Aerospace, Volume 10, Issue 3

This article introduces the instrument design of the medium energy proton detector (energy range: 30 keV–5 MeV) mounted on the FY-3E satellite. Through the design and optimization of the sensor signal processing circuit, the anti-electromagneti...

The combination of the low-pressure environment found in aircraft systems and the gradual electrification of aircraft increases the risk of electrical discharges occurrence. This is an undesirable situation that compromises aircraft safety and compli...

Economic viability of small launch vehicles, i.e., microlaunchers, is impaired by several factors, one of which is a higher dry to wet mass ratio as compared to conventional size launchers. Although reusability may reduce launch cost, it can drive dr...

Over the past two decades, aircraft crashworthiness has seen major developments, mainly with modern computing systems and commercial finite element (FE) codes. The structure and the material have been designed to absorb more kinetic energy to ensure...

Bifurcation of the characteristic cells into multiple smaller cells and decay of those cells into single large characteristic cell is observed frequently. In the present study the bifurcation phenomenon of the detonation front is investigated for mar...

Unmanned air vehicle (UAV) systems for performing forestry applications have expanded in recent decades and have great economic benefits. They are validated to be more appealing than traditional platforms in various aspects, such as repeat rate, spat...

This paper presents the design and development of a sub-joule micro-Pulsed Plasma Thruster (µPPT) as a possible low-cost propulsion solution for Pocket-Cubes, used to increase its reliability, capability, and lifetime. It is shown that the &mic...

The angle of attack is one of the most important flight parameters. In the framework of the present study, a flight data recording method was designed to analyze the Valasek angle-of-attack estimation method and investigate its applicability for gene...

The navigation by the stellar refraction is important for a LEO (Low-Earth-Orbit) satellite, especially in a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System)-denied environment, since it is totally autonomous. However, the biggest barrier to the accurate na...

The aim of this research was to explore the mechanisms underlying the effect of self-circulating casing treatment with different circumferential coverage ratios on the aerodynamic performance of a transonic centrifugal compressor. A three-dimensional...