{"id":154801,"date":"2025-05-12T14:29:47","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T14:29:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/ateneo\/organizzazione\/persone\/alessandro-antonio-quarta-5078-en\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T04:52:44","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T02:52:44","slug":"alessandro-antonio-quarta-5078-en","status":"publish","type":"unipi_persone","link":"https:\/\/www.unipi.it\/en\/about-us\/organisation\/people\/alessandro-antonio-quarta-5078-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Alessandro Antonio Quarta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professore Ordinario &#8211; Dipartimento di Ingegneria Civile e Industriale | Tel.: 050 2217257 &#8211; Email: alessandro.antonio.quarta@unipi.it<\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"unipi-persone-chiave":"5078","unipi-persone-nome":"Alessandro Antonio","unipi-persone-cognome":"Quarta","unipi-persone-email":"alessandro.antonio.quarta@unipi.it","unipi-persone-cv":"Alessandro A. Quarta ha conseguito il titolo di Dottore di Ricerca in Ingegneria Aerospaziale, presso l'Universit\u00e0 di Pisa, nel marzo 2005. Attualmente \u00e8 Professore Ordinario di Meccanica del Volo (Area 09, settore IIND-01\/C) presso di Dipartimento d'Ingegneria Civile ed Industriale dell'Universit\u00e0 di Pisa. Dal 2012 \u00e8 titolare dell'insegnamento \"Meccanica del Volo\" al primo anno del Corso di Laurea Magistrale in Ingegneria Aerospaziale. Il campo di ricerca riguarda principalmente: la simulazione del volo, l'analisi e la progettazione di missioni spaziali, l'ottimizzazione di traiettorie a bassa-spinta, la dinamica e controllo di veicoli spaziali con particolare attenzione alle vele solari ed alle vele elettriche. Alessandro A. Quarta \u00e8 associate editor della rivista indicizzata Astrodynamics (E-ISSN 2522-0098) ed \u00e8 associate fellow dell'American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). <br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nSCOPUS link: https:\/\/www.scopus.com\/authid\/detail.uri?authorId=8324418800<br \/>\r\nWOS link: https:\/\/www.webofscience.com\/wos\/author\/record\/41715327<br \/>\r\nARPI link: https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/cris\/rp\/rp05999<br \/>\r\nORCID link: https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-0811-0231<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAlessandro A. Quarta earned his Ph.D. in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Pisa in March 2005. He is currently Full Professor of Flight Mechanics (Area 09, sector IIND-01\/C) at the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering of the University of Pisa. Since 2012, he has been teaching \"Flight Mechanics\" in the first year of the Master's Degree Program in Aerospace Engineering. His research focuses mainly on: spaceflight simulation, analysis and design of space missions, low-thrust trajectory optimization, dynamics and control of spacecraft with particular attention to solar sails and electric sails.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nInstitutional Activities for the University of Pisa<br \/>\r\n*) Vice President of the Aerospace Engineering Degree Program<br \/>\r\n*) Deputy Coordinator of the Ph.D. Program in Industrial Engineering<br \/>\r\n*) Quality Assurance Representative for the Department of Civil and Industrial Engineering<br \/>\r\n*) Member of the University Quality Assurance Board<br \/>\r\n*) Member of the Scientific Committee for Area 09<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nInstitutional Activities for the Ministry of University and Research<br \/>\r\n*) Member of the National Scientific Qualification (ASN) Committee for Area 09\/A1<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAffiliations and Editorial Responsibilities<br \/>\r\n*) Associate Editor of the indexed journal Astrodynamics (E-ISSN 2522-0098)<br \/>\r\n*) Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAwards and Recognitions<br \/>\r\n*) Since 2020 included in Stanford University's list of the World's Top 2% Scientists (single year)<br \/>\r\n*) Since 2023 included in Stanford University's list of the World's Top 2% Scientists (career data)<br \/>\r\n*) Top 10 reviewers of 2022 for the journal Advances in Space Research<br \/>\r\n*) Lecturer of the Year 2024\/2025 at the University of Pisa (DICI)","unipi-persone-link-esterno-cv":"","unipi-persone-modalita-ricevimento":"Tramite e-mail \u00e8 possibile richiedere un appuntamento in un orario diverso da quello ufficiale, compatibilmente con gli impegni del docente. Al di fuori dei periodi di lezione, il ricevimento si effettua previo appuntamento.","unipi-persone-luogo-ricevimento":"Primo piano dell'ex Dipartimento di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Via G. Caruso