Aerospace, Volume 10, Issue 9

The inlet is one of the most important components of a hypersonic vehicle. The design and optimization of the hypersonic inlet is of great significance to the research and development of hypersonic vehicles. In recent years, artificial intelligence t...

This research investigated the impact of complex low-speed wake flow structures on the aerodynamic characteristics of objects downstream. It employed the proper orthogonal decomposition (POD) method and the domain precursor simulation method to compa...

A novel fatigue evolution model considering the effect of defect size and additive manufacturing building direction based on the theories of continuum damage mechanics and its numerical implementation in ABAQUS is proposed in this paper. First, the c...

The efficient management of aviation safety requires the precise analysis of trends in incidents. While classical statistical models often rely on the autocorrelation of indicator sequences for trend fitting, significant room remains for performance...

Joints are widely used in large deployable structures but show semi-rigidity due to performance degradation and some nonlinear factors affecting the structure’s dynamic characteristics. This paper investigates the influence of semi-rigid joints...

In this study, a multi-objective aerodynamic optimization is performed on the rotor airfoil via an improved MOPSO (multi-objective particle swarm optimization) method. A database of rotor airfoils containing both geometric and aerodynamic parameters...

After many years of development, the technology of analyzing the working condition of power units based on vibration signals has received relatively stable applications, but the accuracy and the degree of automation and intelligence for fault diagnos...

A new method for determining the burning rate of a solid propellant, called the Impulse Method, is proposed in this paper. It is based on the proportional relationship between the impulse generated and the mass of the burned propellant. The pressure&...

A zonal detached eddy simulation (ZDES) method, based on the two-equation k-ω SST turbulence model, was employed to predict stall characteristics and capture small-scale vortex structures in the wake region of the main wing under the post-stall...

The environment for the shipboard landing and takeoff of helicopters is extremely complex and significantly affects their safe flight. To address the intricate characteristics of the flow field during these operations, a simulation method suitable fo...

The utilization of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) has increased rapidly due to their ability to perform a variety of tasks, including industrial inspection. Conducting testing with actual flights within industrial facilities proves to be...

Recent advances in manufacturing methods have accelerated the exploration of new materials and advantageous shapes that could not be produced by traditional methods. In this context, additive manufacturing is gaining strength among manufacturing meth...

In this paper, a novel 3D (three-dimensional) soft-landing dynamic theoretical model of a legged lander is developed in detail as well as its numerical solution process. The six degrees of freedom motion (6-DOF) of the base model of the lander with m...

The propagation mechanism of flow disturbance under acoustic excitations plays a crucial role in thermoacoustic instability, especially when considering the effect of non-premixed combustion on heat release due to reactant mixing and diffusion. This...

The bending deformation can affect the lateral force of spinning projectiles with large aspect ratios, thus interfering with their flight stability. Based on the established spin–deformation coupling motion model, the unsteady Reynolds averaged...

This paper studies the aeroelastic behavior of a rectangular, cantilever wing equipped with the spanwise morphing trailing edge (SMTE) concept. The SMTE consists of multiple trailing edge flaps that allow controlling the spanwise camber distribution...

The rescaling–recycling method (RRM) is usually used to generate turbulent inflow for the LES of compressible wall-bounded flows, which can lead to relatively high computational cost for high Re flows since the mesh resolution increases exponen...

The atmospheric total water vapor content (TWVC) affects climate change, weather patterns, and radio signal propagation. Recent techniques such as global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) are used to measure TWVC but with either compromised accurac...

In the human-in-loop (HIL) guidance mode, a pilot quickly identifies and flexibly locks on to a target through a real-time image signal transmitted by the aircraft. Then, the line-of-sight (LOS) angle error in the viewing field is tracked and compens...

This study aimed to develop a two-color pressure-sensitive paint (PSP) that has both high pressure sensitivity and high temperature sensitivity. Different nitrobenzoxadiazole (NBD) derivatives were used as the temperature probe. Among them, NBD-ZY37...

By enabling a satellite network with edge computing capabilities, satellite edge computing(SEC) provides users with a full range of computing service. In this paper, we construct a multi-objective optimization model for task offloading with data-depe...

A preliminary aerodynamic and thermodynamic analysis of a supersonic propeller driven by an electric motor is performed. The analysis is aimed at determining whether such a system is feasible and further and more detailed investigation is warranted....

The airworthiness standards of the transport category airplanes stipulate that the high energy rotor equipment must be of the sufficient containment capacity. It is of great importance to study the containment and weight reduction for the air turbine...

With the increasing use of composite materials in aviation, structural aircraft design often becomes limited by stiffness, rather than strength. As a consequence, aeroelastic analysis becomes more important to optimize both aircraft structures and co...

The slow regression rate induced by the high pyrolysis difficulty has limited the application and development of hydroxyl-terminated polybutadiene (HTPB)-based fuels in hybrid rocket propulsion. Nickel oxide (NiO) shows the possibility of increasing...

