Summary
· GNC/AOCS engineer at Elecnor Deimos (Deimos Space), working on trajectory generation and guidance for space and atmospheric flight.
· Four years experience in academic and industrial research in national and international research projects
· Experienced researcher of the Marie Curie research network on astrodynamics, Astronet-II.
· PhD on “Path Planning and Collision Avoidance Algorithms for UAVs”
· Visiting Ph.D. student at Queensland University of Technology and Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation, in Brisbane (AU).
· Master degree in aerospace engineering with thesis on “Orbital rendezvous and docking manoeuvres investigation”
· Bachelor degree in aerospace engineering with thesis on “Aerodynamic derivative evaluation through numerical and experimental techniques”
Current Employment
Role |
Specialist in GNC design, development and validation. |
Company |
Elecnor Deimos (Deimos Space) |
Period |
October 2013 – Present |
Activity
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· S3- Swiss Space Systems Project: Design and validation of on-boar trajectory generation and guidance algorithm, for reusable launch vehicles in atmospheric ascent and TAEM phase. · NeoShield 2 Project: Trajectory design for descent and landing on Near Earth Objects (NEOs); guidance algorithm design for NEOs proximity manoeuvres. |
Other details |
· Internship at Politecnico di Milano: collaboration with the aerospace department to study a robust guidance system for descent and landing over a small asteroid, based on Differential Algebra. · Employed as Experienced Researcher of Astronet-II (Marie Curie Research Network on Astrodynamics, FP7 European Commission Project). |
Industrial Research
Project |
The Clean Sky JTI (Joint Technology Initiative) |
Integrated Technology Demonstrator |
Green Regional Aircraft |
Period |
March 2012 – May 2013 |
Activity |
Design and validation of a feed-forward control system for wind-gust load alleviation, over a regional civil aircraft. |
Role |
Post-Doc Researcher |
Other details |
European Research Program |
Project |
Systems and Technologies for Space Exploration (STEPS) |
Period |
October 2008 – March 2011 |
Activity |
- Design and validation of a guidance and control system for rendezvous and docking manoeuvres during proximity phase. - Human Machine Interface design for tele-navigation of a Ground Rover. |
Role |
Research Assistant |
Other details |
National project (Italy) |
Project |
Sistema di Monitoraggio Avanzato del Territorio (SMAT) |
Activity |
- Design and validation of a path planning system for a UAV, performing ground monitoring with SAR Sensor. - Study on Enabling Technologies for Autonomous Flight. |
Period |
October 2008 – December 2010 |
Role |
Research Assistant |
Other details |
National project (Italy) |
Consulting Research
Project |
PCube |
Activity |
Software design and development for MavTech S.R.L. |
Description |
PCube is a Matlab based 3-D path planning tool for UAVs, useful for ground monitoring and search&rescue missions. |
Company |
MavTech S.R.L. (spin-off of Politecnico di Torino )
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Research Collaborations
- Internship at the Aerospace Department of Politecnico di Milano, as part of the training experience of the Project “Astronet-II” in 2015.
- Part of the Ph.D. research was conducted at the Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (ARCAA), during an eight months internship in Brisbane (Australia) in 2011.
Publications
De Filippis, L., Guglieri, G., Quagliotti, F. (2011). A minimum risk approach for path planning of UAVs. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, vol. 61 n. 1-4, pp. 203-219.
Guglieri G., Quagliotti F., Capello E., De Filippis L., Marguerettaz P., Sartori D. (2011) Flight Control Systems Integration on mini UAV. In: Recent Developments in Unmanned Aircraft Systems / Carbonaro & Decuypere. von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics, pp. 1-43.
De Filippis, L., Guglieri, G., Quagliotti, F. (2012). Path Planning strategies for UAVs in 3D environments. Journal of Intelligent and Robotic Systems, Springer, pp. 1-18.
De Filippis, L., Guglieri, G. (2012). Advanced Graph Search Algorithms for Path Planning of Flight Vehicles. Recent Advances in Aircraft Technology, InTech - Open Access Publisher, pp. 1-36.
De Filippis, L. (2012). Advanced Path Planning and Collision Avoidance Algorithms for UAVs. Ph.D dissertation.
De Filippis, L., Guglieri, G., Ricco, C., Sartori, D. (2013). Remote Control Station Design and Testing for Tele-Operated Space-Missions. International Journal of Aerospace Science, Scientific & Academic Publishing Co., pp. 14, 2013, Vol. 2.
De Filippis, L., Guglieri, G. (2013). NMPC and genetic algorithm based approach for trajectory tracking and collision avoidance of UAVs. International Journal of Innovative Computing and Applications, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd., pp. 11, 2013, Vol. 5.
De Filippis, L., Guglieri, G., Quagliotti, F. (2014) A novel approach for trajectory tracking of UAVs. Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology, Vol. 86 Iss: 3, pp.198 – 206.
De Filippis, L., Guglieri, G., Gaia, E., Re, M., Ricco, C. (2014). Cognitive Based Design of HMI for Telenavigation of a Space Rover. In: Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, Vol. 6, N. 4, pp. 415-430.
De Filippis, L., Kerr, M., Haya, R. (2015) Terminal Entry Phase Trajectory Generation for Reusable Launch Vehicles. Proceedings of: 9th IAA Symposium on the Future of Space Eploration: Toward new Global Programmes, Torino, July 2015.
Education
From 1 /2009 to 12/2011
PhD IN FLIGHT MECHANICS
University |
Politecnico di Torino, ITALY |
Area of Research |
Advanced path planning and collision avoidance algorithms for UAVs |
Other details |
Visiting student at Queensland University of Technology and Australian Research Centre for Aerospace Automation (Brisbane, Australia) |
From 09/2005 to 10/2008
MASTER DEGREE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
University |
Politecnico di Torino, ITALY |
Other details |
· Thesis title: “Orbital rendezvous and docking manoeuvres investigation” · Final mark: 108/110 |
From 09/2001 to 09/2005
BACHELOR DEGREE IN AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
University |
Università Federico II di Napoli, ITALY |
Other details |
· Thesis title: “Aerodynamic derivative evaluation through numerical and experimental techniques” |
Languages · Italian: C2 on understanding, speaking and writing (European Language Levels – Self Assessment Grid) · English: C2 on understanding, speaking and writing (European Language Levels – Self Assessment Grid) · Spanish: C2 on understanding, speaking and writing (European Language Levels – Self Assessment Grid) · German: A1 on understanding, speaking and writing (European Language Levels – Self Assessment Grid) |
Computer Skills · Professional knowledge of Matlab/Simulink. · Good programming skills with Fortran and C++ languages. · Basic knowledge of Patran-Nastran, CATIA and Solidworks. |
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