Publications & Editorial Activity

Special Issues – Currently Open for Submissions

In support of the substantial research effort currently invested in lighter-than-air flight for novel applications, we are glad to announce the opening of a new follow-up Special Issue to the successful 2022-23 edition, titled

Mission Analysis and Design of Lighter-than-Air Flying Vehicles – 2nd Edition

Guest Editors: Alberto Rolando, Carlo E.D. Riboldi

has been opened on MDPI Aerospace. The Special Issue is currently open for submissions, until May 31st, 2024.

A flyer of the Special Issue can be found here.

For details and for submitting a contribution, please visit Special Issue Details & Paper Submission.


Books & Chapters

G.Guglieri, C.E.D.Riboldi Introduction to Flight Dynamics CELID, 2014
L.Sartori, S.Cacciola, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi A Research Framework for the Multidisciplinary Design and Optimization of Wind Turbines – chapter in: Optimization of Wind Energy Conversion Systems IntechOpen, 2020

Journal Papers

R.Cadamuro, M.T.Cazzola, N.Lontani, C.E.D.Riboldi A static stability analysis method for passively stabilized sounding rockets Aerospace, Vol. 11, 2024
C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando Autonomous Flight in Near-Hover and Hover for Thrust-Controlled Unmanned Airships Drones, Vol. 7, 2023
F.Salucci, P.Parravicini, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli An Observation Methodology for Non-Measurable Rotorcraft States Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 141, 2023
F.Trevisi, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Croce Refining the airborne wind energy system power equations with a vortex wake model Wind Energy Science, Vol. 8, 2023
S.Cacciola, C.E.D.Riboldi, E.Generali Optimization of Airplane Landing in Crosswind Conditions for Minimum Tire Wear Machines, Vol. 11, 2023
F.Trevisi, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Croce Vortex model of the aerodynamic wake of airborne wind energy systems Wind Energy Science, Vol. 8, 2023
C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando, D.Galbersanini Retrofitting of an Ultralight Aircraft for Unmanned Flight and Parachute Cargo Drops ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 36, 2023
C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando Thrust-Based Stabilization and Guidance of Airships Without Thrust Vectoring Aerospace, Vol. 10, 2023
F.Trevisi, I.Castro-Fernández, G.Pasquinelli, C.E.D. Riboldi, A.Croce Flight trajectory optimization of Fly-Gen airborne wind energy systems through a harmonic balance method Wind Energy Science, Vol. 7, 2022
C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando Layout Analysis and Optimization of Airships with Thrust-Based Stability Augmentation Aerospace, Vol. 9, 2022
C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando, G.Regazzoni On the Feasibility of a Launcher-Deployable High-Altitude Airship: Effects of Design Constraints in an Optimal Sizing Framework Aerospace, Vol. 9, 2022
C.E.D.Riboldi, S.Cacciola, L.Ceffa Studying and Optimizing the Take-Off Performance of Three-Surface Aircraft Aerospace, Vol. 9, 2022
F.Trevisi, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi Flight Stability of Rigid Wing Airborne Wind Energy Systems Energies, Vol. 14, 2021
S.Cacciola, C.E.D.Riboldi, M.Arnoldi Three-Surface Model with Redundant Longitudinal Control: Modeling, Trim Optimization and Control in a Preliminary Design Perspective Aerospace, Vol. 8, 2021
L.Trainelli, F.Salucci, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando, F.Bigoni Optimal Sizing and Operation of Airport Infrastructures in Support of Electric-Powered Aviation Aerospace, Vol. 8, 2021
L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi, F.Salucci, A.Rolando Methodologies for the initial design studies of an innovative community-friendly miniliner IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Egineering, Vol. 1024, 2021
C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, L.Mariani, A.Rolando, F.Salucci Predicting the Effect of Electric and Hybrid-Electric Aviation on Acoustic Pollution Noise Mapping, Vol. 7, 2020
C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, F.Biondani Structural Batteries in Aviation: A Preliminary Sizing Methodology ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering, Vol. 33, 2020
C.E.D.Riboldi Energy-optimal off-design power management for hybrid-electric aircraft Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 95, 2019
C.E.D.Riboldi An optimal approach to the preliminary design of small hybrid-electric aircraft Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol. 81, 2018
A.Croce, S.Cacciola, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Sartori The science of making torque from wind (TORQUE 2018) Editorial, Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol.1037, 2018
S.Cacciola, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Croce Monitoring rotor aerodynamic and mass imbalances through a self-balancing control Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol.1037, 2018
C.E.D.Riboldi, F.Gualdoni, L.Trainelli Preliminary weight sizing of light pure-electric and hybrid-electric aircraft Transport Research Procedia, Vol. 29, 2018
S.Cacciola, C.E.D.Riboldi Equalizing aerodynamic blade loads through individual pitch control via multiblade multilag transformation Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Vol. 139, 2017
C.E.D.Riboldi, S.Cacciola Individual pitch control for 2-bladed wind turbines via multi-blade multi-lag transformation Wind Energy, Vol. 20, 2017
A.Croce, F.Gualdoni, P.Montinari, C.E.D.Riboldi, C.L.Bottasso Inertial and aerodynamic tuning of passive devices for load alleviation on wind turbines Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 753, 2016
C.E.D.Riboldi, F.Gualdoni An integrated approach to the preliminary weight sizing of small electric aircraft Aerospace Science and Technology, Vol.58, 2016
C.E.D.Riboldi On the optimal tuning of individual pitch control for horizontal-axis wind turbines Wind Engineering, Vol. 40, 2016
C.L.Bottasso, A.Croce, F.Gualdoni, P.Montinari, C.E.D.Riboldi Articulated blade tip devices for load alleviation on wind turbines Wind Energy Science, Vol. 1, 2016
L.Trainelli, M.Gennaretti, G.Bernardini, A.Rolando, C.E.D.Riboldi, M.Radaelli, L.Riviello, A.Scandroglio Innovative helicopter in-flight noise monitoring systems enabled by rotor-state measurements Noise Mapping, Vol. 3, 2016
C.L.Bottasso, C.E.D.Riboldi Validation of a wind misalignment observer using field test data Renewable Energy, Vol. 74, 2015
C.L.Bottasso, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi, M.Salvetti Cyclic pitch control for the reduction of ultimate loads Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 524, 2014
C.L.Bottasso, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi Optimal shutdown management Journal of Physics: Conference Series, Vol. 524, 2014
C.L.Bottasso, P.Pizzinelli, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Tasca LiDAR-Enabled model predictive control of wind turbines with real-time capabilities Renewable Energy, Vol. 71, 2014
C.L.Bottasso, C.E.D.Riboldi Estimation of wind misalignment and vertical shear from blade loads Renewable Energy, Vol. 62, 2014
C.L.Bottasso, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi, Y.Nam Multi-layer control architecture for the reduction of deterministic and non-deterministic loads on wind turbines Renewable Energy, Vol. 51, 2013
C.L.Bottasso, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi, Y.Nam Power curve tracking in the presence of a tip speed constraint Renewable Energy, Vol. 40, 2012

