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Aerodynamic Numerical Optimization in UAV Design

edited by Aleksandar M. Simonović

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3195 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV); aerodynamic design optimization; aerodynamic shape optimization; optimization design; multi-objective optimization (MDO); airfoil; wing; propeller; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); aerodynamic configuration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Small Satellite Missions

edited by

Paolo Marzioli

and Necmi Cihan Örger

submission deadline 30 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2821 | Submission Open

Keywords: small satellites; CubeSats; nano-satellites; micro-satellites; mini-satellites; AIV; system engineering; space systems; mission analysis; space traffic management

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

Revolutionizing Aerospace Mobility: Green Hydrogen As the Sustainable Fuel of the Future

edited by

Giacomo Silvagni

and

Vittorio Ravaglioli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4754 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; aerospace mobility; sustainable fuel; aviation; space; hydrogen fuel cell; propulsion systems; environmental impact; production and distribution; policy and regulation

Recent Advances in Applied Aerodynamics

edited by

Cheolheui Han

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4464 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; aerodynamic testing; design optimization; flow control; flow-structure interaction; boundary layer transition.

Spacecraft Orbit Transfers

edited by

Zhenbo Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4393 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbit transfers; space propulsion; space trajectory; trajectory optimization; guidance; navigation; and control; interplanetary missions

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

Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms for Satellite Formation Flying

edited by Gabriella Gaias and Jean-Sébastien Ardaens

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4300 | Submission Open

Keywords: relative navigation; relative orbit determination; spacecraft rendezvous; satellite formation flying; formation reconfiguration; active debris removal; autonomy; swarms; space distributed systems

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

Innovative Methods for Satellite and Space Debris Identification and Motion Reconstruction

edited by

Leonardo Parisi

and

Paolo Marzioli

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1953 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; space debris; identification; motion; tracking; orbit determination; attitude

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

Lab-on-a-Chip Devices and Systems for Microgravity Simulation and Aerospace Applications

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1326 | Submission Open

Keywords: microfluidics actuation; lab-on-a-chip; nanomaterials; microgravity; microsystems

Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator

edited by

Takayuki Matsunuma

and

Takehiko Segawa

submission deadline 31 Jul 2024 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: induced flow; flow control; flow separation; flow instability and turbulence; jet noise; shock wave– boundary layer interaction; power supply; alternative current dielectric barrier discharge; nano-second pulse dielectric barrier discharge; ozone production mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Deicing and Anti-Icing of Aircraft (Volume III)

edited by

Hirotaka Sakaue

and Xiaobin Shen

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 11 articles | Viewed by 19465 | Submission Open

Keywords: deicing; anti-icing; ice accretion; ice adhesion; ice cohesion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Dynamics, Guidance and Control of Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Wanchun Chen

, Wenbin Yu and

Zhongyuan Chen

submission deadline 15 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2620 | 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

Space Navigation and Control Technologies

edited by Xin Ma, Wei Zhang and Dongyu Li

submission deadline 28 Aug 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1807 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous navigation; integrated navigation; celestial navigation; pulsar navigation; optical navigation; maneuver control; networked spacecraft cooperation; adaptive systems; robotic control

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

Selected Papers from IWSHM 2023

edited by

Fu-Kuo Chang

Fotis Kopsaftopoulos

and

Saman Farhangdoust

submission deadline 30 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 468 | Submission Open

Keywords: sensors/actuators; remote sensing/aerial sensing; sensor networks/system integration; multifunctional materials and structures; diagnostics/signal processing/state awareness; prognostics/health management/safety assurance; cyber-physical systems for aerospace/civil SHM; implementation/validation/certification; applications/Industry Internet of Things (IIOT); advanced design with built-in SHM; intelligent data-driven diagnostics; preventive maintenance

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

edited by

Álvaro Rodríguez-Sanz

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 16 articles | Viewed by 15411 | Submission Open

Keywords: airspace; Air Traffic Control; trajectory prediction

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

Structures, Actuation and Control of Morphing Systems

edited by

Chen Wang

Michael I. Friswell

and

Jiaying Zhang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10027 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Space Propulsion: Advances and Challenges (2nd Edition)

edited by

Kyun Ho Lee

and

Chae Hoon Sohn

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5500 | Submission Open

Keywords: space propulsion; chemical propulsion; electric propulsion; hybrid propulsion; solar sail propulsion; nuclear propulsion; spacecraft; rocket; launch vehicle; satellite; cubesat; deep space explorer

