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

11573/1726011 - 2024 - Stratospheric validation for TRL elevation of hybrid navigation systems, thow-phase cooling systems and AI-assisted attitude determination for launch vehicles
Di Giacomo, Alessia; Pantalani, Tommaso; Cimino, Lorenzo; Chiavari, Lorenzo; Ghini, Carolina; Rossetti, Matteo; Pisani, Giulia; Boscia, Michela; Colella, Alberto; Vallone, Matteo; Fiori, Tiziana; Kumar, Sidhant; Garofalo, Riccardo; Albano, Marta; Ciabuschi, Simone; Lavacca, Francesco Giacinto; Eramo, Vincenzo; Santoni, Fabio - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 75th International Austronautical Congress, IAC (Milan)
book: Proceedings of International Astronautical Congress, IAC - ()

11573/1703316 - 2023 - Advances in spaceborne LED payloads attitude determination and autonomous units design for Space Traffic Management
Frezza, Lorenzo; Picci, Niccolò; Gianfermo, Andrea; Bedetti, Emanuele; Amadio, Diego; Mariani, Lorenzo; Zarcone, Gaetano; Cimino, Lorenzo; Rossetti, Matteo; Hadji Hossein, Shariar; Bucciarelli, Mascia; Ghini, Carolina; Fiorella, Maria Carla; Chiavari, Lorenzo; Fabbrizi, Angelo; Boscia, Michela; Kumar, Sidhant; Santoni, Fabio; Seitzer, Patrick; Piergentili, Fabrizio - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 74th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2023 (Baku, Azerbaijan)
book: Proceedings of the International astronautical congress, IAC - ()

11573/1703318 - 2023 - Internet-of-Things sensor applications on the Sapienza S5Lab CubeSats: from wildlife monitoring to inter-satellite link research
Marzioli, Paolo; Garofalo, Riccardo; Picci, Niccolò; Frezza, Lorenzo; Boscia, Michela; Kumar, Sidhant; Amadio, Diego; Teodori, Maria Raissa; Di Domenico, Lorenza; Wahib, Sabrina; Fortezza, Raimondo; Piergentili, Fabrizio - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 74th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2023 (Baku, Azerbaijan)
book: Proceedings of the International astronautical congress, IAC - ()

11573/1703313 - 2023 - Lessons learned from the GreenCube 3U CubeSat operations in Medium Earth Orbit
Marzioli, Paolo; Moretti, Alessandro; Amadio, Diego; Frezza, Lorenzo; Curianò, Federico; Gugliermetti, Luca; Nardi, Luca; Kumar, Sidhant; Boscia, Michela; Pannico, Antonio; Benvenuto, Eugenio; De Pascale, Stefania; Del Bianco, Marta; Impresario, Gabriele; Mari, Silvia; Mascetti, Gabriele; Piergentili, Fabrizio; Santoni, Fabio - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 74th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2023 (Baku, Azerbaijan)
book: Proceedings of the International astronautical congress, IAC - ()

11573/1696453 - 2022 - First in-orbit operations for the WildTrackCube-SIMBA and LEDSAT 1U CubeSats
Frezza, L.; Marzioli, P.; Gianfermo, A.; Misercola, L.; Picci, N.; Moretti, A.; Seitzer, P.; Curiano, F.; Bedetti, E.; Amadio, D.; Kumar, S.; Jahjah, M.; Toninelli, M.; Mwaniki, C.; Makindi, S.; Okello, C.; Santoni, F.; Piergentili, F. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 73rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2022 (Parigi; Francia)
book: Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC - ()

11573/1662505 - 2022 - Shared CubeSat Bus Approach for the design and development of the Sapienza S5Lab nano-satellites
Frezza, L; Marzioli, P; Moretti, A; Kumar, S; Boscia, M; Bedetti, E; Picci, N; Gianfermo, A; Amadio, D; Curiano, F; Piergentili, F; Gugliermetti, L; Santoni, F - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 2022 IEEE 9th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace) (Pisa, Italy)
book: 2022 IEEE 9th International Workshop on Metrology for AeroSpace (MetroAeroSpace) - (978-1-6654-1076-2)

11573/1696448 - 2022 - Autonomous cultivation system for nano platforms: the GreenCube mission
Marzioli, P.; Boscia, M.; Kumar, S.; Moretti, A.; Frezza, L.; Amadio, D.; Gugliermetti, L.; Nardi, L.; Pannico, A.; Benvenuto, E.; Del Bianco, M.; De Pascale, S.; Mari, S.; Mascetti, G.; Piergentili, F.; Impresario, G.; Santoni, F. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 73rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2022 (Parigi; Francia)
book: Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC - ()

11573/1696454 - 2022 - Early identification and attitude reconstruction of LED-equipped satellites for Space Traffic Management and improved trackability
Marzioli, P.; Frezza, L.; Picci, N.; Gianfermo, A.; Bedetti, E.; Amadio, D.; Mariani, L.; Zarcone, G.; Cimino, L.; Rossetti, M.; Hadji Hossein, Shariar.; Bucciarelli, M.; Ghini, C.; Fiorella, M. C.; Chiavari, L.; Fabbrizi, A.; Boscia, M.; Kumar, S.; Santoni, F.; Seitzer, P.; Piergentili, F. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 73rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2022 (Parigi; Francia)
book: Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC - ()

11573/1696451 - 2022 - Microgreens growth tests and space qualification for the GreenCube CubeSat cultivation laboratory
Marzioli, P.; Kumar, S.; Boscia, M.; Moretti, A.; Amadio, D.; Frezza, L.; Curiano, F.; Gugliermetti, L.; Nardi, L.; Pannico, A.; Benvenuto, E.; De Pascale, S.; Del Bianco, M.; Impresario, G.; Mari, S.; Mascetti, G.; Piergentili, F.; Santoni, F. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 73rd International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2022 (Parigi; Francia)
book: Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC - ()

11573/1638466 - 2021 - LOOPS-M project. Structural and bioregenerative systems for a sustainable lunar greenhouse
Alessi, R. R.; Metelli, G.; Bergami, A.; Furlani, L.; Garegnani, M.; Pagliarello, R.; Boscia, M.; Piras, M.; Kumar, S.; Torrini, T.; Picariello, W.; Salvitti, D.; Pirolo, C.; Monello, T.; Dragonetti, W.; Martinelli, S.; Panetti, M.; Pozzi, C.; Gargari, M.; Torlontano, S.; Marzioli, P.; Gugliermetti, L.; Nardi, L.; Lampazzi, E.; Benvenuto, E.; Santoni, F. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: IAF Space exploration symposium 2021 at the 72nd International astronautical congress, IAC 2021 (Dubai; UAE)
book: Proceedings of the International astronautical congress, IAC - (9781713842965)

11573/1638475 - 2021 - The GreenCube cubeSat mission. Development and qualification of an autonomous microgreens cultivation system and demonstration of CubeSat propulsion in MEO
Marzioli, P.; Amadio, D.; Curiano, F.; Gugliermetti, L.; Moretti, A.; Gregori, L.; Bergami, A.; Boscia, M.; Kumar, S.; De Pascale, S.; Benvenuto, E.; Pannico, A.; Nardi, L.; Metelli, G.; Montag, C.; Schafer, F.; Herdrich, G.; Berger, C.; Laufer, R.; Mari, S.; Del Bianco, M.; Mascetti, G.; Santoni, F. - 04b Atto di convegno in volume
conference: 28th IAA Symposium on small satellite missions 2021 at the 72nd International astronautical congress, IAC 2021 (Dubai; UAE)
book: Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC - (9781713843047)

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