SIDHANT KUMAR

PhD Student

PhD program:: XXXIX
email: sidhant.kumar@uniroma1.it
building: RM031
room: L0039




supervisor: Fabrizio Piergentili

EDUCATION AND TRAINING

PhD Student in Aeronautical and Space Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome [ 11/2023 – Current ]

Master Science Degree in Space and Astronautical Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome [ 2020 – 16/10/2023 ]
Final grade: 110 cum Laude Thesis: In Orbit Testing of Attitude Determination and Control System of WildTrackCube-SIMBA CubeSat

Bachelor Degree in Aerospace Engineering
Sapienza University of Rome [ 2017 – 2020 ]
Final grade: 110 cum laude Thesis: Indirect Optimization of a Finite Time Impulsive Rendezvous Manoeuvre

PROJECTS

NIBBIO | Research Project [ 07/2022 – Current ]
NIBBIO is a research project supported by the Italian Space Agency (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana - ASI) for the development of hybrid navigation systems.
Role and Activities:
• Student coordinator
• IMU sensor test and integration
• Attitude estimation algorithms development

GREENCUBE 3U CubeSat | Research Project [ 09/2021 – Current ]
Greencube is a 3U CubeSat developed by Sapienza University of Rome (S5Lab research group) and the Italian Space Agency (ASI), with the participation of the ENEA (Alternative Energy National Agency) and the University of Naples Federico II. Its objective is the autonomous cultivation of microgreens in orbit. The CubeSat was launched on 13/07/2022 with the VEGA-C maiden flight.
Role and Activities:
• CubeSat assembly and integration
• Environmental test campaign for qualification and acceptance to launch
• Technical report writing

LOOPS-M (IGLUNA 2021) | Student Project [ 09/09/2020 – 25/07/2021 ]
LOOPS-M is a project developed for the IGLUNA 2021 program and its objective is the development of a Lunar Operative Outpost for the Production and Storage of Microgreens and interactive Virtual Reality simulation of a Lunar greenhouse.
Role and Activities:
• Design, development and integration of micrometeorite shield based on the model of Stuffed Whipple Shield
• ANSYS hypervelocity impact simulation
• Student technical documentation writing

Other language(s): English LISTENING C1 READING C1 WRITING C1 SPOKEN PRODUCTION C1 SPOKEN INTERACTION C1
Hindi LISTENING B1 SPOKEN INTERACTION B1

DIGITAL SKILLS Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint) / CATIA V5 (CAD) / Matlab / C programming / ANSYS / Global Mission Analysis Tool (GMAT) / FreeFlyer / Git (Github / Gitlab) / Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio / Arduino

Research products

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