Autopilot Control Systems Engineer
September 2024 - May 2025
Venue: Sapienza Aerospace Student Association – Sapienza Flight Team Location: Rome (RM) Role: Engineering
Partner of the Sapienza Aerospace Student Association (SASA) for the project Sapienza Flight Team (SFT).
- Designed a geometric tracking controller for autonomous vertical flight of a VTOL tricopter
- Developed stabilization strategies and managed flight-phase transitions (hover ↔ forward flight)
- Integrated control algorithms into the vehicle’s autopilot architecture and simulation environment
- Supported ground and flight tests, analysing telemetry data to refine controller parameters
