Control of Hypersonic Morphing Flight Vehicles
A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Aeronautics".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2026 | Viewed by 159
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Morphing aircraft can rapidly alter their aerodynamic configuration, flight trajectory, and attack methods, making them one of the key directions for the innovative development of future-generation aircraft. They have the potential to reshape operational patterns of future warfare and establish a new paradigm for the intelligent application of morphing aircraft. Compared with traditional aircraft, morphing aircraft can adjust their structural configuration and flight state according to their environmental conditions, mission status, and operational objectives, thereby providing superior aerodynamic performance and manoeuvrability and significantly enhancing the aircraft's mission adaptability. This has attracted widespread attention from scholars and research institutions worldwide, establishing morphing aircraft as a cutting-edge research focus in advanced aircraft control technology.
To facilitate the exchange the latest research in advanced guidance and control for morphing aircraft, the editors of this Special Issue invite submissions addressing the challenges of guidance and control in these systems. The aim is to foster collaboration among researchers and to drive innovation in advanced guidance and control technologies for morphing aircraft.
Prof. Dr. Changzhu Wei
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- modeling and flight performance analysis of morphing aircraft
- trajectory optimization methods and deformation strategies for morphing aircraft
- advanced guidance methods for morphing aircraft
- advanced control methods for morphing aircraft
- integrated design methods for guidance and control of morphing aircraft
- intelligent control theory and methods for morphing aircraft
- other guidance and control methods related to morphing aircraft
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