Curriculum Vitae
Caterina Ciminelli received the Laurea degree in electronic engineering and the Ph.D. degree in Electronic Engineering (working on fabrication and characterization of ion exchange optical waveguides, design, fabrication and characterization of liquid crystal optical switches, and modeling of DFB lasers) from Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy, in 1996 and 1999, respectively. In 1999, she worked on modeling and design of DFB lasers, for six months at the Research Center of Alcatel in Marcoussis. In December 1999, she joined Pirelli Optical Systems and in February 2000 moved to Cisco Photonics Italy doing research activity on new optoelectronic technologies. Since April 2012, she is associate professor at Polytechnic University of Bari. She is author or co-author of more than 200 journal articles and conference papers. Her scientific interests are in the field of integrated optoelectronics and photonics. She is involved in several research projects, also as scientific coordinator. She is co-inventor of a patent. She is a senior member of both the IEEE and the Optical Society of America.
Didattica
A.A. 2023/2024
AVIONIC SYSTEMS
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Language INGLESE
Credits 6.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 54.0
Year taught 2023/2024
For matriculated on 2022/2023
Course year 2
Structure DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA DELL'INNOVAZIONE
Subject matter CURRICULUM AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
Location Brindisi
A.A. 2022/2023
AVIONIC SYSTEMS
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Language INGLESE
Credits 6.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 54.0
Year taught 2022/2023
For matriculated on 2021/2022
Course year 2
Structure DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA DELL'INNOVAZIONE
Subject matter CURRICULUM AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
Location Brindisi
A.A. 2021/2022
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Language INGLESE
Credits 9.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 81.0
Year taught 2021/2022
For matriculated on 2020/2021
Course year 2
Structure DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA DELL'INNOVAZIONE
Subject matter CURRICULUM AEROSPACE SYSTEMS
Location Brindisi
A.A. 2020/2021
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Language INGLESE
Credits 9.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 81.0
Year taught 2020/2021
For matriculated on 2019/2020
Course year 2
Structure DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA DELL'INNOVAZIONE
Subject matter SYSTEMS
Location Brindisi
A.A. 2019/2020
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES C.I.
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Language INGLESE
Credits 4.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 36.0
Year taught 2019/2020
For matriculated on 2018/2019
Course year 2
Structure DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA DELL'INNOVAZIONE
Subject matter AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
A.A. 2018/2019
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES C.I.
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Language INGLESE
Credits 4.0
Owner professor Caterina CIMINELLI
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 40.0
Ore erogate dal docente Caterina Ciminelli: 36.0
Year taught 2018/2019
For matriculated on 2017/2018
Course year 2
Structure DIPARTIMENTO DI INGEGNERIA DELL'INNOVAZIONE
Subject matter AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS
AVIONIC SYSTEMS
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Subject area ING-INF/01
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Credits 6.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 54.0
For matriculated on 2022/2023
Year taught 2023/2024
Course year 2
Semestre Secondo Semestre (dal 04/03/2024 al 14/06/2024)
Language INGLESE
Subject matter CURRICULUM AEROSPACE SYSTEMS (A111)
Location Brindisi
AVIONIC SYSTEMS (ING-INF/01)
AVIONIC SYSTEMS
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Subject area ING-INF/01
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Credits 6.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 54.0
For matriculated on 2021/2022
Year taught 2022/2023
Course year 2
Semestre Secondo Semestre (dal 01/03/2023 al 09/06/2023)
Language INGLESE
Subject matter CURRICULUM AEROSPACE SYSTEMS (A111)
Location Brindisi
AVIONIC SYSTEMS (ING-INF/01)
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Subject area ING-INF/01
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Credits 9.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 81.0
For matriculated on 2020/2021
Year taught 2021/2022
Course year 2
Semestre Secondo Semestre (dal 01/03/2022 al 10/06/2022)
Language INGLESE
Subject matter CURRICULUM AEROSPACE SYSTEMS (A111)
Location Brindisi
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES (ING-INF/01)
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Subject area ING-INF/01
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Credits 9.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 81.0
For matriculated on 2019/2020
Year taught 2020/2021
Course year 2
Semestre Primo Semestre (dal 22/09/2020 al 18/12/2020)
Language INGLESE
Subject matter SYSTEMS (A100)
Location Brindisi
Fundamentals of Chemistry, Physics, and Computer Science
The course aims at presenting the basic concepts and the recent advances in the field of electronic devices and systems for satellites. After a brief introduction on the space missions, the fundamentals of modern VLSI devices and RF microelectronics are discussed, together with the description to the main characteristics and challenges of the space environment. The basic solution for electronic circuits and systems in space applications and the related technogical options are described.The strategies to be followed in the design and testing are also discussed. A classification of the modern spacecrafts and a full overview of the satellites subsystems are also given, together with a number of examples of spacecrafts and missions. The electronic and optoelectronic systems for the satellite platform and for for telecom and EO payloads are the main topics of the course.
