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Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Climate-Neutral Transport Aviation submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14905 | 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)
Flight at Supersonic and Hypersonic Velocities: Aerodynamics, Flow Control, Propulsion
edited by
submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4432 | 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)
Dynamics and Control of Space On-Orbit Operations
edited by Lingling Shi and Masahiro Nohmi
submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 300 | Submission Open
Keywords: space on-orbit operations; dynamic modeling; nonlinear control; sensing techniques; mission planning; simulation and verification; intelligent control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Space Propulsion: Advances and Challenges (3rd Volume)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 22203 | 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)
New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications
edited by Zamir Koshuriyan and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 7434 | Submission Open
Keywords: aeroacoustics; turbulence modelling; statistical analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Advances in Thermal Fluid, Dynamics and Control
edited by , , Pan Wang and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7326 | 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)
Aerospace Anti-icing Systems submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 7020 | 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 Detonative Propulsion (2nd Edition)
edited by Yunfeng Liu and Zhiwu Wang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3478 | Submission Open
Keywords: oblique detonation engine; rotating detonation engine; pulsed detonation engine; shock-induced supersonic combustion; detonation-assisted scramjets; propulsive performance analysis; gaseous detonation; multiphase detonation
Precise Orbit Determination of the Spacecraft
edited by Yong Huang and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2775 | Submission Open
Keywords: orbit determination; GNSS data; deep space exploration; cislunar navigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Advances in Reduced-Order Modeling for Aerodynamic Analysis, Optimization, and Aeroelasticity
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1485 | Submission Open
Keywords: reduced-order modeling (ROM); aeroelasticity; aerodynamic shape optimization; machine learning in computational fluid dynamics (CFDs); data-driven modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Flight Guidance and Control
edited by Seokwon Lee and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 847 | 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)
Fatigue and Fracture of Aerospace Composite Materials and Structures
edited by Yu’e Ma and Wandong Wang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 276 | Submission Open
Keywords: fatigue mechanism of composite materials and structures; fracture mechanism of composite materials and structures; damage tolerance of composite structures; strength of composite materials; damage and failure of composite materials under high temperatures; structural mechanics of composites under strong irradiation environments; damage and failure behavior of composite materials after impact; multi-scale/multi-physical field coupled mechanics of composites; micro/meso-mechanics of composites; advanced experimental methods for composite materials and structures under extreme environments
Advanced Aerospace Composite Materials and Smart Structures
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11272 | Submission Open
Keywords: experimental mechanics; smart structures; non-destructive inspection; renewable composites; digital twin; interphase (interface); self-healing composites; structural health monitoring; composite manufacturing
Combustion of Solid Propellants
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8000 | Submission Open
Keywords: propellant combustion; combustion adjustment; combustion modeling; high-pressure combustion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Scientific and Technological Advances in Hydrogen Combustion Aircraft
edited by Paul Palies
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3556 | 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)
Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interactions
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3107 | Submission Open
Keywords: experimental fluid dynamics; fluid– structure interactions; flow-induced vibration; unsteady aerodynamics; flight/flow control; morphing wings; load control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Spacecraft Trajectory Design
edited by Mingying Huo, Gang Zhang and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2319 | Submission Open
Keywords: efficient trajectory design for deep space exploration missions; spacecraft game-based orbit design; space situation awareness; spacecraft formation trajectories; space manipulator trajectory design
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics of Unsteady Flow
edited by Teng Zhou, Wangqiao Chen and Jingwen Guo
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2091 | 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)
New Results in Wind Tunnel Testing
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1671 | Submission Open
Keywords: subsonic/transonic/supersonic/hypersonic wind tunnel; measurement techniques; measurement systems; test methodology; innovative approaches
Numerical Modelling of Aerospace Propulsion
edited by Thien Xuan Dinh
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 591 | Submission Open
