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Ministério da Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (Brasil). Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE) (Institutional affiliation from the last research proposal) Birthplace: Brazil
Graduated in Chemical Engineering from the University of São Paulo (1985), Bachelor in Physics from the University of São Paulo (1986), Master in Space Sciences/Orbital Mechanics from the National Institute for Space Research (1989), Master's (1991) and doctorate (1993) in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin. Participated in the Summer Course of the International Space University (ISU) in 1989, in Strasbourg, France.Member of the "International Academy of Astronautics (IAA)". Member of the Astrodynamics Committee of the "International Astronautical Federation (IAF)" for four terms of three years. Elected Associate Fellow by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA).He was Head of INPE's Space Mechanics and Control Division in 2009-2015, Pro-Rector (2014-2021) and General Coordinator of INPE's Graduate Program between 2007 and 2020. Member of the CNPq Advisory Committee on Mechanical, Naval and Oceanic Engineering and Aerospace Engineering between 2013 and 2015, having been Chairman of the Board between 2014 and 2015.He prepared reports for national and international funding agencies (Capes, CNPq, Fapesp, Swiss National Science Foundation, etc.) and for more than twenty national and international journals. It has 54 research grants, 23 grants in the country and 5 grants abroad concluded at Fapesp and more than 50 grants concluded at the national development agencies CNPq and Capes.He obtained the Quality Seal as CNPq's INCT project coordinator in the 2014 call.Participated in technical visits to Mexican Research Institutions (led by CAPES in 2008, ISU at NASA/AMES in 2009, Moscow Space Research Institute (IKI) in 2010, Lulea Technical University in 2019).Participation in commissions and committees: i) Commission for the creation of the Engineering and Management of Space Systems option of the Engineering and Space Technologies Course at INPE, in 2007; ii) President of the Electoral Committee to choose the Engineering and Technology Coordinator of INPE in 2008; iii) Member of the INPE Program Committee in 2008; iv) Member of the INPE Publishing Committee in 2012; v) Substitute Member of the UNIESPAÇO Program Coordination Commission by INPE in 2012; vi) Member of the Electoral Committee to choose the Engineering and Technology Coordinator of INPE in 2013, vii) Member of the Internal Technological Scientific Advisory Board of INPE CACTI, since June 2018; viii) External member of the PIBIC Committee of the Space Activities Institute (IAE) 14 times since 2005; ix) Member of the Judging Committee for the CNPq call 25/2020: Masters and PhD scholarships. Participation as coordinator of the Engineering and Exact Sciences Area; x) Member of the RUDN University Engineering Science International Research Council, Russia; xi) Member of the International Symposium on Space Flight Dynamics (ISSFD).Has experience in Aerospace Engineering Space Trajectories, acting mainly on: astrodynamics, orbital maneuvers, space trajectories.Currently an ad-hoc consultant - fellow (pq1A) of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development, Pro-Rector of the National Institute for Space Research, Substitute Chief of the INPE Graduate Division, Head of the Graduate Service , Vice President of INPE's Innovation Policy Management Group.Invited evaluator for the international academic rankings "Times Higher Education World University Rankings" and "QS World University Rankings" for the versions 2021 to 2024.Recognized by Elsevier and Stanford University as one of the most cited researchers in the area of Space Engineering (2 higher in the classifications with and without self-citations) in the entire career and in the years 2019 to 2022. 2020 (DOI: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.2), 2021 (DOI: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.3), 2022 (DOI: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.5), 2023 (DOI: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.6), 2024 (10.17632/btchxktzyw.7).International Astronomical Union (IAU) Tribute: Asteroid 1999 GG9 (29873) named "Bertachini". (Source: Lattes Curriculum)
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CubeSats are a young technology capable to perform complex and ambitious missions at considerably lower costs than larger spacecraft. A CubeSat has 1 kg of mass and a cubic shape with dimensions of 0.1 X 0.1 X 0.1 m. Several units of CubeSat can be combined to make a cluster, able to efficiently support many applications including Earth observation, telecommunications, astronomy, etc. Cha…
The context of the problem studied is the transfer orbit of a spacecraft from a Low Earth Orbit(LEO) to outside Earth's Sphere of Influence using Solar Electric Propulsion (SEP), thus a lowthrust system. The specific impulse of this type of propulsion system is five to ten times greater thanthe one from ordinary chemical propulsion, which translates to higher efficiency. The followingopti…
The concept of solar sails is already well known in the literature and there are numerous applications in space vehicle trajectories. The basic principle is to use the solar radiation pressure to move a space vehicle, thus saving fuel and making missions feasible. The present work aims to study this concept when applied to space missions going to asteroids. Several types of missions will …
The objective of this work is to measure the amount of radiation received by a spacecraft when leaving the Earth in a low thrust spiral and then reaching the Moon. Then the swing-by maneuver is then performed, in which the lunar gravity is used to gain speed. During this trajectory, the spacecraft will sometimes pass through the Van Allen belt, where particles such as protons and electron…
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The main idea of this project is to develop techniques to find good options for constellations of small satellites that cover platforms that send data to satellites and ground stations that receive data from satellites at shorter intervals. These studies must be combined with the results obtained from satellite failure probability models developed by experts from the Università degli Stud…
This is a research proposal for an internship to be done by the candidate at Texas A&M University under the supervision of professor Daniele Mortari, associated with a postdoctoral research in progress supervised by Antonio Fernando Bertachini de Almeida Prado in Brazil. In this proposal, the candidate will investigate key points relative to his postdoctoral research project previously su…
In recent years, the study of asteroids has becoming very popular, which goes beyond the important study of the origin of the solar system. Topics like planetary defense and asteroid mining are increasingly at the center of the debate related to asteroids. Currently, the risk of collision of an asteroid with the Earth is considered small, but it is not negligible, and the current estimate…
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