The training objectives of the course are as follows.
1) KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING of the fundamentals of the electronic devices/systems for space at the state-of-the-art.
2) APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, by designing innovative electronic systems for space.
3) MAKING JUDGEMENT, by choosing independently the most appropriate approach to implement a specific functionality.
4) COMMUNICATION, by writing proper technical reports on different topic relevant to electronic devices/systems for space, and by discussing their contents.
5) LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS, as ability of studying and understanding autonomously new electronic devices/systems for space.
Classroom lectures, numerical exercises, lab exercises.
Oral exam or written test
Chapter 1 - Introduction (0.5 CFU)
Space Missions: Space System Segments; Design of System Segments for Space Flight Missions; Space Flight Mission Classification.
Chapter 2 – Fundamentals of modern VLSI devices and RF Microelectronics (1.5 CFU)
Transistors: Semiconductor devices, Applications, Loss and gain, The pnJunction, The BJT, The MOSFET, HBT, HFET.
From Transistors to Circuits to Systems: Building Circuits and Systems from Transistors.
Microwave Electronics: Basics of Microwave Electronics, Microelectronic devices based on GaAs, Monolithic microwave integrated circuits.
Chapter 3 - The Space Environment (0.5 CFU)
Spacecraft and the Space Environment: Introduction; Influence of the Sun and the Space Background; Influence of the Earth.
Chapter 4 - Electronic circuits and systems in Space applications(0.5 CFU)
Introduction: General view of the extreme environment electronics.
Extreme environments: High-pressure and high-temperature environments; Cold-temperature environments; Severe radiation environments.
Technology options.
Chapter 5 - Electronic Design and Test for Space Systems (1 CFU)
Space Electronics, Technology, materials and devices, Fault Tolerance and Mitigation Techniques, Space COTS.
Qualification, Standards and Tests.
Chapter 6 – Modern spacecrafts (1.5 CFU)
Satellite Classification: Classification by mass; Classification by mission; Classification by orbit.
Overview of Satellite Subsystems: Structure and Mechanisms; Electrical Power Supply; Thermal Control; Satellite Propulsion; Attitude Control; Data Management; Communication; Payload.
Examples of spacecrafts and missions.
Chapter 7 – Electronic and optical systems for the satellite platform (2 CFU)
Electronic and optoelectronic devices and systems for electrical power supply: Solar cells and solar array; Power semiconductor devices and power electronic converters.
Optoelectronic and microelectromechanical sensors for satellite attitude control: Star tracker; Microelectromechanical inertial sensors for Space; Optoelectronic gyroscopes.
Optical fiber sensors for structural health monitoring and temperature sensing: Fundamentals of optical fiber sensors; Fiber sensors for structural health monitoring; Fiber sensors for temperature sensing.
On-board computers: Spaceborne processors; Memories for Space; Technologies for spacecraft data buses.
Examples of systems.
Chapter 8 – Electronic systems for telecom and EO payloads (1.5 CFU)
Electronic hardware for telecom payloads: transparent and regenerative telecom payloads; Communication receiver: block diagram. Linearizer/channel amplifiers.