Keywords: propulsion modelling algorithms; combustion modelling of gas/liquid/solid propellant; computational fluid dynamics for propulsion; numerical-aid-design propulsion; open-source code for propulsion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Flight Performance and Planning for Sustainable Aviation
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submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 529 | Submission Open
Keywords: sustainable aviation; flight performance optimization; contrails and climate impact; alternative fuels; greenhouse gas emissions; aviation environmental impact; sustainable propulsion systems; aviation decarbonization; flight path optimization; climate-friendly aviation; life cycle assessment (lca) in aviation; operational efficiency in aviation; aviation emission mitigation; sustainable aviation fuels (safs); electric and hybrid aircraft; hydrogen-powered aviation; climate-conscious flight planning; net-zero aviation; aviation policy and sustainability; impact of contrail avoidance
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)
Advances in Space Surveillance and Tracking
edited by and Mauro Massari
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 260 | Submission Open
Keywords: space debris; space surveillance and tracking; space situational awareness; orbit determination; space objects cataloguing; artificial intelligence; in-orbit fragmentations; satellite conjunctions; collision avoidance; space traffic management; cislunar region
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Advanced Aerospace Materials and Technologies
edited by Giuseppe Sala and
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 197 | Submission Open
Keywords: polymers composite materials and technologies; bio-mimetic materials; lightweight and shape memory alloys technologies; additive manufacturing processes; smart materials and structures; health and usage monitoring systems; HUMSs; materials aging and deterioration; recyclable materials; self-healing materials; materials for harsh conditions
Recent Advances in Vehicle Navigation and Positioning
edited by
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open
Keywords: positioning and navigation; SLAM; route planning; artificial intelligence; integrated navigation; information fusion
Advances in Experimental and Computational Combustion
edited by Marcel Ilie
submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 124 | Submission Open
Keywords: aircraft engine; air-breathing propulsion; turbojet engine; turbofan engine; supersonic/hypersonic combustion; turbulence modeling; turbulent reacting flows; premixed combustion; non-premixed combustion; aeroacoustics and combustion-generated noise; large-eddy simulations (LESs); direct numerical simulations (DNSs); hybrid RANS/LES; analytical and computational combustion; numerical methods and high-order schemes
Research and Applications of Low-Altitude Urban Traffic System
edited by , Haoran Chi and
submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3633 | Submission Open
Keywords: artificial intelligence; unmanned traffic management; urban low-altitude traffic; urban aerial traffic; autonomous navigation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)
Fluid Flow Mechanics (4th Edition)
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submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5337 | Submission Open
Keywords: turbulence modelling; computational fluid dynamics; laminar separation bubbles; separation; transition
Selected Papers from the 11th Edition of the “AEROSPATIAL” Conference (AEROSPATIAL 2024)
edited by , Marilena D. Pavel, , Jochen Wild, Daniela Enciu and Ionuţ Bunescu
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4999 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerospace sciences; aerodynamics; aerospace structures; materials for aeronautics and aerospace; systems and control in aeronautics; aerospace management
Fatigue Damage and Fracture Analysis of Aerospace Metal Materials
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4456 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerospace materials; fatigue damage; crack propagation; environmental effects; microstructural analysis; fatigue life prediction; non-destructive testing; computational modeling; advanced material design
Advances in Asteroid Dynamics
edited by Marta Ceccaroni and Marco Fenucci
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4089 | Submission Open
Keywords: asteroid dynamics; orbit determination; space exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Advanced Flow Diagnostic Tools (2nd Edition)
edited by
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2866 | 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)
Green Propulsion: Present Solutions and Perspectives for Powering Environmentally Friendly Space Missions (2nd Edition)
edited by , and Stefania Carlotti
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1636 | 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)
New Sights into Rocket Guidance and Intelligent Control
edited by , Lihui Wang and Liguo Tan
submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 209 | Submission Open
Keywords: intelligent aerospace systems; rocket launches and rocket reuse; formation control and coordination; fault diagnosis and health monitoring; multi-objective optimization; evolutionary computation; deep learning in aerospace; sensor fusion; fixed-time control; spacecraft autonomy; trajectory optimization; aerospace control systems; vision-based navigation; intelligent flight control; advanced signal processing; aerospace system reliability
New Concepts in Spacecraft Guidance Navigation and Control
edited by Carmine Giordano, and Iosto Fodde
submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2779 | Submission Open
