Aerospace

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 2606 | Submission Open

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

(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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2538 | 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)

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 1757 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Fatigue Damage and Fracture Analysis of Aerospace Metal Materials

edited by

Zhixin Zhan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1210 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace materials; fatigue damage; crack propagation; environmental effects; microstructural analysis; fatigue life prediction; non-destructive testing; computational modeling; advanced material design

Aircraft Design (SI-6/2024)

edited by

Dieter Scholz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1148 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeronautics; transportation; airplane; aircraft; design; payload; range; costs; synthesis; optimization; structure; engine; system; wing; fuselage; tail; undercarriage; education; training; case study; data set

(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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 932 | 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)

Thermal Protection Technology of Hypersonic Propulsion

edited by Silong Zhang, Jingying Zuo and Xin Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 443 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersonic vehicle thermal protection systems; passive thermal protection technology; active thermal protection technology; combined cooling method; lightweight structure; high-temperature-resistant materials

Curved Shock Waves

edited by Sannu Mölder

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 291 | Submission Open

Keywords: curved aerodynamic shockwaves; sonic boom; detonations; supernova; inverse design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Flow Instability

edited by Vijay Chatoorgoon

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 125 | Submission Open

Keywords: flow instability; supercritical flow dynamics; unsteady flow; linear and nonlinear solutions; experiments; natural circulation loops; parallel channels

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Selected Papers from the 11th Edition of the “AEROSPATIAL” Conference (AEROSPATIAL 2024)

edited by

Cristina-Elisabeta Pelin

, Marilena D. Pavel,

Ioan Ursu

, Jochen Wild, Daniela Enciu and Ionuţ Bunescu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 107 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace sciences; aerodynamics; aerospace structures; materials for aeronautics and aerospace; systems and control in aeronautics; aerospace management

14th EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow

edited by

Spiros Pantelakis

,

Andreas Strohmayer

and

Nikolaos Michailidis

submission deadline 15 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerostructures: materials & structures; manufacturing; aerostructures manufacturing; from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0; flight physics; hydrogen in aviation; fuels & energy storage; propulsion; hybrid electric flight; avionics; systems & equipment; human factors; aircraft design and optimization; small air transport (SAT) technologies; innovative concepts & scenarios; synergies and technology transfer with other industries; air traffic management & airports; maintenance; repair & overhaul (MRO); unmanned aerial systems; UAS & scaled flight testing; space technologies; ecoDESIGN and engineering for sustainability; safety; regulation and standards; european policy actions in the field of aviation & space

Dynamics, Guidance and Control of Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Wanchun Chen

, Wenbin Yu and

Zhongyuan Chen

submission deadline 30 Jan 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5199 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical dynamic models; aerospace vehicle dynamics; trajectory planning; entry guidance; multi-constraint guidance; cooperative guidance; dynamics and control of formation flying; trajectory optimization; optimal control of aerospace vehicles

UAV System Modelling Design and Simulation

edited by

Wojciech Skarka

and Miha Brojan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3481 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle; drones; electric propulsion; simulation; numerical modelling

Future Airspace and Air Traffic Management Design

edited by Sebastian Schier-Morgenthal, Daniel Delahaye, Bernd Korn and Ingrid S. Gerdes

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1983 | Submission Open

Keywords: airspace design; future air traffic management structures and methods; air traffic control; automation; flexible airspace design; artificial intelligence in air traffic management; digital assistance; next (digital) level of situational awareness

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

Laser Ultrasound Techniques for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Chen Ciang Chia

and

Mohammad Yazdi Harmin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1913 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser ultrasound; non-destructive testing; aircraft structural integrity; high-resolution imaging; structural health monitoring; signal processing algorithms; material characterization; complex geometries; laser pyroshock simulation; laser acoustic emission training; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aircraft Design and System Optimization

edited by Musavir Bashir,

Ruxandra Botez

and Susan Liscouët-Hanke

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1043 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft design optimization; aircraft Subsystem optimization; integrated design frameworks; model-based systems engineering (MBSE); advanced optimization algorithms; high-fidelity simulations; surrogate modeling; metaheuristic optimization; uncertainty quantification; multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization; innovative aircraft configurations; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Asteroid Impact Avoidance

edited by Mingtao Li and Qingbo Gan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-earth asteroids; planetary defense; sky survey; asteroid characterization; orbit deflection; asteroid disruption; orbit determination; risk assessment; hazards evaluation; space debris modeling; mitigation; and remediation