Electronic and optoelectronic hardware for EO payloads: Image sensors for Space; Infrared sensors, Passive Microwave Sensors, Radar systems, LIDAR.
Examples of systems
Handbook of Space Technology, Edited by Wilfried Ley, Klaus Wittmann and Willi Hallmann © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., ISBN: 978-0-470-69739-9
Space Microsystems and Micro/Nano Satellites, Edited by Zheng You © 2015 Elsevier, ISBN: 978-0-12-812672-1
Photonics in space: advanced photonic devices and systems,Caterina Ciminelli, Francesco Dell'Olio, and Mario N. Armenise,© 2016 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
ISBN: 9789814725101
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES (ING-INF/01)
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES C.I.
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Subject area ING-INF/01
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Credits 4.0
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 36.0
For matriculated on 2018/2019
Year taught 2019/2020
Course year 2
Semestre Secondo Semestre (dal 02/03/2020 al 05/06/2020)
Language INGLESE
Subject matter AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (A89)
Fundamentals of Chemistry, Physics, and Computer Science
The course aims at presenting the basic concepts and the recent advances in the field of electronic devices and systems for space. After a brief introduction on the space missions and the space environment, the fundamental building blocks and sub-systems of a satellite are discussed. The electronic systems for the satellite platform and payloads are the main topics of the course. Finally, main degradation phenomena of electronic system due to the space environment are shown.
The training objectives of the course are as follows.
1) KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING of the fundamentals of the electronic devices/systems for space at the state-of-the-art.
2) APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, by designing innovative electronic systems for space.
3) MAKING JUDGEMENT, by choosing independently the most appropriate approach to implement a specific functionality.
4) COMMUNICATION, by writing proper technical reports on different topic relevant to electronic devices/systems for space, and by discussing their contents.
5) LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS, as ability of studying and understanding autonomously new electronic devices/systems for space.
Classroom lectures, numerical exercises, lab exercises.
Oral exam
Chapter 1 - Introduction (0.5 CFU)
Space Missions: Space System Segments; Design of System Segments for Space Flight Missions; Space Flight Mission Classification.
The Space Environment: Spacecraft and the Space Environment; Influence of the Sun and the Space Background; Influence of the Earth; Effect on Spacecraft and Mission Design.
Satellite Classification: Classification by mass; Classification by mission; Classification by orbit.
Overview of Satellite Subsystem: Structure and Mechanisms; Electrical Power Supply; Thermal Control; Satellite Propulsion; Attitude Control; Data Management; Communication; Payload.
Chapter 2 - Electronic Systems for Satellite Platform (1.5 CFU)
Optical fiber sensors for structural health monitoring and temperature sensing: Fundamentals of optical fiber sensors; Fiber sensors for structural health monitoring; Fiber sensors for temperature sensing.
Electronic and optoelectronic devices and systems for electrical power supply: Solar cells and solar array; Power semiconductor devices and power electronic converters.
Optoelectronic and microelectromechanical sensors for satellite attitude control: Star tracker; Microelectromechanical inertial sensors for Space; Optoelectronic gyroscopes.
On-board computers: Spaceborne processors; Memories for Space; Technologies for spacecraft data buses.
Chapter 3 - Electronic Systems for Telecom and EO Payloads (1 CFU)
Electronic hardware for telecom payloads: transparent and regenerative telecom payloads; Communication receiver: block diagram. Linearizer/channel amplifiers.
Electronic and optoelectronic hardware for EO payloads: Image sensors for Space; SAR systems: operating principle, block diagram, and overview of electronic sub-systems.
Chapter 4 - Degradation phenomena of electronic system due to the space environment (1 CFU)
Resistance to radiation of electronic systems; Fault tolerance systems at the component level and at the system level; Qualification tests of technologies, components and equipment for space use.
Handbook of Space Technology
Edited by Wilfried Ley, Klaus Wittmann and Willi Hallmann © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISBN: 978-0-470-69739-9
CHAPTERS: 1, 2, 4
Photonics in space : advanced photonic devices and systems
Caterina Ciminelli, Francesco Dell'Olio, and Mario N. Armenise
© 2016 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
ISBN: 9789814725101
CHAPTERS: 6, 7
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES C.I. (ING-INF/01)
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES C.I.
