Aerospace Mechatronics

A special issue of Aerospace (ISSN 2226-4310). This special issue belongs to the section "Aeronautics".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 July 2022) | Viewed by 743

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Institute for Aerospace Studies, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Interests: space systems engineering; concurrent engineering; mechatronics; space manipulators; planetary rovers; space systems miniaturization; spacecraft formation flying; asteroid engineering; intelligent robot teams; reconfigurable manipulators, legged locomotion for exploratory rovers
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Dear Colleagues,

Aerospace systems are genuine mechatronic artifacts characterized by the synergistic integration of their mechanical, electromechanical, and electronic components, as well as built-in informational constituents in the form of onboard computers, microprocessors and microcontrollers. Design of such systems is challenging, as the conventional decoupled or loosely-coupled approaches can hardly provide optimal or even sub-optimal solutions.

This special issue presents feature papers, in the form of original research articles as well as comprehensive state-of-the-art surveys, on recent scientific and technological advancements of systematic frameworks and architectures for the concurrent, detail-level engineering of aerospace systems, from conception to configuration to integration to realization and implementation. The topics include, but not limited to, application of mechatronics methodologies to aerospace systems, concurrent engineering of aeronautical and astronautical systems, aerospace systems miniaturization, multidisciplinary design optimization of aerospace systems, design and development of unmanned aerial vehicles, space manipulators and planetary rovers, aerospace systems formation dynamics and control, etc.

Only submissions with a high caliber will be selected for open-access publication in the special issue, through a careful peer-review process on the condition of no valid rejection report from any reviewer.

Prof. Dr. M. Reza Emami
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • mechatronics
  • concurrent engineering
  • multidisciplinary design
  • aerospace systems engineering
  • aerospace miniaturization
  • UAV formation
  • spacecraft formation and constellation
  • space manipulator
  • planetary rover

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