Aerospace, Volume 11, Issue 6

The shape and structure of helicopter fuselage are complex, and it is difficult for a finite element method (FEM) to investigate helicopter fuselage projectile damage in a multi-projectile environment. An efficient analysis method for helicopter fuse...

To meet the time-coordinated requirement of hypersonic gliding vehicles to reach a single target simultaneously in the presence of no-fly-zone constraints, this paper proposes a time-coordinated A* path planning method considering multiple constraint...

Traditional X-ray pulsar ranging and velocity measurement methods only estimate the radial position and velocity information of the pulsar. For non-linear orbits, errors in the transverse position and velocity of the pulsar lead to errors in the radi...

The Moon is the closest celestial body to the Earth. Its rich unique resources are an important supplement to the Earth’s resources and have a profound impact on the sustainable development of human society. As large-scale exploration missions...

The interest in flying wings dates as far as the early years of the aviation age. Early investigations of the feasibility of the concept demonstrated increased aerodynamic efficiency and reduced fuel consumption. However, structural, engine integrati...

Few-shot segmentation (FSS) is a cutting-edge technology that can meet requirements using a small workload. With the development of China Aerospace Engineering, FSS plays a fundamental role in astronaut working scene (AWS) intelligent parsing. Althou...

Fatigue in air traffic management (ATM) is a well-recognized safety concern. International organizations like ICAO and EASA have responded by advocating for fatigue risk management systems (FRMSs). EU Regulation 2017/373, implemented in January 2020,...

The paper concerns the technology of the design, realization, and testing of a flexible smart wing in a wind tunnel equipped with a turbulence generator. The system of smart wing, described in detail, consists mainly of: a physical model of the wing...

In the preliminary design of aircraft lifting surfaces, accurate mass and inertia properties can be difficult to obtain. Typically, such methods as computer-aided design or statistical processes are used to determine these properties. These methods r...

A novel low-pass filtering self-adaptive (LPFA) denoising method combining complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise (CEEMDAN) and a wavelet threshold (WT) strategy is proposed to solve the problem of the aero-engine gas-path...

In astrodynamics, orbit cranking is usually referred to as an interplanetary transfer strategy that exploits multiple gravity-assist maneuvers to change both the inclination and eccentricity of the spacecraft osculating orbit without changing the spe...

Ensuring the integrity of aviation plug components is crucial for maintaining the safety and functionality of the aerospace industry. Traditional methods for detecting surface defects often show low detection probabilities, highlighting the need for...

To overcome the time-consuming drawbacks of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) numerical simulations, this paper proposes a hybrid model named PA-TLA (parallel architecture combining a TCN, LSTM, and an attention mechanism) based on the concept of in...

The implementation of heat sinks in high-power pulse electronic devices within hypersonic aircraft cabins has been facilitated by the emergence of innovative phase change materials (PCMs) characterized by excellent thermal conductivity and high laten...

This paper proposes an advanced model predictive control (MPC) scheme for the attitude tracking of coaxial drones under wind disturbances. Unlike most existing MPC setups, this scheme embeds steady-input, steady-output, and steady-state conditions in...

A reliable initiation of oblique detonation is critical in oblique detonation engines, especially for oblique detonation engines under extreme conditions such as a high altitude and low Mach number, which may lead to excessive length of the induction...

Over the past two decades, there has been a renewed interest in the development of a new generation of supersonic aircraft for civil purposes that could potentially succeed Concorde. However, the noise annoyance is still considered one of the hamperi...

Aviation-integrated communication equipment is integral to modern aircraft to ensure its performance and safety. The heat dissipation problems of equipment have become increasingly prominent for the high electronic integration and system power consum...

Understanding aeroelastic issues related to isolators is pivotal for the structural design and flow control of scramjets. However, research on fluid–structure interactions (FSIs) between thin-walled structures and the isolator flow remains limi...

This study investigates the electrostatic induction characteristics of silicon carbide-fiber-reinforced silicon carbide (SiC/SiC) particles within aero-engine exhaust gases using a dedicated J20 turbojet engine experimental platform. Our comprehensiv...

Carbon emission intensity is an important index reflecting an entity’s low-carbon competitiveness. This paper presents an extended logarithmic mean divisia index (LMDI) model to dissect carbon intensity within China’s civil aviation from...

During the high-speed flight of a vehicle in the atmosphere, surface friction with the air generates aerodynamic heating. The aerodynamic heating phenomenon can create extremely high temperatures near the surface. These high temperatures impact mater...

This study investigates the impact of wind shear on the flight dynamics of commercial aircraft where C* and C*U control laws are employed during the approach phase. Given the high incidence of flight accidents during takeoff and landing attributed to...

When designing situational maps, selecting distinct and visually comfortable movement speeds for dynamic elements is an ongoing challenge for designers. This study addresses this issue by conducting two experiments to measure the human eye’s ab...

Ambitious targets for the coming decades have been set for further reductions in aviation greenhouse gas emissions. Hybrid electric propulsion (HEP) concepts offer potential for the mitigation of these aviation emissions. To investigate this potentia...

