Aerospace, Volume 11, Issue 9

This paper focuses on the active removal of spent upper stages from LEO using de-orbiting devices. It proposes a method of regulating aerodynamic loads on the target during its re-entry by utilizing the features of spatial attitude motion. A mathemat...

The Cislunar economy is thriving with innovative space systems and operation techniques to enhance and uplift the traditional approaches significantly. This paper brings about an approach for sustainable small satellite constellations to retain auton...

Due to the strong nonlinearity in the reentry trajectory planning problem for reusable launch vehicles (RLVs), the scale of the problem after high-precision discretization can become significantly large, and the non-convex path constraints are prone...

A model-based surface fluvial erosion and deposition approach was adapted to Martian conditions to forecast the potential locations for shallow subsurface sampling by the Rosalind Franklin ExoMars rover at Oxia Planum. While remote and on-site images...

In this study, a disk-type bluff body was installed at the upper part of a nozzle exit, and the circular jet inside the nozzle was controlled using a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator (DBD-PA). The effects of the changes in the excit...

Tensegrity is a lightweight, self-stressing, and self-stabilizing structure made up of cables and bars, with each member bearing either tension or compression but not affected by shear stress. This design allows for optimal utilization of the materia...

In order to study the effect of the circulation control technology on the electromagnetic scattering characteristics of the wing, a variety of low-scattering carrier models were designed based on the characteristics of the circulation control wing an...

Proper prediction of the temperature variation in a metallic wire mesh for spaceborne large deployable reflector antennas is essential for evaluating the dimensional stability of the antenna under extreme on-orbit thermal environments. However, predi...

This paper investigates the fixed-time tracking control problem for agile missiles with multiple heterogeneous actuators in the presence of saturation constraints and external disturbances. To reduce the turning radius and promote maneuvering envelop...

Microsatellites have significantly impacted space missions by offering advanced technology at a low cost. This study introduces an attitude determination and control algorithm for agile whiskbroom scanning maneuvers in microsatellites to enable wide-...