Dissertation topics suggested by the teacher.
Ephemeris estimation of Phobos and Deimos using the Hera opportunity flyby
In March 2025, the Hera s/c will perform a Mars flyby on its way to the binary asteroid system Didymos, which will provide an opportunity to refine the ephemerides estimation for the two Martian moons Phobos and Deimos.
The candidate will assess the expected performances of the orbit determination process by simulating Earth-based radiometric measurements (e.g., range and wide-band ΔDOR) and optical navigation images collected by Hera before, during, and after the flyby, using the current mission scenario. Furthermore, the candidate will perform a sensitivity analysis to assess how the measurement concept of operations affects the final trajectory reconstruction.
Recent dissertations supervised by the teacher.
First cycle degree programmes dissertations
- Caratterizzazione dello scostamento del fotocentro per osservabili astrometriche di corpi minori
Second cycle degree programmes dissertations
- "Ephemeris reconstruction of asteroid 65803 Didymos using astrometric and radiometric data"
- Modeling of light curve observables for binary asteroid systems
- Reconstruction of Rosetta's relative orbit around comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko using radiometric measurements
