Aerospace

Advances in Avionics and Astrionics Systems

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9263 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace vehicle; aircraft systems; spacecraft systems; avionics; astrionics; air traffic management; spaceflight; robotics; autonomous systems; guidance; navigation and control; unmanned aircraft systems; uas traffic management; advanced air mobility; urban air mobility; regional air mobility; distributed satellite systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital transformation; environmental sustainability; sustainable aviation; intelligent systems; satellite systems; distributed space systems; space domain awareness; space situation awareness; space traffic management; sensor fusion; satellite navigation; navigation systems; guidance systems; control systems; integrity monitoring; knowledge-based systems; safety-critical systems; integrity augmentation; defense systems; intelligence; surveillance; reconnaissance; human– machine systems

Advances on Autonomous Navigation for Spacecraft Proximity Operations and Formation Flying: Algorithms Development and Verification Methods

edited by

Stefano Silvestrini

and

Michèle Lavagna

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5769 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft; proximity; rendezvous; testing; processor-in-the-loop; hardware-in-the-loop; autonomous navigation

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

Advanced GNC Solutions for VTOL Systems

edited by

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submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4144 | Submission Open

Keywords: guidance; navigation; control; vertical take-off and landing; urban air mobility; advanced air Mobility; flight safety; electric aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Climate-Neutral Transport Aviation

edited by

Giuseppe Palaia

,

Karim Abu Salem

and

Mario Rosario Chiarelli

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8125 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary optimization; climate neutrality; hybrid-electric powertrain; hydrogen-based powertrain; sustainable aviation

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

Space Navigation and Control Technologies

edited by Xin Ma, Wei Zhang and Dongyu Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3747 | 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)

New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Zamir Koshuriyan and

Adrian Sescu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2563 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; turbulence modelling; statistical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aerospace Technology and Space Informatics

edited by

Kai Leung Yung

,

Andrew W. H. Ip

and

Zhuming Bi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 944 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace; space explorations; deep space; space informatics; innovative design; AI and robotics; computer simulations

Vortex Flow Phenomena and Physics of Aerospace Engineering Applications

edited by

Tze How New

,

Desmond H. Lim

and

Nick Zang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 9 articles | Viewed by 17211 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamics; fluid dynamics; vortex dynamics; flow mechanism; flow physics; boundary layer; flow separation; viscous flow; flow transitions; flow instabilities

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

The 10th Anniversary of Aerospace: Advances in Aerospace Sciences and Technology

edited by

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 12642 | Submission Open

Computing Methods for Aerospace Reliability Engineering

edited by

Lukai Song

and

Yat Sze Choy

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11838 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; reliability analysis; optimization design; aerospace reliability; computational methods

Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles

edited by

Angelo Lerro

and Flavio J. Silvestre

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 11340 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced air mobility; multi-disciplinary design; unmanned aircraft systems; urban air mobility; flight dynamics; simulation; control; aerodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Application of Multidisciplinary Optimization and Artificial Intelligence Techniques to Aerospace Engineering (Volume II)

edited by

Jules Simo

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11050 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace engineering; multidisciplinary optimization; artificial intelligence; machine learning; data science; UAVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Design for Lightweight Space Materials and Structural Systems

edited by

Hyun-Ung Oh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8161 | Submission Open

Keywords: new space paradigm; lightweight; structural design; advanced material

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

Spacecraft Orbit Transfers

edited by

Zhenbo Wang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7535 | 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)

Challenges and Innovations in Aircraft Flight Control

edited by Nadjim Horri and

Toufik Souanef

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7513 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Orbit Determination Methods for Space Missions and Applications to the Exploration of the Solar System

edited by

Giacomo Lari

and

Marco Zannoni

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 7120 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbit determination; radio science; spacecraft data; small satellites; planetary science; satellite geodesy; ephemerides

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

Aerospace Human–Machine and Environmental Control Engineering

edited by

Liping Pang

and Chen Ding

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 7 articles | Viewed by 6537 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace man– machine– environment system engineering; aerospace environmental control; aerospace thermal management and energy utilization; aerospace human– machine– environment efficiency monitoring and evaluation; aerospace human– machine interaction and interface design; aerospace human machine function allocation

