MATTIA MERCOLINO

PhD Graduate

PhD program:: XXXII

Thesis title: Advanced radiometric tracking techniques for accurate Deep Space navigation

The scope of the work is to show the improvements attainable in all radiometric tracking techniques (i.e. Doppler, ranging and Dleta-DOR), by the use of higher frequency for radiometric tracking and a dedicated suite of calibration instruments for the cancellation of major error sources affecting such tracking techniques. The work is structured in four main sections. The first provides the review of state of the art radiometric tracking performance and the related error modelling. Then, the description of the necessary improvement in the most relevant areas especially focusing on the ground segment is given. The plans and results of the validation steps carried out so far are illustrated in a dedicated section and finally preliminary end-to-end results coming from the first data of the BepiColombo radio-science experiment are presented, before drawing final conclusions and further work to be done.

Research products

11573/1492560 - 2021 - Gravity, geodesy and fundamental physics with BepiColombo’s MORE investigation

Iess, L.; Asmar, S. W.; Cappuccio, P.; Cascioli, G.; De Marchi, F.; Di Stefano, I.; Genova, A.; Ashby, N.; Barriot, J. P.; Bender, P.; Benedetto, C.; Border, J. S.; Budnik, F.; Ciarcia, S.; Damour, T.; Dehant, V.; Di Achille, G.; Di Ruscio, A.; Fienga, A.; Formaro, R.; Klioner, S.; Konopliv, A.; Lemaître, A.; Longo, F.; Mercolino, M.; Mitri, G.; Notaro, V.; Olivieri, A.; Paik, M.; Palli, A.; Schettino, G.; Serra, D.; Simone, L.; Tommei, G.; Tortora, P.; Van Hoolst, T.; Vokrouhlický, D.; Watkins, M.; Wu, X.; Zannoni, M. - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: SPACE SCIENCE REVIEWS (Kluwer Academic Publishers:Journals Department, PO Box 322, 3300 AH Dordrecht Netherlands:011 31 78 6576050, EMAIL: frontoffice@wkap.nl, kluweronline@wkap.nl, INTERNET: http://www.kluwerlaw.com, Fax: 011 31 78 6576254) pp. 1-39 - issn: 0038-6308 - wos: WOS:000617429800002 (30) - scopus: 2-s2.0-85100672209 (40)

11573/1349227 - 2019 - First results from cruise tests of the Mercury Orbiter Radio science Experiment (MORE) of ESA’s BepiColombo mission

Cappuccio, P.; Notaro, V.; Iess, L.; Asmar, S.; Border, J.; Ciarcia, S.; Di Ruscio, A.; Montagnon, E.; De Vicente, J.; Mercolino, M.; Paik, M.; Simone, L.; Fiori, F.; Palli, A.; Tortora, P.; Zannoni, M.; Villalvilla, J. - 04d Abstract in atti di convegno

conference: AGU Fall Meeting 2019 (San Francisco)

book: AGU Fall Meeting 2019 - ()

11573/855051 - 2016 - Optimizing data volume return for Ka-band deep space links exploiting short-term radiometeorological model forecast

Biscarini, Marianna; Marzano, Frank Silvio; Montopoli, Mario; Sanctis, Klaide De; Iess, Luciano; Montagna, Maria; Mercolino, Mattia; Lanucara, Marco; De Sanctis, Klaide - 01a Articolo in rivista

paper: IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON ANTENNAS AND PROPAGATION ([New York: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers]) pp. 235-250 - issn: 0018-926X - wos: WOS:000367952300025 (27) - scopus: 2-s2.0-84995582929 (38)

11573/855040 - 2015 - Weather effects mitigation at Ka band by using radiometeorological model forecast in deep space downlinks

Biscarini, Marianna; Marzano, Frank Silvio; Montopoli, Mario; Iess, Luciano; De Sanctis, K.; Di Fabio, S.; Montagna, Maria; Mercolino, Mattia; Lanucara, Marco - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015 (Lisbon, Portugal)

book: 2015 9th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation, EuCAP 2015 - (9788890701856)

11573/855046 - 2015 - Coupling radio propagation and weather forecast models to maximize Ka-band channel transmission rate for interplanetary missions

Biscarini, Marianna; Marzano, Frank Silvio; Montopoli, Mario; Iess, Luciano; De Sanctis, K.; Di Fabio, S.; Montagna, Maria; Mercolino, Mattia; Lanucara, Marco - 04b Atto di convegno in volume

conference: USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), USNC-URSI 2015 (Westin Bayshore Vancouver Hotel, can)

book: 2015 USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting (Joint with AP-S Symposium), USNC-URSI 2015 - Proceedings - (9781479978175; 9781479978175)