Ionic Propulsion in Atmosphere

Project Information

IPROP

Grant agreement ID: 101098900

DOI

10.3030/101098900

EC signature date 19 January 2023

Start date 1 November 2023

End date 31 October 2027

Funded under

• The European Innovation Council (EIC)

Total cost

€ 2 999 994,00

EU contribution

€ 2 999 993,75

Coordinated by

POLITECNICO DI MILANO
Italy

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Deliverables

Documents, reports (5)

Website and project logo

Website and project logo information with also social media links.

Project Management Plan

It describes organizational structure, key roles and appointed persons, and processes supporting the coordination of the project.

Quality Management Plan

It describes the procedures and gover-nance measures ensuring quality results.

Data Management Plan

It describes the types of data, the reposito-ries and the measures to access them.

Communication and dissemination Plan

Plan for Dissemination and Exploitation Including Communication Activities. It describes the strategy for C&D and pic-tures the stage of development of the ac-tivities. It is regularly updated during the project.

Data Management Plan (1)

1st reporting period update of the Data Management Plan

This is an update of the first version of DMP plan due at M6.

Publications

Conference proceedings (15)

Assessing the technical-economic feasibility of unmanned airships: methodology and case-studies

Author(s): C.E.D.Riboldi, L.Fanchini
Published in: 10th Aerospace European Conference (CEAS)/28th AIDAA, 2026
Publisher: CEAS

Hierachical multiscale modeling of positive corona discharges

Author(s): G. Caliò, F. Ragazzi, A. Popoli, A. Cristofolini, L. Valdettaro, C. de Falco, and P. Barbante
Published in: 11th European Conference for AeroSpace Sciences, Issue 123, 2025
Publisher: AeroSpace Sciences
DOI: 10.13009/EUCASS2025-683

Design of a small-scale unmanned airship prototype for - optimizing inertial, aerodynamic and propulsive

Author(s): C.E.D.Riboldi, M.Belan, R.Terenzi, Q.Zhao, A.Gaiani, L.Spinelli
Published in: 11th European Conference for AeroSpace Sciences (EUCASS 2025), 2025
Publisher: EUCASS
DOI: 10.13009/EUCASS2025-459

Identification of airship aerodynamic models from flight data: preliminary investigation and identifiability analysis

Author(s): C.E.D.Riboldi, S.Cacciola, Y.Pozhanka, M.Hassanalian
Published in: 10th Aerospace European Conference (CEAS)/28th AIDAA, 2026
Publisher: CEAS

Two-way perturbative coupling of plasma–fluid interactions

Author(s): ] J.M. Dias Coelho Marques, D. Fabre, and F. Plouraboué
Published in: 11th European Conference for AeroSpace Sciences, 2025
Publisher: AeroSpace Sciences
DOI: 10.13009/EUCASS2025-096

Quasi-2d finite volume modeling of corona discharges for ionic propulsion: Comparison of reduced reaction schemes

Author(s): Fabio Ragazzi; Giuseppe Caliò; Giacomo Pierotti; Andrea Cristofolini; Paolo Barbante; Arturo Popoli
Published in: IEEE 5th International Conference on Dielectric, 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICD59037.2024.10613092

An efficient numerical technique for the simulation of charge transport in polymeric dielectrics

Author(s): ] F. Ragazzi, A. Popoli, and A. Cristofolini
Published in: IEEE Access, 2023
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3356865

Effect of Collector Shape in the Performance of EAD Thrusters

Author(s): Belan, Marco; Terenzi, Raffaello; Trovato, Stefano; Usuelli, Davide
Published in: Paper presented at: 11th European Conference for AeroSpace Sciences (EUCASS 2025), 2025
Publisher: EUCASS
DOI: 10.13009/EUCASS2025-680

Quasi-2D Finite Volume Modeling of Corona Discharges for Ionic Propulsion: Comparison of Reduced Reaction Schemes

Author(s): Fabio Ragazzi, Giuseppe Caliò, Giacomo Pierotti, Andrea Cristofolini, Paolo Barbante, Arturo Popoli
Published in: 2024 IEEE 5th International Conference on Dielectrics (ICD), 2024
Publisher: IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/ICD59037.2024.10613092

Optimal Topology of a Small-Scale Airship: a Study in Virtual Environment

Author(s): Riboldi, Carlo E. D.; Belan, Marco; Terenzi, Raffaello; Zhao, Qian
Published in: Paper presented at: 11th European Conference for AeroSpace Sciences (EUCASS 2025), 2025
Publisher: EUCASS
DOI: 10.13009/EUCASS2025-461

Numerical and experimental investigation of an atmospheric pressure DC corona discharge

Author(s): G. Mongaretto, et al
Published in: 51th EPS Conference on Contr. Fusion and Plasma Phys, 2025
Publisher: EPS
DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.14584.15369