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

Research and Development of Supersonic Aircraft

edited by

Masahiro Kanazaki

and

Takahiro Ukai

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4577 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic aircraft design; experiments; computer simulations; aircraft design; flight experiments; sonic boom mitigation; low emission technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in CubeSat Sails and Tethers (2nd Edition)

edited by

Pekka Janhunen

and

Andris Slavinskis

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3394 | Submission Open

Keywords: propellantless CubeSat propulsion; lightsails (photon pressure propulsion) and dragsails (atmospheric drag); electric solar wind sail and plasma brake (Coulomb drag propulsion); electrodynamics tethers (Lorentz force propulsion); earth orbit as well as interplanetary CubeSats; orbital debris; on-board orbit and attitude control

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

Vertical Lift: Rotary- and Flapping-Wing Flight

edited by Umberto Saetti,

Bo Cheng

and Pierluigi Capone

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1733 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotorcraft; flapping-wing flight; aerodynamics; fluid dynamics; stability and control; structures; structural dynamics; aeroelasticity; propulsion; acoustics; autonomy; biology; biomechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

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

edited by

Konstantin Volkov

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 785 | 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)

Challenges and Innovations in Aircraft Flight Control

edited by Nadjim Horri and

Toufik Souanef

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 622 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAV; electric aircraft; fault; disturbance; optimal; robust control; adaptive; hybrid control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in UAV Technology: Dynamics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Transformative Aerial Vehicles

edited by Sergio Esteban, Guilherme V. Raffo, Daniel Neri Cardoso and Marcelo Alves Dos Santos

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 269 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); innovative UAV design; UAV dynamics; guidance systems; navigation technologies; control mechanisms; convertible UAVs; bio-inspired UAVs; unmanned underwater and aerial vehicles; eVTOL (electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing); unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM); distributed UAV networks; UAV path planning; mathematical modeling in UAVs; UAV applications; localization and mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Zamir Koshuriyan and

Adrian Sescu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; turbulence modelling; statistical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Solar-Powered Aircraft Design and Control

edited by Kangwen Sun

submission deadline 31 Aug 2024 | Viewed by 122 | Submission Open

Keywords: requirement analysis; overall design; aerodynamics; structural optimization; propulsion system; flight control; autonomous navigation; energy management; artificial intelligence

Advanced Spacecraft/Satellite Technologies

edited by

and

submission deadline 1 Sep 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 14533 | Submission Open

Keywords: radiation protection; thermal management; guidance; navigation and control; space power and propulsion; space structure; communication; life support; on-orbit servicing; assembly and manufacturing; artificial intelligence

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

Spacecraft Sample Collection

edited by Brent J. Bos

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2489 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary sampling; sampling techniques and hardware; spacecraft instrumentation

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

Laser Ultrasound Techniques for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Chen Ciang Chia

submission deadline 15 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1330 | 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)

Aerodynamic and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

edited by

Zhonghua Han

and Jiangtao Huang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7146 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamic shape optimization; multidisciplinary design optimization; coupled adjoint method; new-concept aircraft; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Technology of Distributed Space Systems: Formation-Flying, Swarms, and Constellations

edited by

Shijie Zhang

, Yafei Zhao, Tao Nie and Xiangtian Zhao

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5461 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed space system; spacecraft formation flying; swarm; constellation; coordinated perception and control; collision avoidance; satellite networking; joint sensing; communication; and computation

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

New Insights into Aerodynamics and Cooling in Gas Turbine Engines

edited by

Yu Rao

and

Yang Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4518 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas turbine; turbine blade aerodynamics; additive manufacturing; passive flow control; advanced cooling system; turbine blade/vane cooling; novel external cooling; high-efficiency internal cooling; double-wall cooling; conjugate heat transfer; experimental/analytical methods; computational fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aeroelasticity, Volume IV

edited by

Enrico Cestino

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4213 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Predicting the Onset and Control of Thermoacoustics

edited by

Xinyan Li

Chenzhen Ji

and

Geng Chen

submission deadline 29 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3199 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoacoustic oscillations; nonlinear analysis; prediction of its onset; active and passive control