Using a nonlinear pilot-induced oscillation prediction method based on digital virtual flight simulation calculations, digital experiments on predicting lateral-directional nonlinear pilot-induced oscillations due to landing configuration switching o...

The paper focuses on the investigation of unsteady effects in shock wave/boundary layer interaction. The study was carried out using a flat plate model subjected to a free stream Mach number of 1.43 and a unit Reynolds number (Re₁) of 11.5 × 10...

The method of characteristics is a classical method for gaining understanding in the solution of a partial differential equation. It has recently been applied to the adjoint equations of the 2D steady-state Euler equations and the first goal of this...

Flow separation occurs when wind turbines operate under large inflow conditions, which seriously affects the utilization of wind energy and reduces the output power of the blade. Therefore, a composite flow control configuration for horizontal axis w...

In an effort to address the problem of hypersonic morphing vehicles reaching the target while avoiding no-fly zones, an improved predictor–corrector guidance method is proposed. Firstly, the aircraft motion model and the constraint model are es...

The docking mechanism is the key system for realizing the lunar-orbit docking mission of two spacecraft, which needs to have both capture correction and connection hold functions. The different stiffness requirements between the capture correction pr...

Bird tails play a key role in aerodynamics and flight stability. They produce extra lift for takeoff and landing maneuvers, enhance wing functions and maintain stability during flight (keeping the bird from yawing, rolling and pitching, or otherwise...

We introduce algorithmic advancements designed to expedite simulations in OpenFOAM using GPUs. These developments include the following. (a) The amgx4Foam library, which connects the open-source AmgX library from NVIDIA to OpenFOAM. Matrix generation...

Airflow-induced noise prediction and reduction is one of the priorities for both the energy and aviation industries. This review paper provides valuable insights into flow-induced noise computation, prediction, and optimization methods with state-of-...

The forward-swept wing (FSW), one of the wing planforms used in aircraft, is known for its high performance in reducing wave drag. Additionally, a study has shown that this wing planform can mitigate sonic booms, which pose a significant challenge to...

Aeroengine performance diagnosis technology is essential for ensuring flight safety and reliability. The complexity of engine performance and the strong coupling of fault characteristics make it challenging to develop accurate and efficient gas path...

In the space environment, cosmic rays and high-energy particles may cause a single-event upset (SEU) during program execution, and further cause silent data corruption (SDC) errors in program outputs. After extensive research on SEU and SDC errors, i...

The power to move aircraft control surfaces has advanced from being manually generated (by the pilot and transmitted via rods and links) to electrically transmitted (via wires) to operate control surface actuators. Various hydraulic, electromagnetic,...

Morphing aircraft are able to keep optimal performance in diverse flight conditions. However, the change in geometry always leads to challenges in the design of flight controllers. In this paper, a new method for designing a flight controller for var...

Fatigue damage accumulation will not only cause the degradation of material performance but also lead to the growth of effective stress and critical stiffness. However, the existing fatigue reliability models usually ignore the effective stress growt...

One of the most commonly used techniques in aerospace engineering is the RANS (Reynolds average Navier–Stokes) approach for calculating the transonic compressor flow field, where the accuracy of the computation is significantly affected by the...

In order to improve the problem of overly relying on situational information, high computational power requirements, and weak adaptability of traditional maneuver methods used by hypersonic vehicles (HV), an intelligent maneuver strategy combining de...

Currently, an increasing number of designers have begun to pay attention to a new paradigm for evaluating the performance with full engine 3-dimensional computational fluid dynamics (3D CFD) simulations. Compared with the traditional component-based...

The rise in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) usage has opened exciting possibilities but has also introduced risks, particularly in aviation, with instances of UAVs flying dangerously close to commercial airplanes. The potential for accidents underscore...

With the increase in airspace flow, the complexity of the airspace operation environment has also increased. Against this backdrop, improving the operational efficiency of airspace is crucial to ensure its efficient operation. The discrete division o...

In this paper, an adaptive neural network global fractional order fast terminal sliding mode model-free intelligent PID control strategy (termed as TDE-ANNGFOFTSMC-MFIPIDC) is proposed for the hypersonic vehicle ground thermal environment simulation...

Recent efforts in on-orbit servicing, manufacturing, and debris removal have accentuated some of the challenges related to close-proximity space manipulation. Orbital debris threatens future space endeavors driving active removal missions. Additional...

Endurance is a critical factor for solar-powered unmanned aerial vehicles (SUAVs). Taking inspiration from birds, SUAVs have the ability to harvest extra energy from atmospheric thermal updrafts to extend their endurance. Though recent research has m...

In the launch environment, satellites are subjected to severe dynamic loads. These dynamic loads in the launch environment can lead to the malfunction of the payload, or to mission failure. In order to improve the structural stability of satellites a...