Dr. Stefano Carletta - Launch & Re-Entry

Launch and re-entry systems

Research on launch systems has been devoted to the identifications of solutions that can simplify the access to space. The activity includes: (i) the design, prototype realization and experimental validation of the SIMONA micro-launcher eject system from naval platform, (ii) the design and numerical validation of an optimal aerodynamic-driven vertical landing strategy for rocket stages and (iii) the design of optimal ascent and controlled re-entry trajectories of airborne launchers. Part of these activities were supported by the Italian ministry of defence and private companies in the field.

In the last year I have been involved in the development of the Facility for Education and Research on Re-entry Instabilities (FERRI), that is aimed at (iv) investigating aerodynamic instability causing areal oscillations on re-entry parachutes of interplantary probes.

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Publications

Purpura C., Trifoni E., Carletta S., D'Auria F., Barrera F.P., Design of a Schlieren system for low enthalpy hypersonic flow visualization in GHIBLI facility and development of image processing and quantitative analysis codes with preliminary application to sonic free jet, Proceedings 10th Pacific symposium of flow visualization and image processing, 15-18 June 2015, Naples, Italy.
Purpura C., Trifoni E., D'Auria F., Carletta S., Barrera F.P., Numerical rebuilding of low enthalpy hypersonic flow in the GHIBLI plasma wind tunnel, Proceedings AIDAA 2017 XXIV International Conference, 18-22 September 2017, Palermo-Enna, Italy.
Purpura C., Trifono E., D'Auria F., Carletta S., Barrera F.P., CFD Rebuilding of Cold Hypersonic Flow in GHIBLI facility, Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio Journal of Aerospace Science Technologies & Systems, Vol 97, 2018, 177-182.
Pontani M., Celani F., Carletta S., Explicit near-optimal guidance and pulse-modulated control for lunar descent and touchdown, AIDAA XXVI International Congress, 31 August - 3 September 2021, Pisa, Italy.
Pontani M., Celani F., Carletta S., Lunar descent and landing via two-phase explicit guidance and pulse-modulated reduced attitude control, Proceedings of the AIAA SciTech Forum 2022, 3-7 January 2022, San Diego, USA.
Teofilatto P., Carletta S., Pontani M., Analytic derivation of ascent trajectories and performance of launch vehicles, Applied Sciences, 12(11), 2022.
Pontani M., Celani F., Carletta S., Explicit near‑optimal guidance and pulse‑modulated control for lunar descent and touchdown, Aerotecnica Missili & Spazio, 101, 2022, 361-370.
Pelella A.V., Carletta S., Teofilatto P., An optimal aerodynamic-driven rocket landing strategy, Proceedings of the 73rd International Astronautical Congress, 2022, 18-22 September, Paris, France.
Parisse M., Carletta S., Panzanaro M., Carfagna G., Pennanech H., Sgobbi D., Vignola E., Teofilatto P., Design and experimental testing of a microlaunchers eject system operated from naval platform, Proceedings of the 73rd International Astronautical Congress, 2022, 18-22 September, Paris, France.
Pontani M., Celani F., Carletta S., Lunar descent and landing via two-phase explicit guidance and pulse-modulated reduced attitude control, Acta Astronautica, 212, 2023, 672-685.
Scibona F., Dueñas Pedrosa S., David Polidori B., Fantinato S., Carletta S., Teofilatto P., Palmerini G.B., Plakidis E., Diversity Architecture for Robust GNSS/INS Navigation in Launcher Applications, European Navigation Conference, 2024, 22-23 May, Noordwijk, Zuid/Holland, The Netherlands.

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