State Monitoring and Health Management of Complex Equipment (2nd Edition)

edited by

Cheng-Wei Fei

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6515 | Submission Open

Keywords: complex equipment; state monitoring; health management; modeling techniques; fault diagnosis and prediction; operation and maintenance

Integrating Disruptive Technology at the Aircraft Level

edited by

Salvatore Corcione

and

Vincenzo Cusati

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 6209 | 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)

Deep Space Exploration

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submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5926 | Submission Open

Keywords: space exploration; orbital mechanics; space missions

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

Machine Learning for Aeronautics (2nd Edition)

edited by

Olivia J. Pinon Fischer

and

Dimitri Mavris

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5878 | 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)

Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fanghua Jiang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4949 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft control and dynamics; orbital design; trajectory optimization; attitude determination; control and dynamics; satellite constellation; formation flying; debris removal

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

Advanced Aerospace Composite Materials and Smart Structures

edited by

Kyungil Kong

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4494 | Submission Open

Keywords: experimental mechanics; smart structures; non-destructive inspection; renewable composites; digital twin; interphase (interface); self-healing composites; structural health monitoring; composite manufacturing

Flight Control (2nd Edition)

edited by

Piotr Lichota

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4388 | Submission Open

Keywords: adaptative control; autonomous systems; guidance; navigation; and control; neural networks and machine learning; flight dynamics; flight testing; pilot modelling and human– aircraft interaction; reconfigurable and fault-tolerant control; risk and safety management; system identification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Recent Advances in Flight Testing

edited by

Haichao Hong

,

Florian Holzapfel

and

Shiqiang Hu

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4345 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight test; civil aircraft; guidance; navigation; control; flight safety; mission planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

The (Near) Future of Space Resources

edited by Michael Nord

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4201 | Submission Open

Keywords: space resources; in situ resource utilization; space mining

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

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 3367 | Submission Open

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

(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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2954 | 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)

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 2643 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aircraft Design (SI-6/2024)

edited by

Dieter Scholz

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1583 | 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)

Fatigue Damage and Fracture Analysis of Aerospace Metal Materials

edited by

Zhixin Zhan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1506 | Submission Open

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

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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1133 | Submission Open

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

Thermal Protection Technology of Hypersonic Propulsion

edited by Silong Zhang, Jingying Zuo and Xin Li

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 518 | 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

Advances in Lunar Exploration

edited by

Marco Sabatini

and

Leonard Felicetti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 476 | 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)

Curved Shock Waves

edited by Sannu Mölder

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 371 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aeroservoelastic Control

edited by Kumar Vikram Singh

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 236 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroservoelastic (ASE) analysis; active aeroelastic control; flutter suppression; smart materials in ASE control; aeroelastic control optimization; actuator design and performance for ASE control

(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 168 | 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)

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 324 | 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 6789 | 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

Numerical Simulations in Electric Propulsion

edited by

Nabil Souhair

,

Fabrizio Ponti

,

Mirko Magarotto

and Vittorio Giannetti

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 11449 | Submission Open

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

Small Satellite Missions

edited by

Paolo Marzioli

and Necmi Cihan Örger

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7711 | 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)

UAV System Modelling Design and Simulation

edited by

Wojciech Skarka

and Miha Brojan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6289 | Submission Open

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

Spacecraft Sample Collection

edited by Brent J. Bos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5805 | Submission Open

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

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

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 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5782 | 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)

Aerospace Anti-icing Systems

edited by

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

,

Stefano Valvano

and

Paolo Maggiore

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3716 | 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)

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 Jan 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2414 | 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)

Aircraft Design and System Optimization

edited by Musavir Bashir,

Ruxandra Botez

and Susan Liscouët-Hanke

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2252 | 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)

Laser Ultrasound Techniques for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Chen Ciang Chia

and

Mohammad Yazdi Harmin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2240 | 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)

Green Propellants for In-Space Propulsion

edited by Christoph Kirchberger, Angelo Pasini and Ulrich Gotzig

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 722 | 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)

Asteroid Impact Avoidance

edited by Mingtao Li and Qingbo Gan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | Viewed by 408 | 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)

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