n\u00b08.","unipi-persone-ore-ricevimento":"Gioved\u00ec dalle ore 16:00 alle ore 17:00","unipi-persone-telefono":"050 2217257","unipi-persone-sitoweb":"http:\/\/aerospace.ing.unipi.it\/","unipi-persone-cariche":"","unipi-persone-link-orario-lezioni":"https:\/\/unipi.prod.up.cineca.it\/calendarioPubblico\/matricola=011204","unipi-persone-link-registro-lezioni":"https:\/\/unimap.unipi.it\/registri\/registri.php?ri=011204&tmplt=principale.tpl","unipi-persone-settore-scientifico":"Meccanica del Volo IIND-01\/C","unipi-persone-ruolo":"Professore Ordinario","unipi-persone-arpi":"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/cris\/rp\/rp05999","unipi-persone-pubblicazioni":"<ul class=\"pubblicazioni-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1361647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Round-Trip Heliocentric Trajectories for Continuous-Thrust CubeSats<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro A. - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1352228\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Energy-preserving dynamic modeling and analysis of tensegrity on-orbit deployment with attitude-flexibility coupling<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Zou, Haoran; Quarta, Alessandro A.; Fu, Zeyu; Boni, Luisa; Deng, Zichen - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1349727\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leveraging Earth Flyby Using E-sail with Attitude Constraints<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro A. - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1339611\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimal solar system escape trajectories for gradient-index solar sails via saturation functions<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Wang, Zhicong; Quarta, Alessandro A.; Wang, Wei - 2026 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1334987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Interplanetary Mission Performance Assessment of a TANDEM Electric Thruster-Based Spacecraft<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro A. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1322290\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Optimal Heliocentric Orbit Raising of CubeSats with a Monopropellant Electrospray Multimode Propulsion System<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, A. A.; Bassetto, M.; Becatti, G. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1322289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Using Solar Sails to Rendezvous with Asteroid 2024 YR4<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro A. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1321987\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Heliocentric Orbital Repositioning of a Sun-Facing Diffractive Sail with Controlled Binary Metamaterial Arrayed Grating<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro A. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1319127\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dynamic Analysis of Coupled Attitude-Orbit-Flexibility in Tensegrity Deployment<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Zou, H.; Quarta, A. A.; Boni, L.; Deng, Z. - 2025 - 4.3 Poster)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1315707\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Effects of Discrete Thrust Levels on the Trajectory Design of the BIT-3 RF Ion Thruster-Equipped CubeSat<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1314728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Thermal vibration analysis of cables in tensegrity during space deployment<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Zou, Haoran; Boni, Luisa; Fu, Zeyu; Quarta, Alessandro; Han, Fei; Deng, Zichen - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1311908\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">E-Sail Three-Dimensional Interplanetary Transfer with Fixed Pitch Angle<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro A. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1311907\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Warm start for optimal transfer between close circular orbits with first generation E-sail<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro A. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1310328\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Augmented Hohmann Transfer for Spacecraft with Continuous-Thrust Propulsion System<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro A. - 2025 - 1.1 Articolo in rivista)<\/span><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/arpi.unipi.it\/handle\/11568\/1309289\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Solar Sail Trajectory Design With Pulsed Radial Thrust<\/a> <span class=\"pub-details\">(Quarta, Alessandro A.; 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