Conference Papers

L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Caccetta, G.Sirtori A Preliminary Sizing Methodology for Hydrogen-Burning Jetliners AIDAA 2023, Padova, Italy, 4-9 Sep. 2023
F.Trevisi, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi Multidisciplinary design, analysis and optimization of fixed-wing airborne wind energy systems AIDAA 2023, Padova, Italy, 4-9 Sep. 2023
B.Aigner, E.Wehrle, W.Struiwig, G.Sirtori, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli Consideration of Technology Scalability in the Design of Electric Propulsion System Architectures AEC 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland, 10-13 Jul. 2023
C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando Thrust-Based Flight Stabilization and Guidance for Autonomous Airships AEC 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland, 10-13 Jul. 2023
C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando, S.Cacciola, G.Regazzoni, I.Spadafora On the Optimal Preliminary Design of High Altitude Airships: Automated Procedure and the Effect of Constraints AEC 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland, 10-13 Jul. 2023
C.E.D.Riboldi, M.Tomasoni Dynamic Simulation, Flight Control and Guidance Synthesis for Fixed Wing UAV Swarms AEC 2023, Lausanne, Switzerland, 10-13 Jul. 2023
L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi, S.Cacciola Design, Implementation and Testing of a Distributed Electric Propulsion Demonstrator 34th SFTE-EC, Rome, Italy, 16-18 May, 2023
Y.M.Khan, A.Rolando, F.Salucci, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli Hybrid-electric and hydrogen powertrain modelling for airplane performance analysis and sizing 12th EASN International Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 18-21 Oct. 2022
B.Aigner, A.Garcia Garriga, G.Sirtori, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, C.Mariani, M.Mancini Overview and Preliminary Results of the Scalability Investigation of Hybrid Electric Concepts for Next-Generation Aircraft (SIENA) Project 12th EASN International Conference, Barcelona, Spain, 18-21 Oct. 2022
F.Trevisi, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Croce Sensitivity analysis of a Ground-Gen Airborne Wind Energy System design TORQUE 2022, Delft, The Netherlands, 1-3 Jun. 2022
F.Salucci, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, A.Rolando, L.Mariani A Noise Estimation Procedure for Electric and Hybrid-Electric Aircraft AIAA SciTech Forum 2021, Virtual Event, 11-21 Jan. 2021
F.Salucci, L.Trainelli, M.Bruglieri, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando, G.Garcia Gonzalez Capturing the Demand for an Electric-Powered Short-Haul Air Transportation Network AIAA SciTech Forum 2021, Virtual Event, 11-21 Jan. 2021
F.Salucci, L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando Sizing of Airport Recharging Infrastructures in Support to a Hybrid-Electric Fleet AIAA SciTech Forum 2021, Virtual Event, 11-21 Jan. 2021
C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, L.Mariani, A.Rolando, F.Salucci Assessing the Effect of Hybrid-Electric Power-Trains on Acoustic and Chemical Pollution AEC 2020, Bordeaux, France, 25-28 Feb. 2020
L.Trainelli, F.Salucci, D.Gabrielli, C.E.D.Riboldi, M.Bruglieri Optimal Definition of a Short-Haul Air Transportation Network for Door-to-Door Mobility AEC 2020, Bordeaux, France, 25-28 Feb. 2020
F.Salucci, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, A.Rolando, Y.M.Khan Optimal Recharging Infrastructure Sizing and Operations for a Regional Airport AEC 2020, Bordeaux, France, 25-28 Feb. 2020
A.Rolando, L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi, F.Salucci, Y.M.Khan On the Design of an Electric-Powered Microfeeder Aircraft AEC 2020, Bordeaux, France, 25-28 Feb. 2020
L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi, F.Salucci, A.Rolando A General Preliminary Sizing Procedure for Pure-Electric and Hybrid-Electric Airplanes AEC 2020, Bordeaux, France, 25-28 Feb. 2020
L.Trainelli, N.Rossi, F.Salucci, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando Preliminary Sizing and Energy Management of Serial Hybrid-Electric Airplanes AIDAA 2019, Rome, Italy, 9-12 Sep. 2019
L.Trainelli, D.Comincini, F.Salucci, A.Rolando, C.E.D.Riboldi Sizing and Performance of Hydrogen-Driven Airplanes AIDAA 2019, Rome, Italy, 9-12 Sep. 2019
C.E.D.Riboldi, F.Bigoni, F.Salucci, A.Rolando, L.Trainelli Switching to Electric Propulsion: Aero Club Fleet and Infrastructure Sizing AIDAA 2019, Rome, Italy, 9-12 Sep. 2019
L.Trainelli, A.Rolando, C.E.D.Riboldi, F.Salucci Evaluating the impact of fleet switching to hybrid-electric aircraft on airport infrastructures MEA2019, Toulouse, France, 6-7 Feb. 2019
