Advanced Aircraft Structural Design and Applications
A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Aeronautics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2025 | Viewed by 68
Special Issue Editors
Interests: aircraft structural design; composite structural design and analysis; smart material structural design; composite structural health diagnosis
Interests: composite materials and fatigue fracture
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
As the demand for advanced aircraft continues to grow, so does the complexity of structural design and applications. To meet requirements for performance, weight, and safety, aircraft structural design is progressing toward lighter weight, higher strength, and enhanced reliability. This Special Issue of Aerospace, titled “Advanced Aircraft Structural Design and Applications”, will focus on the latest research advancements and technological innovations in this field.
This Special Issue will cover a range of advanced aircraft structural design and analysis methods, including composite structures, additive manufacturing (AM) applications, active control structures, adaptive structures, and fatigue and damage tolerance design. Special emphasis will be given to studies addressing mechanical performance optimization and the structural integrity assessment of aircraft structures under extreme environmental conditions, such as high temperatures, low temperatures, and high stress.
To enhance the efficiency and performance of aircraft structural design, numerical simulation tools like Finite Element Analysis (FEA) are widely applied for mechanical performance prediction, topology optimization, and the damage assessment of structures. However, challenges remain in nonlinear mechanics modeling, dynamic response analysis, and multidisciplinary design optimization. Therefore, this Special Issue encourages authors to submit research on novel structural material design, lightweight structural optimization, structural health monitoring, and intelligent maintenance technologies.
We warmly invite scholars and engineers to contribute their research and share innovative ideas and breakthroughs in advanced aircraft structural design. Through this Special Issue, we aim to collaboratively address the challenges of aircraft structural design and application, driving the development and innovation of aerospace structural technologies.
Prof. Dr. Meiying Zhao
Dr. Liaojun Yao
Dr. Heyuan Huang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- advanced aircraft structures
- finite element analysis (FEA)
- composite materials
- additive manufacturing in aerospace
- fatigue and damage tolerance
- structural integrity
- lightweight design
- adaptive and active structures
- structural health monitoring
- multidisciplinary optimization
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