comfort optimization for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles with automated gearbox, (2018-2018) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca da Enti privati e Fondazioni - ICIEMSET - INNOVATIVE CONTROL, IDENTIFICATION AND ESTIMATION METHODOLOGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES, (2010-2013) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca UE - VII PQ - People
Progetti finanziati da contratti commerciali
- Supporto al progetto di sistemi di controllo e allo sviluppo di ambienti di simulazione per le missioni LISA e NGGM, (2022-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - “Supporto al progetto di sistemi di controllo per NGGM Fase A” , (2022-2023) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - “Sviluppo ambiente di simulazione DFACS per LISA”, (2021-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - CCN1 al Contratto ESA n.878/2018 ESA-LISA - Additional Work to mitigate newly identified risks, (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - Controllo del satellite e raccomandazioni sul miglioramenti dello stesso per eseguire un'ulteriore valutazione dei risultati del test POC e le evoluzioni delle prestazioni LTI, (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - Consultancy on E2E Simulator, (2020-2020) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - Simulation environment development of a GNC for Space TUG, (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - Modelling GNC of the Descent Module of the ExoMars mission, (2020-2021) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - CCN3-2A Consultancy for On Board Orbit Propagator, (2018-2018) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - Modelling GNC of the Descent Module of the Exomars 2020 mission, (2018-2019) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - Assessment and preliminary prototyping of a drag free control system for the L3 gravity wave observatory, (2018-2019) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - EXOMARS 2020 Descent Module GNC Robust Sensitivity and Performance Analyses, (2017-2018) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - Advanced Control design and simulations supporting Optimization of Dispatch and Layout for the Next Generation Gravity Mission (NGGM) study for ESA, (2017-2018) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale - Concept Definition – Model Design – Simulation Result, (2017-2017) - Responsabile Scientifico
Ricerca Commerciale
Dottorandi
- Francesco Cerrito. Corso in Ingegneria Informatica E Dei Sistemi (39o ciclo, 2023-in corso)
- Sabrina Savino. Corso in Intelligenza Artificiale (39o ciclo, 2023-in corso)
- Cesare Donati. Corso in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (38o ciclo, 2022-in corso)
Argomento della ricerca: A structured approach to multi-step and physics-based system identification
Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science Mechatronics and robotics Systems, Automation and Control Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science Mechatronics and robotics Systems, Automation and Control Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science Mechatronics and robotics Systems, Automation and Control - Mattia Boggio. Corso in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (36o ciclo, 2020-in corso)
Tesi: Real-time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: Efficient Methods for Domain Reduction
Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science Mechatronics and robotics Systems, Automation and Control Big Data, Machine Learning, Neural Networks and Data Science Mechatronics and robotics Systems, Automation and Control - Michele Pagone. Corso in Ingegneria Elettrica, Elettronica E Delle Comunicazioni (34o ciclo, 2018-2022)
Tesi: Nonlinear Model Predictive Control for Space Applications: optimal guidance and control systems for orbital transfer and rendezvous maneuvers.
Mechatronics and robotics Systems, Automation and Control
Altre attività e progetti di ricerca
* NEWCONTROL Project, H2020-ECSEL-2018-2-RIA-two stage-1. C. Novara is a participant and the “technical coordinator” of the Polito research unit. https://www.newcontrol-project.eu
Pubblicazioni
Coautori PoliTO
Pubblicazioni degli ultimi anni
Pubblicazioni per tipo
Pubblicazioni degli ultimi anni Vedi tutte le pubblicazioni su Porto@Iris
- Pagone, Michele; Boggio, Mattia; Novara, Carlo; Proskurnikov, Anton; Calafiore, Giuseppe (2024)
Continuous-Time Nonlinear Model Predictive Control based on Pontryagin Minimum Principle and Penalty Functions. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL. ISSN 0020-7179
Contributo su Rivista - Vidano, Simone; Pagone, Michele; Grzymisch, Jonathan; Preda, Valentin; Novara, Carlo (2024)
Drag-free and attitude control system for the LISA space mission: an H-infinity constrained decoupling approach. In: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON CONTROL SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY. ISSN 1063-6536
Contributo su Rivista - 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 - Boggio, Mattia; Novara, Carlo; Taragna, Michele (2023)
Trajectory planning and control for autonomous vehicles: a “fast” data-aided NMPC approach. In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CONTROL, vol. 74. ISSN 0947-3580
Contributo su Rivista - Ferrari, Alessandro; Novara, Carlo; Vento, Oscar; Violante, Massimo; Zhang, Tantan (2023)
A novel fuel injected mass feedback-control for single and multiple injections in direct injection systems for CI engines. In: FUEL, vol. 334. ISSN 0016-2361
Contributo su Rivista - Avanzini, Giulio; Luigi De Angelis, Emanuele; Giulietti, Fabrizio; Novara, Carlo; ... (2023)