F.Bigoni, A.Moreno-Perez, F.Salucci, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Rolando, L.Trainelli Design of airport infrastructures in support of the transition to a hybrid-electric fleet AEGATS’18, Toulouse, France, 23-25 Oct. 2018
N.Rossi, A.Rolando, C.E.D.Riboldi, F.Salucci, L.Trainelli A general approach to conceptual design of hybrid-electric aircraft AEGATS’18, Toulouse, France, 23-25 Oct. 2018
C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, F.Biondani A sizing procedure for structural batteries in hybrid-electric aircraft AEGATS’18, Toulouse, France, 23-25 Oct. 2018
C.E.D.Riboldi Weight-optimal design of light hybrid-electric aircraft AEGATS’18, Toulouse, France, 23-25 Oct. 2018
L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi Award-winning innovative aircraft design projects at Politecnico di Milano Aerospace Europe CEAS 2017 Conference, Bucuresti, Romania, 16-20 Oct. 2017
C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli Flynk – The future all-electric commuter concept for metropolitan areas 24th AIDAA Conference, Palermo-Enna, Italy, 18-22 Sep. 2017
C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli Conceptual design of a structural battery hybrid-electric aircraft 24th AIDAA Conference, Palermo-Enna, Italy, 18-22 Sep. 2017
A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, M.Amoozgar Basic aeroelastic stability studies of hingeless rotor blades in hover using geometrically exact beam and finite-state inflow 43rd European Rotorcraft Forum, Milano, Italy, 12-15 Sep. 2017
C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, S.Cacciola A model-based design framework for rotorcraft trim control laws 43rd European Rotorcraft Forum, Milano, Italy, 12-15 Sep. 2017
L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi Developing and observation methodology for non-measurable rotorcraft states 43rd European Rotorcraft Forum, Milano, Italy, 12-15 Sep. 2017
S.Cacciola, C.E.D.Riboldi, A.Croce A new decentralized pitch control scheme for wind turbines 20th IFAC, Toulouse, France, 9-14 Jul. 2017
L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi Hybris – An innovative concept for future general aviation 13th Pegasus-AIAA Student Conference, Berlin, Germany, 5-7 Apr. 2017
A.Rolando, F.Rossi, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli, R.Grassetti, D.Leonello, M.Redaelli The pilot acoustic indicator: A novel cockpit instrument for the greener helicopter pilot 41st European Rotorcraft Forum, München, Germany, 1-4 Sep. 2015
L.Trainelli, C.E.D.Riboldi, M.Bucari Observing the angle of attack of the tip-path plane from rotor blade measurements 41st European Rotorcraft Forum, München, Germany, 1-4 Sep. 2015
L.Trainelli, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi, R.Possamai Dynamic characterization of a novel gimbal two-blade helicopter rotor 71st AHS International Annual Forum, Virginia Beach, VA, 5-7 May 2015
L.Trainelli, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi, R.Possamai, A.Castagnoli Multibody modeling of a novel two-bladed helicopter: Trim studies ECCOMAS Multibody Dynamics, Barcelona, Spain, 29 Jun. – 2 Jul. 2015
C.L.Bottasso, C.E.D.Riboldi Improved wind direction measurement through blade loads 69th AHS International Annual Forum, Phoenix, AZ, 21-23 May 2013
C.L.Bottasso, C.E.D.Riboldi Wind estimation by blade loads EWEA Annual Event, Vienna, Austria, 4-7 Feb. 2013
C.L.Bottasso, C.E.D.Riboldi LiDAR-Enabled real-time control of wind turbines EWEA Annual Event, Vienna, Austria, 4-7 Feb. 2013
C.L.Bottasso, C.E.D.Riboldi Observation of wind misalignment from blade loads TORQUE 2012, Oldenburg, Germany, 9-11 Oct. 2012
C.L.Bottasso, P.Pizzinelli, C.E.D.Riboldi LiDAR-Enabled predictive control of wind turbines with real-time capabilities TORQUE 2012, Oldenburg, Germany, 9-11 Oct. 2012
C.L.Bottasso, C.E.D. Riboldi Higher-harmonic control of wind turbines EWEC 2011, Bruxelles, Belgium, 14-17 Mar. 2011
C.L.Bottasso, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi, G.S.Bir Spatial estimation of wind states from the aeroelastic response of a wind turbine TORQUE 2010, Crete, Greece, 28-30 Jun. 2010
C.L.Bottasso, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi Computing spatial estimates of the over-the-rotor wind distribution for advanced wind turbine active control 5th EACWE, Firenze, Italy, 19-23 Jun. 2009
C.L.Bottasso, A.Croce, C.E.D.Riboldi, G.S.Bir Real-time estimation of structural and wind states for wind turbine advanced control EWEC 2009, Marseille, France, 16-19 Mar. 2009

