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Recent Research on UAM/AAM Aircraft and Systems: Modeling, Advanced Control, and Emerging Technologies

edited by

Shu-Guang Zhang

and

Mingkai Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10291 | Submission Open

Keywords: green air mobility; sustainable air transportation; urban air traffic; advanced air mobility; electric propulsion; vertical takeoff and landing; sustainable energy

Research and Development of Supersonic Aircraft

edited by

Masahiro Kanazaki

and

Takahiro Ukai

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5966 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic aircraft design; experiments; computer simulations; aircraft design; flight experiments; sonic boom mitigation; low emission technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Spacecraft Sample Collection

edited by Brent J. Bos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4955 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary sampling; sampling techniques and hardware; spacecraft instrumentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Aerospace Combustion Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fabrizio Ponti

and

Filippo Maggi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4102 | Submission Open

Innovative Aircraft Electrical Power Systems

edited by Seang Shen Yeoh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1015 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft electrical power system; stability analysis; modelling; architecture optimisation; aircraft electric propulsion; aircraft power distribution; energy storage for aircraft; hybrid electric aircraft; other electric aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Transonic Flow (2nd Edition)

edited by

Simon Prince

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 927 | Submission Open

Keywords: transonic flow; shock wave; buffet; boundary layer interaction; computational fluid dynamics; wind tunnel testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aeroservoelastic Control

edited by Kumar Vikram Singh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroservoelastic (ASE) analysis; active aeroelastic control; flutter suppression; smart materials in ASE control; aeroelastic control optimization; actuator design and performance for ASE control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Progress in Turbomachinery Technology for Propulsion

edited by

Andrea Magrini

and

Ernesto Benini

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4133 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbomachinery; gas turbine engines; propulsion system design and integration; hybrid electric propulsion; inlet distortion; boundary layer ingestion; ultra-high bypass ratio turbofan; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); wind tunnel tests; aeroelasticity and aeromechanics; aeroacoustics of jet engines and nacelles; propeller and open rotor

Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms for Satellite Formation Flying

edited by Gabriella Gaias and Jean-Sébastien Ardaens

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7548 | Submission Open

Keywords: relative navigation; relative orbit determination; spacecraft rendezvous; satellite formation flying; formation reconfiguration; active debris removal; autonomy; swarms; space distributed systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator

edited by

Takayuki Matsunuma

and

Takehiko Segawa

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 813 | Submission Open

Keywords: induced flow; flow control; flow separation; flow instability and turbulence; jet noise; shock wave– boundary layer interaction; power supply; alternative current dielectric barrier discharge; nano-second pulse dielectric barrier discharge; ozone production mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Dynamics, Control & Simulation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Karim Abu Salem

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3452 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight dynamics; performance analysis; flight simulation; advanced controls; new aircraft concepts; innovation; multidisciplinary optimization; flight mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Vertical Lift: Rotary- and Flapping-Wing Flight

edited by Umberto Saetti,

Bo Cheng

and Pierluigi Capone

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2899 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotorcraft; flapping-wing flight; aerodynamics; fluid dynamics; stability and control; structures; structural dynamics; aeroelasticity; propulsion; acoustics; autonomy; biology; biomechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Space Sampling and Exploration Robotics

edited by

Junyue Tang

and Shengyuan Jiang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13950 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary regolith; soil– machine interaction; sampling robotics system; detecting payloads; property detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Recent Advances in Applied Aerodynamics

edited by

Cheolheui Han

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7281 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; aerodynamic testing; design optimization; flow control; flow-structure interaction; boundary layer transition.

Aerodynamic Numerical Optimization in UAV Design

edited by Aleksandar M. Simonović

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6784 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); aerodynamic design optimization; aerodynamic shape optimization; optimization design; multi-objective optimization (MDO); airfoil; wing; propeller; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); aerodynamic configuration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Revolutionizing Aerospace Mobility: Green Hydrogen As the Sustainable Fuel of the Future

edited by

Giacomo Silvagni

and

Vittorio Ravaglioli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6612 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; aerospace mobility; sustainable fuel; aviation; space; hydrogen fuel cell; propulsion systems; environmental impact; production and distribution; policy and regulation

Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring and Digital Twin

edited by

Xiaojun Wang

and

Lei Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5283 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft structure; structural health monitoring; digital twin; structural loading identification; structural damage identification; sensor layout optimization; real-time monitoring; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in CubeSat Sails and Tethers (2nd Edition)

edited by

Pekka Janhunen

and

Andris Slavinskis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4721 | Submission Open

