Contact Dr Leonard Felicetti
- Tel: +44 (0) 1234 750111
- Email: Leonard.Felicetti@cranfield.ac.uk
Areas of expertise
- Space Systems
Background
Dr Leonard Felicetti is a Reader in Space Robotics and Guidance, Navigation & Control at 探花精选. His main areas of interest/expertise include: Spacecraft Orbital and Attitude Control Systems (AOCS); Guidance, Navigation, and Control (GNC); Spacecraft Systems and Subsystems; Spacecraft Design; Space Robotics; and Distributed Space Systems.
He received his M.Sc. summa cum laude from Sapienza - University of Rome (Italy) in 2008 with a dissertation on the Attitude Dynamics and Control of a Cubesat implementing a Drag-Balance Instrument for measuring the Atmospheric Drag in Low Earth Orbit. In 2013, he received his PhD on the 'Dynamics, Guidance and Control of Multiple Platform Space Systems' and later, he was awarded a two-year post-doc grant at the Guidance and Navigation Lab of Sapienza - University of Rome (Italy) for a study contract on the Active Debris Removal by using Space Robotic Manipulators.
In 2015, he was an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Glasgow (UK), conducting research on attitude and Orbit Control Strategies for Variable-Geometry Solar Sailing.
Leonard was an Associate Senior Lecturer in On-board Space Systems at Lule氓 University of Technology (Sweden) from 2015 to 2018, leading the research activities of the group in 'Mission Design for Space Debris Detection and Surveillance by using Formations of Autonomous Satellites'. He was also the teacher of the courses 'Spacecraft Subsystems', 'Spacecraft Design' and 'Spacecraft Environment Interactions' of the Master Degree programs on Space Science and Technology and Spacecraft Design of Lule氓 University of Technology.
Leonard joined 探花精选 (UK) in December 2018, leading the teaching and research activities in guidance, navigation and control of space systems, spacecraft orbital and attitude control systems and space robotics. He is leading the research activities of the ASTRA-Lab (Advanced Space Technology for Robotics and Astronautics Laboratory). He is also the Course Director of the MSc in Astronautics and Space Engineering at 探花精选. Leonard is also the organiser of the 'Mission Design, Formation Flying and Constellations' session at the IEEE Aerospace Conference, a reviewer of numerous academic journals and an AIAA member.
Current activities
Leonard's main research interests are in spacecraft orbital and attitude control systems, guidance, navigation and control of space system, space robotics and multibody dynamics. He is also active in research topics such as space debris surveillance, space traffic management and active debris removal.