Degree course AEROSPACE ENGINEERING
Subject area ING-INF/01
Course type Laurea Magistrale
Credits 4.0
Owner professor Caterina CIMINELLI
Teaching hours Ore totali di attività frontale: 40.0
Ore erogate dal docente Caterina Ciminelli: 36.0
For matriculated on 2017/2018
Year taught 2018/2019
Course year 2
Semestre Secondo Semestre (dal 04/03/2019 al 04/06/2019)
Language INGLESE
Subject matter AEROSPACE ENGINEERING SYSTEMS (A89)
Fundamentals of Chemistry, Physics, and Computer Science
The course aims at presenting the basic concepts and the recent advances in the field of electronic devices and systems for space. After a brief introduction on the space missions and the space environment, the fundamental building blocks and sub-systems of a satellite are discussed. The electronic systems for the satellite platform and payloads are the main topics of the course. Finally, main degradation phenomena of electronic system due to the space environment are shown.
The training objectives of the course are as follows.
1) KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING of the fundamentals of the electronic devices/systems for space at the state-of-the-art.
2) APPLYING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING, by designing innovative electronic systems for space.
3) MAKING JUDGEMENT, by choosing independently the most appropriate approach to implement a specific functionality.
4) COMMUNICATION, by writing proper technical reports on different topic relevant to electronic devices/systems for space, and by discussing their contents.
5) LIFELONG LEARNING SKILLS, as ability of studying and understanding autonomously new electronic devices/systems for space.
Classroom lectures, numerical exercises, lab exercises.
Chapter 1 - Introduction (0.5 CFU)
Space Missions: Space System Segments; Design of System Segments for Space Flight Missions; Space Flight Mission Classification.
The Space Environment: Spacecraft and the Space Environment; Influence of the Sun and the Space Background; Influence of the Earth; Effect on Spacecraft and Mission Design.
Satellite Classification: Classification by mass; Classification by mission; Classification by orbit.
Overview of Satellite Subsystem: Structure and Mechanisms; Electrical Power Supply; Thermal Control; Satellite Propulsion; Attitude Control; Data Management; Communication; Payload.
Chapter 2 - Electronic Systems for Satellite Platform (1.5 CFU)
Optical fiber sensors for structural health monitoring and temperature sensing: Fundamentals of optical fiber sensors; Fiber sensors for structural health monitoring; Fiber sensors for temperature sensing.
Electronic and optoelectronic devices and systems for electrical power supply: Solar cells and solar array; Power semiconductor devices and power electronic converters.
Optoelectronic and microelectromechanical sensors for satellite attitude control: Star tracker; Microelectromechanical inertial sensors for Space; Optoelectronic gyroscopes.
On-board computers: Spaceborne processors; Memories for Space; Technologies for spacecraft data buses.
Chapter 3 - Electronic Systems for Telecom and EO Payloads (1 CFU)
Electronic hardware for telecom payloads: transparent and regenerative telecom payloads; Communication receiver: block diagram. Linearizer/channel amplifiers.
Electronic and optoelectronic hardware for EO payloads: Image sensors for Space; SAR systems: operating principle, block diagram, and overview of electronic sub-systems.
Chapter 4 - Degradation phenomena of electronic system due to the space environment (1 CFU)
Resistance to radiation of electronic systems; Fault tolerance systems at the component level and at the system level; Qualification tests of technologies, components and equipment for space use.
Handbook of Space Technology
Edited by Wilfried Ley, Klaus Wittmann and Willi Hallmann
© 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
ISBN: 978-0-470-69739-9
CHAPTERS: 1, 2, 4
Photonics in space : advanced photonic devices and systems
Caterina Ciminelli, Francesco Dell'Olio, and Mario N. Armenise
© 2016 by World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd.
ISBN: 9789814725101
CHAPTERS: 6, 7
SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR SATELLITES C.I. (ING-INF/01)
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