(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 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10713 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Numerical Simulations in Electric Propulsion

edited by

Nabil Souhair

Fabrizio Ponti

Mirko Magarotto

and Vittorio Giannetti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8247 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric propulsion; plasma thrusters; plasma physics; numerical modeling; MHD; fluid methods; kinetic methods; particle-in-cell; hybrid methods

Electric Machines for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion

edited by Justin J. Scheidler and Parag Kshirsagar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6920 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machine configuration; design; and performance; effect of machines on aircraft-level performance; interactions between machines and other EAP system components and their combined performance; reliability; maintainability; and concept of operations; conductor selection and design; lightweighting; materials and subcomponents of cryogenic machines; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Electric Power Systems and Components for All-Electric Aircraft

edited by

Mona Ghassemi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4888 | Submission Open

Keywords: all-electric aircraft; power systems; circuit breakers; power cables; motors; batteries; fuel cells; supercapacitors; converters; storage resources; low pressures; arc; arc tracking; partial discharges

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Integrating Disruptive Technology at the Aircraft Level

edited by

Salvatore Corcione

and

Vincenzo Cusati

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4247 | Submission Open

Keywords: disruptive aircraft design; enabling technologies; electric propulsion; sustainable alternative fuels; MDO enhanced by Machine Learning; hydrogen-powered aircraft; coatings; smart structures; supersonic commercial flight; noise mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Planetary Exploration

edited by Roy Lichtenheldt

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3928 | 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)

UAV System Modelling Design and Simulation

edited by

Wojciech Skarka

and Miha Brojan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2448 | 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 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 934 | 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)

Enabling Electric Aircraft Technology and Systems for Net-Zero Operation

edited by

Paul Howard Riley

and Marco Rivera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 273 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight electric motors; power electronics; cascaded H bridge; multi-level converters; net zero; ePlane; microgrid; lightweight batteries; battery swap; cost of ownership; energy sources

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

Droplet Impact for Airfoil Performance

edited by

Adelaida Garcia-Magariño

and Suthyvann Sor

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

Keywords: droplet dynamics; droplet deformation; droplet aerobreakup; collection efficiency; splashing; heavy rain; icing; SLD; airfoil performance degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Artificial Intelligence in Aeroacoustics for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Alessandro Di Marco

Elisa De Paola

and Luana Georgiana Stoica

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 145 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; noise reduction; noise prediction; noise localization; buffeting; wall pressure fluctuations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

AI-Enabled Signal Processing for Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks

edited by

Xin Liu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1089 | Submission Open

Keywords: Space– Air– Ground networks; signal processing; SAGIN

Overall Aircraft Design for New Airframe Technologies, New Energy Systems and New Operations

edited by Yaolong Liu, Mingqiang Luo and

Andrea Da-Ronch

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 486 | Submission Open

Keywords: overall aircraft design; aircraft technology integration; EVTOL; MDAO (Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization); MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering); hybrid electric propulsion; laminar flow control; formation flight; trajectory optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aerospace Anti-icing Systems

edited by

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

Stefano Valvano

and

Paolo Maggiore

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1189 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-icing systems; aviation safety; ice accretion model; advanced materials and coatings; thermal anti-icing; chemical anti-icing; mechanical anti-icing; electro-expulsive anti-icing; ice formation mechanisms; de-icing chemicals; aircraft design; operational strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Recent Research on UAM/AAM Aircraft and Systems: Modeling, Advanced Control, and Emerging Technologies

edited by

Shu-Guang Zhang

and

Mingkai Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7084 | Submission Open

Keywords: green air mobility; sustainable air transportation; urban air traffic; advanced air mobility; electric propulsion; vertical takeoff and landing; sustainable energy

Aerospace Combustion Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fabrizio Ponti

and

Filippo Maggi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2662 | Submission Open

Advances in Lunar Exploration

edited by

Marco Sabatini

and

Leonard Felicetti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 285 | Submission Open

Keywords: lunar exploration; in situ resources utilization; lunar satellite navigation; communication; rovers design and GNC; new services for future missions; landing; outpost design and life support systems

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

Innovative Aircraft Electrical Power Systems

edited by Seang Shen Yeoh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 213 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft electrical power system; stability analysis; modelling; architecture optimisation; aircraft electric propulsion; aircraft power distribution; energy storage for aircraft; hybrid electric aircraft; other electric aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

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