Keywords: spacecraft GNC; miniaturized satellites; autonomous space systems; spacecraft trajectory optimization; deep space navigation; adaptive control systems; artificial intelligence in spacecraft GNC; space distributed systems
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Space Robotics and Embodied Intelligence: Advancing Autonomous Exploration
edited by Deshan Meng, and Linqi Ye
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5199 | Submission Open
Keywords: space robotics; space manipulators; embodied intelligence; innovative design; trajectory optimization; perception and manipulation; intelligent control; human– robot interaction; on-orbit servicing; autonomous exploration
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Deicing and Anti-Icing of Aircraft (Volume IV)
edited by and Xiaobin Shen
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3959 | Submission Open
Keywords: deicing; anti-icing; ice accretion; ice adhesion; ice cohesion
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Integrated Guidance and Control for Aerospace Vehicles
edited by , Tuo Han, Pengyu Wang and Wei Dong
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2860 | Submission Open
Keywords: integrated guidance and control; guidance and control modelling; constrained guidance and control; field-of-view limit; terminal impact constraint; actuator saturation; intelligent control
Challenges and Recent Advances in Model-Based Engineering for Aerospace submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 726 | Submission Open
Keywords: model-based engineering (MBE); model-based system engineering (MBSE); aerospace; knowledge-based engineering (KBE); digital twin (DT); ontology; semantics
New Perspective on Flight Guidance, Control and Dynamics
edited by and Bangcheng Ai
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 432 | Submission Open
Keywords: flight modeling and simulation; flight guidance and control; artificial intelligence and optimization; information fusion and processing
Physical Interaction of Floating-Base Robotics for Advancing Aerospace Technologies
edited by Matteo Fumagalli
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 214 | Submission Open
Keywords: floating-base manipulation; aerial and space robotics; underwater; legged and humanoid robotics methods for aerospace applications; dynamics and control of floating-base systems; robot physical interaction
Aerodynamic Numerical Optimization in UAV Design (2nd Edition)
edited by Aleksandar M. Simonović
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 103 | 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
Space Navigation and Control Technologies (2nd Edition)
edited by Xin Ma, Wei Zhang and Dongyu Li
submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 101 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous navigation; integrated navigation; celestial navigation; pulsar navigation; optical navigation; maneuver control; networked spacecraft cooperation; adaptive systems; robotic control
Aircraft Conceptual Design: Tools, Processes and Examples
edited by
submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open
Keywords: aircraft design; design engineering; systems engineering; conceptual design; certification; aerodynamics; propulsion; structures; mass properties; operations research
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Innovation and Challenges in Hypersonic Propulsion
edited by Kunyuan Zhang and Yongzhou Li
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6428 | 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)
Space System Design
edited by Ed Kruzins and Edwin Peters
submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2712 | Submission Open
Keywords: advanced mission design; spacecraft subsystem innovations; modular and scalable space architectures; AI and ML in space system design; sustainability in space; integration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components
(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 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2695 | Submission Open
Keywords: space tether; modeling technique; state estimator/observer; controller designer; experiment
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Advances in UAVs: Design Methods, Performance Enhancement Techniques and Technologies submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAVs; design and synthesis; innovative layouts; aerodynamics; optimization; flow control; alternative energy sources; solar energy; flight planning; structures; materials; airworthiness
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Advancing Fluid Dynamics in Aerospace Applications submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 383 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerospace fluid dynamics; applied aerodynamics; computational and experimental aerodynamics; flow control and optimization; aero-propulsive interaction; high-speed flows; reduced-order modeling
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
From Satellite Systems Design, Verification and Testing to Spacecraft Operations
edited by
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 8844 | 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
Adjoint-Based Techniques in Computational Fluid Dynamics: Theory and Applications
edited by and
submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 525 | Submission Open
Keywords: adjoint equations  ; continuous adjoint method  ; discrete adjoint method  ; aerodynamic design  ; properties of adjoint solutions  ; gradient-based optimization  ; computational fluid dynamics  ; multidisciplinary optimization  ; adjoint-based stability analysis  ; error estimation and mesh adaptation  ; uncertainty quantification
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