Recent discoveries of potential ice particles and ice-cemented regolith on extraterrestrial bodies like the Moon and Mars have opened new opportunities for developing technologies to extract water, facilitating future space missions and activities on...

This paper studies a rotor dynamic stall control method using an alternating current dielectric barrier discharge (AC DBD) plasma actuator through numerical simulation methods. The flow field evolution during a dynamic stalling process under the exci...

The 4R-UAV project aims to develop aerodynamically efficient and environmentally friendly UAVs based on the 4R Circular Economy principle. In this study, the feasibility of the application of PFCDs (Passive Flow Control Devices) was investigated for...

Mechanical joint interfaces are widely found in mechanical equipment, and their contact stiffness directly affects the overall performance of the mechanical system. Based on the fractal and elastoplastic contact mechanics theories, the K-E elastoplas...

This paper identifies and classifies the essential constraints that must be addressed to allow U-space traffic autonomous guidance. Based on an extensive analysis of the state of the art in robotic guidance, physics of flight, flight safety, communic...

The effects of leading edge radius on the static and dynamic stall characteristics of rotor airfoils are investigated. Initially, a parametric airfoil (PARFOIL) method is employed to generate four morphed airfoils with different leading edge radii ba...

In this work, we examine the possibility of converting a light propeller-driven aircraft, powered by a spark-ignition, reciprocating piston, and internal combustion engine running on AVGAS, into one powered by an electric motor driven by a proton exc...

In the last decades, electromechanical actuators started to be introduced in transport aircraft for primary and secondary flight control surfaces. Some innovative architectures have been proposed in the literature to use these actuators for high-lift...

The health assessment of airborne lithium batteries is crucial for flight testing, ensuring the safety and reliability of aircraft power systems. This paper proposes a support vector machine-based algorithm for the health assessment of airborne lithi...

In a satellite-denied environment, a swarm of drones is capable of achieving relative positioning and navigation by leveraging the high-precision ranging capabilities of the inter-drone data link. However, because of factors such as high drone mobili...

A pulsed detonation chamber (PDC) equipped with Hartmann–Sprenger resonators has been designed and tested for both Hydrogen/air and Hydrogen/Oxygen mixtures. A full-factorial experimental campaign employing four factors with four levels each ha...

In the frame of the H2020 MORE&LESS project co-funded by European Commission, a test campaign for a hypersonic vehicle demonstrator took place at the INCAS Trisonic Facility. CFD analysis was used to quantify the effects of the wind tunnel model...

To enhance the performance of rigid coaxial rotors across both hovering and high-speed cruising conditions, this study develops a novel aerodynamic optimization method that differentiates between the upper and lower rotors. Utilizing the lifting line...

This paper introduces a new type of flexible rudder surface based on the cosine-type zero Poisson’s ratio honeycomb to enhance the adaptive capabilities of aircraft and enable multi-condition, rudderless flight. The zero Poisson’s ratio h...

Accurate prediction of taxiing time is important in ensuring efficient and safe operations on the airport surface. It helps improve ground operation efficiency, reduce fuel waste, and improve carbon emissions at the airport. In actual operations, tax...

Gateway represents a key element of the Artemis program for the upcoming lunar exploration aimed at establishing a sustainable presence by the mid-2030s. This paper investigates minimum-fuel bi-impulsive orbit transfers from Gateway to low lunar orbi...

With the significant expansion of civil aviation, particularly in the low-altitude economy, there is a significant gap between the escalating demand for airworthiness certification of novel aircraft designs, such as electric vertical take-off and lan...

This study develops a robust 0–1 linear optimization programming model for airport group timetable coordination, aiming at assigning each flight at an airport to a unique time slot to avoid conflicts between multiple flights from different airp...

In this study, the influence laws of different parameters on the exclusion characteristics of hailstone and ice flake, and on the aerodynamic performance of the inlet are studied by numerical method. The motion of the hailstone and ice flake is simul...

The successful 2020 launch and 2021 landing of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (NASA) Perseverance Mars rover initiated the first phase of the NASA and European Space Agency (ESA) Mars Sample Return (MSR) campaign. The goal...

The Aerospace Editorial Office retracts and removes the article entitled “Eapen et al [...]

This paper investigates the role of chaotic analysis and deep learning models in combustion instability predictions. To detect the precursors of impending thermoacoustic instability (TAI) in a swirled combustor with various fuel injection strategies,...

The aircraft wake vortex is an important factor affecting flight safety; as an important part of the aircraft, the powered nacelle will inevitably have an important impact on the aircraft wake vortex, so it is of great practical significance to resea...

High-fidelity computations are often used in predicting the tonal and broadband noise of propellers and rotors associated with Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles (AAMVs). But LES is both CPU and storage intensive. We present here an investigation of the...

In the last few years, many space surveillance initiatives have started to consider the problem represented by resident space object overpopulation. In particular, the European Space Surveillance and Tracking (EUSST) consortium is in charge of provid...