Control of underactuated spacecraft by dynamic implementation of a sequence of feasible rotations. In: 2023 AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference, Big Sky, Montana (USA), 13-17/08/2023
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Boggio, Mattia; Novara, Carlo; Taragna, Michele (2023)
Nonlinear Model Predictive Control: an Optimal Search Domain Reduction. In: 22nd IFAC World Congress, Yokohama, Japan, July 9-14, 2023, pp. 6253-6258. ISSN 2405-8963
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Novara, Carlo; Nicoli, Angelo; Calafiore, Giuseppe C. (2023)
Nonlinear system identification in Sobolev spaces. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL, vol. 96, pp. 1603-1618. ISSN 0020-7179
Contributo su Rivista - Novara, Carlo; Virdis, Mario; Pagone, Michele; Ruggiero, Dario; Capello, Elisa; Punta, ... (2023)
Recovery strategies to cope with micrometeoroid impacts in the LISA mission. In: ACTA ASTRONAUTICA, vol. 211, pp. 844-864. ISSN 1879-2030
Contributo su Rivista - Bucchioni, Giordana; Alfino, Francesco; Pagone, Michele; Novara, Carlo (2023)
A Minimum-propellant Pontryagin-based Nonlinear MPC for Spacecraft Rendezvous in Lunar Orbit. In: The 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Singapore, Singapore, 13-15 December 2023. ISSN 2576-2370. ISBN: 979-8-3503-0124-3
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Pagone, Michele; Zino, Lorenzo; Novara, Carlo (2023)
A Pontryagin-based Game-theoretic Approach for Robust Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. In: 62nd IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Singapore, Singapore, 13-15 December 2023. ISSN 2576-2370. ISBN: 979-8-3503-0124-3
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Ruggiero, D.; Capello, E.; Novara, C.; Grzymisch, J. (2023)
Design of Super-Twisting Sliding Mode Observer for LISA Mission Micro-Meteoroid Impact. In: 2023 American Control Conference (ACC), San Diego, CA, USA, 31 May 2023 - 02 June 2023, pp. 4814-4819. ISBN: 979-8-3503-2806-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - 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 - Calafiore, G. C.; Novara, C.; Possieri, C. (2022)
Control analysis and design via randomised coordinate polynomial minimisation. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONTROL, vol. 95, pp. 158-172. ISSN 0020-7179
Contributo su Rivista - Possieri, C; Novara, C (2022)
Local sliding mode inversion algorithms and state observers with space applications. In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ROBUST AND NONLINEAR CONTROL. ISSN 1049-8923
Contributo su Rivista - Boggio, Mattia; Colangelo, Luigi; Virdis, Mario; Pagone, Michele; Novara, Carlo (2022)
Earth Gravity In-Orbit Sensing: MPC Formation Control Based on a Novel Constellation Model. In: REMOTE SENSING, vol. 14. ISSN 2072-4292
Contributo su Rivista - Pagone, Michele; Boggio, Mattia; Novara, Carlo; Massotti, Luca (2022)
NMPC-based guidance and control for autonomous high-thrust non-coplanar LEO-GEO missions. In: 73nd International Astronautical Congress, Paris, France, 18-22 September, 2022. ISSN 1995-6258
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Pagone, Michele; Boggio, Mattia; Novara, Carlo; Proskurnikov, Anton; Calafiore, Giuseppe (2022)
A penalty function approach to constrained Pontryagin-based Nonlinear Model Predictive Control. In: IEEE Conference on Decision and Control, Cancún, Mexico, 6-9 December, 2022. ISSN 2576-2370. ISBN: 978-1-6654-6761-2
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Stesina, Fabrizio; Corpino, Sabrina; Novara, Carlo; Russo, Simone (2022)
Docking Manoeuvre Control for CubeSats. In: THE JOURNAL OF THE ASTRONAUTICAL SCIENCES. ISSN 0021-9142
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) - Karimshoushtari, M.; Novara, C.; Tango, F. (2021)
How imitation learning and human factors can be combined in a model predictive control algorithm for adaptive motion planning and control. In: SENSORS, vol. 21. ISSN 1424-8220
Contributo su Rivista - Castellano, A.; Karimshoushtari, M.; Novara, C.; Tango, F. (2021)
A Supervisor Αgent-Based on the Markovian Decision Process Framework to Optimize the Behavior of a Highly Automated System. In: 15th International Conference on Augmented Cognition, AC 2021, held as part of the 23rd International Conference, HCI International 2021, 2021, pp. 351-368. ISBN: 978-3-030-78113-2
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Vidano, Simone; Novara, Carlo; Grzymisch, Jonathan; Pagone, Michele (2021)
The LISA DFACS: Overview of the Control Design Activities for the Drag-Free Mode. In: 11th International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems, Virtual Edition, 22 - 25 June 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) - Pagone, Michele; Boggio, Mattia; Novara, Carlo; Massotti, Luca; Vidano, Simone (2021)
NMPC-Based Guidance and Control for Earth Observation Missions. In: 11st International ESA Conference on Guidance, Navigation & Control Systems 2021, Virtual Edition, 22-25 June 2021
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) - Boggio, M.; Cotugno, P.; Perez Montenegro, C.; Pagone, M.; Novara, C.; Massotti, L. (2021)
NMPC-Based Orbit and Formation Control for an Earth-Gravity Monitoring Mission. In: International Astronautical Congress, Dubai, 25-29 October 2021. ISSN 1995-6258
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding) - Druml, N; Ryabokon, A; Schorn, R; Koszescha, J; Ozols, K; Levinskis, A; Novickis, R; ... (2021)
Programmable Systems for Intelligence in Automobiles (PRYSTINE): Final results after Year 3. In: 24th Euromicro Conference on Digital System Design (DSD), Palermo, Italy, 01-03 September 2021, pp. 268-277. ISBN: 978-1-6654-2703-6
Contributo in Atti di Convegno (Proceeding)
Società e imprese
Brevetti e altre proprietà intellettuali
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