Patents

L.Alberti, D.Pasquali, A.Santeramo, M.Tombolini, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli Distributed Electric Propulsion Aircraft Simulating a Single Propeller Aircraft European patent PCT/EP2021/06217, 2021
L.Alberti, D.Pasquali, A.Santeramo, M.Tombolini, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli Velivolo plurimotore simulante un monomotore via hardware e software Italian patent 102020000010369, 2020
A.Bernasconi, F.Biondani, L.Capoferri, A.Favier, C. Velarde Lopez de Ayala, F.Gualdoni, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli Aircraft with electric battery, in particular hybrid aircraft European patent PCT/EP2017/078728, 2017
A.Bernasconi, F.Biondani, L.Capoferri, A.Favier, C. Velarde Lopez de Ayala, F.Gualdoni, C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Trainelli Velivolo con batterie elettriche, in particolare velivolo ibrido Italian patent 102016000114808, 2016

Past Special Issues

Aircraft Modelling, Simulation and Control II

Guest Editor: Carlo E.D. Riboldi

MDPI Aerospace

Closed October 2023

To Special Issue
Mission Analysis and Design of Lighter-than-Air Flying Vehicles

Guest Editors: Alberto Rolando, Carlo E.D. Riboldi

MDPI Aerospace

Closed March 2023

To Special Issue

Aircraft Modelling for Design, Simulation and Control

Guest Editor: Carlo E.D. Riboldi

MDPI Aerospace

Closed December 2021

To Special Issue