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

Green Propellants for In-Space Propulsion

edited by Christoph Kirchberger, Angelo Pasini and Ulrich Gotzig

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: rocket propulsion; space propulsion; in-space propulsion; satellite propulsion; lander propulsion; advanced propellants; green propellants; hydrazine replacement; non-toxic fuels; less-toxic fuels; hydrogen peroxide; high-test peroxide; H2O2; nitrous oxide; N2O; water propulsion; catalyst; ionic liquids; energetic ionic liquids; EIL; nitromethane; hypergolic; ammonium dinitramide; ADN; LMP-103S; ASCENT; AF-M315E; hydroxylammonium nitrate; HAN; SHP163; Life Cycle Analysis (LCA); sustainability

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

Advances in Air Traffic and Airspace Control and Management (2nd Edition)

edited by

Álvaro Rodríguez-Sanz

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 19 articles | Viewed by 23191 | Submission Open

Keywords: airspace; Air Traffic Control; trajectory prediction

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

Flight at Supersonic and Hypersonic Velocities: Aerodynamics, Flow Control, Propulsion

edited by

Konstantin Volkov

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1367 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic flow; hypersonic flow; aerodynamics; flow control; propulsion; shock wave; heat transfer; shape optimisation; thermal protection; scramjet; ramjet

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Analysis of Subsonic/Hypersonic Aerodynamics of High-Speed Aircrafts

edited by

Giuseppe Pezzella

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 210 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsonic flow; supersonic flow; hypersonic flow; aerothermodynamics; scramjet propulsion; computational fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Planetary Exploration

edited by Roy Lichtenheldt

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6782 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary exploration; rover; terramechanics; in situ exploration; orbital observations; robotics; subsurface; drilling

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

Advances in Thermal Fluid, Dynamics and Control

edited by Yuguang Bai,

Hexia Huang

, Pan Wang and

Dan Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 791 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal fluid; fluid– structure interaction; structure dynamics; aero-elasticity; advanced engine design and analysis; wind tunnel experiments; dynamic and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Landing Systems Engineering

edited by

Martin Skote

and

Craig Lawson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 734 | Submission Open

Keywords: landing gear systems; mechanical engineering; novel materials; optimization; multiphysics; interdisciplinary; noise; systems engineering; prognostics and health management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Launch Vehicles

edited by Pedro Simplicio, Paul Acquatella and Diego Navarro-Tapia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 220 | Submission Open

Keywords: launcher (sub)system modeling and identification (SysID); uncertainty modeling and estimation; wind and aerodynamics estimation; flexibility and sloshing (reduced order) modeling and simulation; multiphysics; multibody; acausal modeling and simulation; applied control synthesis and analysis; control/structure co-design; control/trajectory co-design; control allocation methods; fault-tolerant methods

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

Innovation and Challenges in Hypersonic Propulsion

edited by Kunyuan Zhang and Yongzhou Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 144 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersonic propulsion; propulsion/airframe integration; combined cycle engine; inlet design; supersonic combustion; nozzle design; flame stabilization; thermal management; aerothermodynamics; wind tunnel testing; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Thermal Protection System Design of Space Vehicles

edited by

Roberto Scigliano

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: TPS design and technology for re-entry missions; TPS design and technology for interplanetary missions; high-temperature innovative materials for TPS applications (CMC; ablative … ); reusable launch vehicles (RLSs); TPS modelling techniques

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

Advances in Asteroid Dynamics

edited by Marta Ceccaroni and Marco Fenucci

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1052 | Submission Open

Keywords: asteroid dynamics; orbit determination; space exploration

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

Research and Applications of Low-Altitude Urban Traffic System

edited by

Yujie Yuan

, Haoran Chi and

Chun Sing Lai

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 219 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; unmanned traffic management; urban low-altitude traffic; urban aerial traffic; autonomous navigation

Scientific and Technological Advances in Hydrogen Combustion Aircrafts

edited by Paul Palies

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion; hydrogen; mixing; turbulence; swirl; premixed; partially premixed; stratified; flame displacement speed; cryogenic; cryogenic distillation; separation; aviation; aircraft; swirler; heat exchanger; injector; combustor; jet engine; fluid mechanics; flame stabilization; acoustics; combustion instability; fuel burn

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Sustainable Civil Supersonic and Hypersonic Aircraft: Main Challenges and Latest Developments

edited by

Roberta Fusaro

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 13316 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Combustion of Solid Propellants

edited by

Wen Ao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3124 | Submission Open

Keywords: propellant combustion; combustion adjustment; combustion modeling; high-pressure combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

From Satellite Systems Design, Verification and Testing to Spacecraft Operations

edited by

Andrea Colagrossi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1078 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft design; satellite systems; verification and testing; in-orbit testing; spacecraft operations; on-board software; hardware-in-the-loop testing; digital twin; operational efficiency; autonomous spacecraft; software automation; mission readiness