Keywords: propellantless CubeSat propulsion; lightsails (photon pressure propulsion) and dragsails (atmospheric drag); electric solar wind sail and plasma brake (Coulomb drag propulsion); electrodynamics tethers (Lorentz force propulsion); earth orbit as well as interplanetary CubeSats; orbital debris; on-board orbit and attitude control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Innovative Methods for Satellite and Space Debris Identification and Motion Reconstruction

edited by

Leonardo Parisi

and

Paolo Marzioli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3053 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; space debris; identification; motion; tracking; orbit determination; attitude

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advances in UAV Technology: Dynamics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Transformative Aerial Vehicles

edited by Sergio Esteban, Guilherme V. Raffo, Daniel Neri Cardoso and Marcelo Alves Dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1334 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); innovative UAV design; UAV dynamics; guidance systems; navigation technologies; control mechanisms; convertible UAVs; bio-inspired UAVs; unmanned underwater and aerial vehicles; eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing); unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM); distributed UAV networks; UAV path planning; mathematical modeling in UAVs; UAV applications; localization and mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

UHBR Engine and Ducted Propulsor Noise Reduction Technology for Future Aircraft

edited by

Weiyang Qiao

and

Weijie Chen

submission deadline 6 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1638 | Submission Open

Keywords: UHBR engines; ducted fan; aeroacoustics; noise prediction; noise reduction; noise measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Avionics and Astrionics Systems

edited by

Roberto Sabatini

and

Alessandro Gardi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8428 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace vehicle; aircraft systems; spacecraft systems; avionics; astrionics; air traffic management; spaceflight; robotics; autonomous systems; guidance; navigation and control; unmanned aircraft systems; uas traffic management; advanced air mobility; urban air mobility; regional air mobility; distributed satellite systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital transformation; environmental sustainability; sustainable aviation; intelligent systems; satellite systems; distributed space systems; space domain awareness; space situation awareness; space traffic management; sensor fusion; satellite navigation; navigation systems; guidance systems; control systems; integrity monitoring; knowledge-based systems; safety-critical systems; integrity augmentation; defense systems; intelligence; surveillance; reconnaissance; human– machine systems

Advances on Autonomous Navigation for Spacecraft Proximity Operations and Formation Flying: Algorithms Development and Verification Methods

edited by

Stefano Silvestrini

and

Michèle Lavagna

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5152 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft; proximity; rendezvous; testing; processor-in-the-loop; hardware-in-the-loop; autonomous navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advanced GNC Solutions for VTOL Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3578 | Submission Open

Keywords: guidance; navigation; control; vertical take-off and landing; urban air mobility; advanced air Mobility; flight safety; electric aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Climate-Neutral Transport Aviation

edited by

Giuseppe Palaia

Karim Abu Salem

and

Mario Rosario Chiarelli

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7151 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary optimization; climate neutrality; hybrid-electric powertrain; hydrogen-based powertrain; sustainable aviation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)

Space Navigation and Control Technologies

edited by Xin Ma, Wei Zhang and Dongyu Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3110 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation; integrated navigation; celestial navigation; pulsar navigation; optical navigation; maneuver control; networked spacecraft cooperation; adaptive systems; robotic control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Zamir Koshuriyan and

Adrian Sescu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1951 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; turbulence modelling; statistical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aerospace Technology and Space Informatics

edited by

Kai Leung Yung

Andrew W. H. Ip

and

Zhuming Bi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 827 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace; space explorations; deep space; space informatics; innovative design; AI and robotics; computer simulations

Vortex Flow Phenomena and Physics of Aerospace Engineering Applications

edited by

Tze How New

Desmond H. Lim

and

Nick Zang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14490 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamics; fluid dynamics; vortex dynamics; flow mechanism; flow physics; boundary layer; flow separation; viscous flow; flow transitions; flow instabilities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

The 10th Anniversary of Aerospace: Advances in Aerospace Sciences and Technology

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11657 | Submission Open

Computing Methods for Aerospace Reliability Engineering

edited by

Lukai Song

and

Yat Sze Choy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10713 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; reliability analysis; optimization design; aerospace reliability; computational methods

Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles

edited by

Angelo Lerro

and Flavio J. Silvestre

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8955 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced air mobility; multi-disciplinary design; unmanned aircraft systems; urban air mobility; flight dynamics; simulation; control; aerodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Application of Multidisciplinary Optimization and Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Aerospace Engineering (Volume II)

edited by

Jules Simo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8552 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace engineering; multidisciplinary optimization; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data science; UAVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Orbit Determination Methods for Space Missions and Applications to the Exploration of the Solar System

edited by

Giacomo Lari

and

Marco Zannoni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6545 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbit determination; radio science; spacecraft data; small satellites; planetary science; satellite geodesy; ephemerides