Preliminary Sizing Of A Low-Altitude Airship Including Ion Plasma Thrusters

Author(s): Riboldi, C.E.D.; Belan, M.; Cacciola, S.; Terenzi, R.; Trovato, S.; Usuelli, D.; Familiari, G.
Published in: 34th Congress of the International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences (ICAS2024), 2024
Publisher: ICAS

CHARACTERIZATION OF IONIC THRUSTERS IN A LOW-PRESSURE WIND TUNNEL

Author(s): David Noelle1, Max Winter, Dominic Poeppe, Jochen Kriegseis, and Harald Pfifer
Published in: 11th EUROPEAN CONFERENCE FOR AERONAUTICS AND AEROSPACE SCIENCES (EUCASS), Issue 228
Publisher: EUCASS association
DOI: 10.13009/EUCASS2025-228

PRELIMINARY SIZING OF A LOW-ALTITUDE AIRSHIP INCLUDING ION PLASMA THRUSTERS

Author(s): C.E.D. Riboldi, M. Belan, S. Cacciola, R. Terenzi, S. Trovato, D. Usuelli, G. Familiari
Published in: ICAS Proceedings, 2024, ISSN 1025-9090
Publisher: The International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences

A Parallel Finite Element Solver for the Simulations of Ionic Thrusters

Author(s): G. Caliò, C. de Falco, L. Valdettaro, P. Barbante
Published in: 2025
Publisher: EUCAS
DOI: 10.13009/EUCASS2025-683

Peer reviewed articles (11)

Atmospheric electroaerodynamic thrusters with grid collectors

Author(s): Raffaello Terenzi, Stefano Trovato, Davide Usuelli, Marco Belan
Published in: Scientific Reports, Issue 15, 2026, ISSN 2045-2322
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
DOI: 10.1038/S41598-025-25308-6

Hierarchical multiscale modeling of positive corona discharges

Author(s): G. Caliò, F. Ragazzi, A. Popoli, A. Cristofolini, L. Valdettaro, C. de Falco, P. Barbante
Published in: Journal of Electrostatics, Issue 141, 2026, ISSN 0304-3886
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ELSTAT.2026.104291

Wind tunnel testing and performance modeling of an atmospheric ion thruster

Author(s): Stefano Trovato, Raffaello Terenzi, Davide Usuelli, Marco Belan
Published in: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Issue 58, 2024, ISSN 0022-3727
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/AD7D9C

Wind tunnel testing and performance modeling of an atmospheric ion thruster

Author(s): Stefano Trovato, Raffaello Terenzi, Davide Usuelli, Marco Belan
Published in: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Issue 58, 2024, ISSN 0022-3727
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/ad7d9c

Preliminary Sizing of High-Altitude Airships Featuring Atmospheric Ionic Thrusters: An Initial Feasibility Assessment

Author(s): Carlo E.D. Riboldi, Marco Belan, Stefano Cacciola, Raffaello Terenzi, Stefano Trovato, Davide Usuelli, Giuseppe Familiari
Published in: Aerospace, Issue 11, 2024, ISSN 2226-4310
Publisher: MDPI AG
DOI: 10.3390/aerospace11070590

Scaling relations for the geometry of wire-to-airfoil atmospheric ionic thrusters

Author(s): Omar Kahol, Marco Belan, Mattia Pacchiani, Domenico Montenero
Published in: Journal of Electrostatics, Issue 123, 2025, ISSN 0304-3886
Publisher: Elsevier BV
DOI: 10.1016/J.ELSTAT.2023.103815

Performance Enhancement of EAD Thrusters With Nonuniform Emitters Array

Author(s): Davide Usuelli, Raffaello Terenzi, Stefano Trovato, Marco Belan
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, 2024, ISSN 0093-3813
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2024.3505980

Two-way perturbative coupling of plasma–fluid interactions

Author(s): J M Dias Coelho Marques, D Fabre, F Plouraboué
Published in: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Issue 58, 2025, ISSN 0022-3727
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/AE07F9

Performance Enhancement of EAD Thrusters With Nonuniform Emitters Array

Author(s): Davide Usuelli, Raffaello Terenzi, Stefano Trovato, Marco Belan
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science, Issue 52, 2025, ISSN 0093-3813
Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
DOI: 10.1109/TPS.2024.3505980

Atmospheric EAD grid thruster performance: a theoretical–experimental approach on geometry and pressure effects

Author(s): D Usuelli, A Favalli, S Trovato, R Terenzi, M Belan
Published in: Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Issue 59, 2025, ISSN 0022-3727
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6463/AE251D

A novel two-stage kinetic model for surface DBD simulations in air

Author(s): Giacomo Pierotti, Cecilia Piferi, Arturo Popoli, Marco Cavedon, Andrea Cristofolini, Emilio Martines, Claudia Riccardi
Published in: Plasma Sources Science and Technology, Issue 32, 2023, ISSN 0963-0252
Publisher: IOP Publishing
DOI: 10.1088/1361-6595/ACDEA2