Aircraft Electric Power System: Design, Control, and Maintenance

edited by

Yuan Gao

, Shoujun Song and

Pat Wheeler

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 914 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical power system; more-electric aircraft; hybrid-electric aircraft; all-electric aircraft; motor drive system; power converters; machine design and control; energy management; fault detection and diagnostics of power system; microgrid onboard aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Phase Changed Heat Transfer Mechanisms for Variable Gravity in Aerospace Applications

edited by

Wei Wang

and Wenke Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: variable gravity; microgravity; thermal management; boling and condensation; melting and solidification; heat transfer enhancement; bubble dynamics; numerical simulation; boiling prediction model; two-phase flow pattern; gravitational effect; multiphase flow

Flight Guidance and Control

edited by Seokwon Lee and

Mingu Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 93 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight control; guidance and control; flight vehicles; trajectory optimization; autonomous systems; unmanned aerial vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Lunar, Planetary, and Small-Body Exploration

edited by

Jekanthan Thangavelautham

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 75 | Submission Open

Keywords: agile spacecraft; planetary exploration; mothercraft; formation flight; swarms; planetary atmosphere

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

New Results in Wind Tunnel Testing

edited by

Bosko Rasuo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 45 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsonic/transonic/supersonic/hypersonic wind tunnel; measurement techniques; measurement systems; test methodology; innovative approaches

Precise Orbit Determination of the Spacecraft

edited by Yong Huang and

Jianguo Yan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 39 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbit determination; GNSS data; deep space exploration; cislunar navigation

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

Application of Tether Technology in Space

edited by Gangqiang Li and Jinyu Liu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 416 | Submission Open

Keywords: space tether; modeling technique; state estimator/observer; controller designer; experiment

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

Innovations in Hypersonic Propulsion Systems

edited by Guoping Huang,

Omer Musa

, Yingkun Li and Zonghan Yu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); hypersonic propulsion; scramjets and dual-mode ramjets intakes; rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC); turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC); high-temperature materials; thermal management; aero-thermodynamics; fuel injection and combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Flow Diagnostic Tools (2nd Edition)

edited by

Lin Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1098 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-based optical methods; surface flow visualization; transition detection; microfluidics/nanofluidics; combustion flow; multiphase flow; wind tunnel and/or flight tests; heat transfer flow; boundary layer; compressible flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics of Unsteady Flow

edited by Teng Zhou, Wangqiao Chen and Jingwen Guo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 43 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; unsteady flow; rotor– rotor interaction; fluid structure interaction; experimental aerodynamics/aeroacoustics; computational aeroacoustics; wing noise; rotor noise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Operational Requirements for Urban Air Traffic Management

edited by Isabel C. Metz and

Bianca I. Schuchardt

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 30 | Submission Open

Keywords: air traffic management; airspace integration; CONOPS; operations; urban air traffic management; vertiports

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

Advanced Composite Materials in Aerospace

edited by Liu Liu, George Kardomateas and Jinrui Ye

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 880 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composites; lightweight materials; carbon fiber composites; ceramic matrix composites; aerospace applications; aircraft structures; composite manufacturing; structural analysis; mechanical properties; damage detection; damage tolerance; multifunctional composites; smart materials; multiscale modeling; molecular dynamics simulation; finite element method; discrete element method

Formation Flight of Fixed-Wing Aircraft

edited by

Carlo E. D. Riboldi

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 32 | Submission Open

Keywords: formation flight; fixed-wing UAV; swarm; drones; unmanned aerial vehicle; guidance; obstacle avoidance; obstacle detection; dynamics; trajectory computation; path planning; simulation; experimental; testing; campaign; fixed-wing aircraft; multi-UAV; multi-aircraft; cooperative; coordination; flocking; multi-agent; distributed sensor; observer; formation flight mission; mission planning; performance; collective conscience; cellular; leader-follower; leader; wingman; formation optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aircraft Thermal Management Technologies

edited by Yongqi Xie and

Hongwei Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 372 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal management; thermal transport; environmental control; active/passive cooling; thermoelectric conversion; waste heat recovery; heat exchanger; energy storage; hybrid cooling systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Green Propulsion: Present Solutions and Perspectives for Powering Environmentally Friendly Space Missions (2nd Edition)

edited by

Filippo Maggi

,

Paravan Christian

and Stefania Carlotti

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: green propulsion; solid propulsion; liquid propulsion; hybrid propulsion; propellant; pollution; environmental impact; space industry; clean technologies

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

Fluid Flow Mechanics (4th Edition)

edited by

Pietro Catalano

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 23 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulence modelling; computational fluid dynamics; laminar separation bubbles; separation; transition

Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace Propulsion

edited by Kan Xie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 681 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; data-driven; digital twin; chemical propulsion; electric propulsion; rocket engine; plasma propulsion

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

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