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Spacecraft Orbit Transfers

edited by

Zhenbo Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6530 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbit transfers; space propulsion; space trajectory; trajectory optimization; guidance; navigation; and control; interplanetary missions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advanced Design for Lightweight Space Materials and Structural Systems

edited by

Hyun-Ung Oh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6185 | Submission Open

Keywords: new space paradigm; lightweight; structural design; advanced material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Integrating Disruptive Technology at the Aircraft Level

edited by

Salvatore Corcione

and

Vincenzo Cusati

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 5540 | Submission Open

Keywords: disruptive aircraft design; enabling technologies; electric propulsion; sustainable alternative fuels; MDO enhanced by Machine Learning; hydrogen-powered aircraft; coatings; smart structures; supersonic commercial flight; noise mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

State Monitoring and Health Management of Complex Equipment (2nd Edition)

edited by

Cheng-Wei Fei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5157 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex equipment; state monitoring; health management; modeling techniques; fault diagnosis and prediction; operation and maintenance

Deep Space Exploration

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4923 | Submission Open

Keywords: space exploration; orbital mechanics; space missions

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Aerospace Human–Machine and Environmental Control Engineering

edited by

Liping Pang

and Chen Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4577 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace man– machine– environment system engineering; aerospace environmental control; aerospace thermal management and energy utilization; aerospace human– machine– environment efficiency monitoring and evaluation; aerospace human– machine interaction and interface design; aerospace human machine function allocation

Challenges and Innovations in Aircraft Flight Control

edited by Nadjim Horri and

Toufik Souanef

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3801 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; electric aircraft; fault; disturbance; optimal; robust control; adaptive; hybrid control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

The (Near) Future of Space Resources

edited by Michael Nord

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3727 | Submission Open

Keywords: space resources; in situ resource utilization; space mining

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Flight Control (2nd Edition)

edited by

Piotr Lichota

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3673 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptative control; autonomous systems; guidance; navigation; and control; neural networks and machine learning; flight dynamics; flight testing; pilot modelling and human– aircraft interaction; reconfigurable and fault-tolerant control; risk and safety management; system identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fanghua Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3672 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft control and dynamics; orbital design; trajectory optimization; attitude determination; control and dynamics; satellite constellation; formation flying; debris removal

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advanced Aerospace Composite Materials and Smart Structures

edited by

Kyungil Kong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3662 | Submission Open

Keywords: experimental mechanics; smart structures; non-destructive inspection; renewable composites; digital twin; interphase (interface); self-healing composites; structural health monitoring; composite manufacturing

Recent Advances in Flight Testing

edited by

Haichao Hong

Florian Holzapfel

and

Shiqiang Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3582 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight test; civil aircraft; guidance; navigation; control; flight safety; mission planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Machine Learning for Aeronautics (2nd Edition)

edited by

Olivia J. Pinon Fischer

and

Dimitri Mavris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3141 | Submission Open

Keywords: application of AI/ML to requirement engineering; application of AI/ML to design (e.g.; generative design); application of AI/ML to aircraft development; modeling; and testing; application of AI/ML to manufacturing and factory automation; application of AI/ML in support of certification by analysis; optimization of flight profile/performance; real-time fault detection and predictive maintenance; application of AI/ML to pilot training; application of AI/ML to aviation safety; application of AI/ML to air traffic management; application of AI to environmental impact assessment in aviation; application of AI/ML to autonomous flight; application of AI/ML to flight control and navigation; cybersecurity in aviation systems; additional related areas

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Current Trend of High Temperature and Pressure Materials in Hypersonic Vehicles

edited by

Ikhyun Kim

and

Yosheph Yang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2768 | Submission Open

Keywords: shock waves; high-temperature material; hypersonic flow; material– environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

On-Board Systems Design for Aerospace Vehicles (2nd Edition)

edited by

Davide Ferretto

and

Fabrizio Stesina

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1959 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-board systems design; aerospace systems engineering; systems modelling and simulation; systems verification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Space Mechanisms and Robots

edited by Yan Xu,

George Z. H. Zhu

and

M. Reza Emami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1459 | Submission Open

Keywords: space mechanisms; space robots; deployable antennas; inflatable habitats; solar sails; motion planning; multifunctional robots; autonomous robots; tactile feedback control; trustworthy robots; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

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