Research Engineer
CurrentResearch and developments of algorithms and technologies for prototyping modern communication systems to be used in the aerospace environment.Detailed achievements:- within the LORACO European CapTech information project, funded by the European Defence Agency, waveform techniques and channel simulators have been developed for implementing wideband long range communications systems operating in HF radio band;- within the AURORA European project, funded by the European Space Agency… Show more Research and developments of algorithms and technologies for prototyping modern communication systems to be used in the aerospace environment.Detailed achievements:- within the LORACO European CapTech information project, funded by the European Defence Agency, waveform techniques and channel simulators have been developed for implementing wideband long range communications systems operating in HF radio band;- within the AURORA European project, funded by the European Space Agency, the working package focusing on the development of a high level GNSS threat simulator for UAM was coordinated;- within the ORCHESTRA European project, funded by the HORIZON 2020 European research program, a real-time simulation framework for powerline communications in more-electric aircraft and spacecraft was developed;- within the Space Rider European project, funded by the European Space Agency, electromagnetic computer simulations were carried out to tackle the antenna placement problem, moreover support was provided for designing both the data link and FTS communication systems;- within the TECVOL–II internal project, communication algorithms have been developed for the implementation of the baseband functional blocks composing a re-configurable data-link, according to the SDR paradigm;- within the TELEMACO national project, funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), methods for electronic beam steering of 2D arrays with non-uniformly shaped elements were developed;- within the RAID European project, co-funded by SESAR Joint Undertaking, electromagnetic computer simulations were carried out to tackle the antenna placement problem on the CIRA flying laboratory FLARE;- within the USV3 internal project, feasibility studies on the mission were carried out, electromagnetic problems due to the plasma phase during space vehicle re-entry were considered, and methods for the on-board assessment of the antenna patterns were analyzed. Show less