Dynamics, control and flight simulation

This research is focused on the design of simulation models for fixed and rotary wing aircraft, including UAVs and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems. The research unit has developed some modular simulation tools, including the onboard equipment and the visual representation of the environment. The following applications were considered: integrated simulation environments (with FCS and autopilot), modeling of piloting and human-machine interaction, flying qualities and handling qualities (MIL-1797A and ADS-33), helicopter dynamics with suspended loads, rotor dynamics coupled with the propulsion system.

Flying prototypes and demonstrators (fixed and rotary wing aircraft depending on the application) have been designed and tested (both in wind tunnel and in flight) including different configurations of mini-UAVs. Most relevant fields of application are: monitoring, topography, precision farming, exploration in arctic and alpine environments, use of alternative energy storage (fuel cells).

A part of the research has been devoted to the design and integration of controlled systems (autopilots for autonomous flight) and remote control (tele-navigation systems and human-machine interfaces), even for non-flying vehicles (i.e. rovers for space exploration). The application to the autonomous flight has also been extended to the definition of guidance, navigation and control system design strategies based on optimization algorithms. The development of algorithms for mission/path planning and collision avoidance also falls within this field of activity. In particular expertise was acquired in the field of adaptive (L1 controllers), predictive (MPC and back-stepping), and classical control systems (LQR and H_inf).

Within space technologies and engineering, the research is on one hand oriented towards the simulation of decelerated reentry systems, and, more specifically, to the design of rendezvous / docking orbital maneuvers, including the modeling of guidance, navigation and control system and the development of experimental ground facilities equivalent to the orbital case.

The AeroSpace AuTonomous Robots with Onboard IntElligent AlgorithMs team (STREAM Robotics Lab, https://sites.google.com/view/streamrobotics-polito/home) is part of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Politecnico di Torino and of the Flight Mechanics Research Team (https://staff.polito.it/giorgio.guglieri/). The STREAM team is involved on researchs related to Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Ground Robots and Space systems. The main research topics are real-time guidance and control algorithms for advanced autonomous vehicles and robots, Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC) algorithms for space proximity operations, design of robust and variable structure controllers for autonomous systems.

Projects

  • Selected funded research projects
    • COLLABORAZIONE TRA PIÙ AGENTI AUTONOMI ETEROGENEI, QUALI AD ESEMPIO SISTEMI TERRESTRI E SISTEMI AEREI, PER ESPLORAZIONI DI AREE SCONOSCIUTE/SEMISCONOSCIUTE CON POSSIBILITÀ DI SUPERVISIONE E COLLABORAZIONE CON AGENTI UMANI»
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO
      2023 - 2026 (Current)
    • SUSTAINABLE MOBILITY CENTER (CENTRO NAZIONALE PER LA MOBILITÀ SOSTENIBILE – CNMS) - SPOKE 1
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO
      2022 - 2025 (Current)
    • INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE PER LA GESTIONE DI UNA FLOTTA DI VELIVOLI AUTONOMI
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO
      2022 - 2024 (Current)
    • SUPPORTO AL PROGETTO DI SISTEMI DI CONTROLLO E ALLO SVILUPPO DI AMBIENTI DI SIMULAZIONE PER LE MISSIONI LISA E NGGM
      CAPELLO ELISA, NOVARA CARLO
      2022 - 2023 (Completed)
    • PROGETTAZIONE E SVILUPPO DI UN TOOL DI OTTIMIZZAZIONE ROTTE COME MEGLIO DETTAGLIATO NEL DOCUMENTO APPLICABILE SOW NELL'AMBITO DEL PROGETTO "SUPER SUMERI - SVILUPPO DI CONCETTI OPERATIVI (CONOPS) PER L'URBAN DELIVERY CON DRONI IN CONTESTI "SMART CITIES"
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO
      2022 - 2023 (Completed)
    • DRONE NAVIGATION ALGORITHMS FOR ADVANCED INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM)
      CAPELLO ELISA
      2022 - 2023 (Completed)
    • SOLUZIONI INNOVATIVE PER LA NAVIGAZIONE AUTONOMA VELOCE – SINAV
      CORPINO SABRINA, GUGLIERI GIORGIO, INDRI MARINA, RIZZO ALESSANDRO
      2021 - 2023 (Completed)
    • INTELLIGENZA ARTIFICIALE PER L’AUTONOMIA DEI VELIVOLI
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO, RIZZO ALESSANDRO
      2021 - 2022 (Completed)
    • COOPERATION AND RELIABLE AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES TO FOSTER OPERATIONS RELYING ON UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS
      CAPELLO ELISA
      2019 - 2022 (Completed)
    • NEW TECHNICAL AND OPERATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR THE USE OF DRONES IN AGRICULTURE 4.0
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO
      2019 - 2022 (Completed)
    • “PROGETTAZIONE E IMPLEMENTAZIONE DI ALGORITMI DI GUIDANCE VINCOLATI E OTTIMIZZATI PER LO SCENARIO DI IN-ORBIT SERVICING”
      CAPELLO ELISA
      2021 - 2021 (Completed)
    • ACCORDO QUADRO PER LA FORNITURA DI PROGETTI DI RICERCA - “EASA FOR BVLOS, LA NORMATIVA EUROPEA A SUPPORTO DEI SERVIZI AUTONOMI CON DRONI”
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO
      2021 - 2021 (Completed)
    • GUIDANCE, NAVIGATION AND CONTROL ALGORITHMS FOR IN-ORBIT SERVICING (TUG)
      CAPELLO ELISA
      2020 - 2021 (Completed)
    • ANALISI DELLE SEGNALAZIONI DEGLI EVENTI AERONAUTICI E PUBBLICAZIONE DEL SAFETY REPORT DELL’ENAC
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO
      2020 - 2021 (Completed)
    • VALUTAZIONE DEL CONCETTO DI SPAZIOPLANO PER MISSIONI UMANE IN LEO PROPOSTO DA RADIAN AEROSPACE CON PARTICOLARE RIFERIMENTO ALLA SOLUZIONE DEL SISTEMA DI LANCIO A SLITTA"
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO
      2020 - 2020 (Completed)
    • ROBUST ATTITUDE DETERMINATION AND CONTROL FOR SMALL SATELLITES
      GUGLIERI GIORGIO
      2018 - 2019 (Completed)
    • ASSESSMENT AND PRELIMINARY PROTOTYPING OF A DRAG FREE CONTROL SYSTEM FOR THE L3 GRAVITY WAVE OBSERVATORY
      CAPELLO ELISA, NOVARA CARLO
      2018 - 2019 (Completed)

Publications