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Recent Progress in Dynamics, Control, and Guidance of Green Aviation and Advanced Air Mobility

edited by

Shu-Guang Zhang

and

Mingkai Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1232 | Submission Open

Keywords: green aviation; advanced air mobility (AAM); eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing); flight dynamics; control systems; path planning; human– machine interaction; simplified vehicle operation

Advanced Thermal Management in Aerospace Systems

edited by

Xiande Fang

and Zhanru Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 903 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft environment control; thermal management; thermal control; avionics cooling; life support; anti/de-icing; turbine cooling; heat transfer

Mechanics of Advanced Aerospace Materials and Structures

edited by Guoqing Yuan,

Jie Zhi

and

Jian Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 667 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced materials; lightweight structure; structural functional integration; smart materials and structures; AI+; precision forming; structure optimization; advanced manufacturing; structural health monitoring and testing; mechanics of sandwich structures; thermal structures

Propulsion Solutions for Enhancing the Small Launchers’ Competitiveness

edited by Carmine Carmicino

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 366 | Submission Open

Keywords: green propellants; hybrid rockets; liquid rockets; efficient propulsion systems; small-satellites; light-weight composite structures; 3D printing

Enabling Solutions for the Grand Challenge of Electric Propulsion Development

edited by Maryam Reza, Farbod Faraji, Dan M. Goebel and Kurt Polzin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 339 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric propulsion; numerical simulations; advanced diagnostics and experiments; machine-learning-enabled modeling; facility effects; predictive modeling and control; digitalization and digital engineering in EP; physics of EP operation; novel EP system verification approaches; innovative development practices; sustainable and scalable EP system development

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

Recent Advances in Vehicle Navigation and Positioning

edited by

Bingbing Gao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 338 | Submission Open

Keywords: positioning and navigation; SLAM; route planning; artificial intelligence; integrated navigation; information fusion

Space Navigation and Control Technologies (2nd Edition)

edited by Xin Ma, Wei Zhang and Dongyu Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 295 | Submission Open

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

Aerodynamic Optimization of Flight Wing

edited by Yayun Shi,

Kaixuan Feng

and

Guijie Li

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 281 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust design optimization; computational fluid dynamics; aerodynamic optimization; AI-based modeling; optimization algorithm; uncertainty quantification; efficient optimization strategy; gradient-based optimization; heuristic algorithms; drag reduction optimization; hypersonic aerodynamic modeling; full-mission cycle aerospace aerodynamic optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Multidisciplinary Intelligent Design and Optimization of Flight Vehicle Systems

edited by

Renhe Shi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 201 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight vehicle design; multidisciplinary design optimization; data-driven design; artificial intelligence-based design; metamodel-based design and optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Manufacturing, Assembly, and Testing Technologies for Spacecraft

edited by Yanfang Liu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 187 | Submission Open

Keywords: additive manufacturing in aerospace; intelligent spacecraft assembly; flexible grasping and fixture design; automated sealant and adhesive dispensing; precision measurement and inspection technologies; micro-low-gravity environment simulation technology; fault detection and diagnosis technology

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

Innovations in Thermal Control and Management for Spacecraft

edited by

Guiping Zhu

, Nan Xiang and Yi Huang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 108 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft thermal control; heat pipes and loop heat pipes; phase change materials; microgravity heat transfer; thermal protection systems; two-phase flow and cooling; radiative heat transfer in space; magnetohydrodynamic thermal management; space environment simulation; thermal system optimization

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

Advances in Space Surveillance and Tracking

edited by

Marco Felice Montaruli

and Mauro Massari

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2020 | 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)

Aircraft Noise Mitigation—Concepts, Assessment, and Implementation

edited by

Lothar Bertsch

and

Rainer Schmid

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1327 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft noise; noise mitigation; noise reduction concepts; noise assessment methods; low-noise flight operations; airport noise management

Innovations in Space Robotics: Pioneering the Future of Space Exploration

edited by

Jun He

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 746 | Submission Open

Keywords: space robotics; on-orbit servicing; planetary surface exploration; mechanism design; perception and motion planning; autonomous navigation and control

Optimal Control in Astrodynamics

edited by

Mauro Pontani

and

Stefano Carletta

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 547 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrodynamics; space trajectory optimization; spacecraft guidance and control; spacecraft attitude; spacecraft operations; satellite constellations

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

Aerodynamic Numerical Optimization in UAV Design (2nd Edition)

edited by Aleksandar M. Simonović

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 304 | 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

Flight Dynamics and Simulation of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles

edited by

Ryan Paul

and

Kursat Kara

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 286 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight dynamics; handling qualities; ride quality; control allocation; control design; control augmentation; unified control concept; flight simulation

Urban Low-Altitude Airspace Management and Flight Planning

edited by

Honghai Zhang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 282 | Submission Open

Keywords: digital airspace system design and management; advanced trajectory planning and optimization; intelligent operation control of low-altitude flight; development of new low-altitude infrastructure; urban low-altitude economic application scenarios

Finite Element Analysis of Aerospace Structures

edited by

Xingyue Sun

and

Wenbo Sun

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 189 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace structures; finite element modeling; multi-scale and multi-physics simulations; structural integrity and reliability; fatigue and fracture analysis; composite and advanced materials; optimization and design methods; experimental validation and case studies

Conceptual Design for Aeronautics Propulsion Applications

edited by

Angel Velazquez

and

Francisco Sastre

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: conceptual design; aeronautics propulsion systems; methodological approaches

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Aerodynamics and Thermal Management for Next-Generation Aero-Engines

edited by

Yu Rao

and

Kirttayoth Yeranee

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 161 | Submission Open

Keywords: aero-engine aerodynamics; thermal management; advanced cooling technologies; high-temperature materials; heat exchangers; flow control; additive manufacturing; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); complex cooling structures; AI-driven design

Challenges and Innovations in Aircraft Flight Control (2nd Edition)

edited by

Nadjim Horri

and

Toufik Souanef

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Selected Papers from 11th International Conference on Vortex Flow Mechanics

edited by

Xiande Fang

and

Fang Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 97 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Dynamic Control for High-Speed Flights

edited by

Jianying Wang

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 87 | Submission Open

Keywords: missiles; hypersonic vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles; high-speed vehicle models; trajectory optimization; tracking guidance; terminal guidance; intelligent guidance; attitude control; nonlinear control; robust control; intelligent control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Combustion of Solid Propellants

edited by

Wen Ao

submission deadline 15 May 2026 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12308 | Submission Open

Keywords: propellant combustion; combustion adjustment; combustion modeling; high-pressure combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Space Robotics and Embodied Intelligence: Advancing Autonomous Exploration

edited by Deshan Meng,

Lei Yan

and Linqi Ye

submission deadline 25 May 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10741 | 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)

Formation Flight of Fixed-Wing Aircraft

edited by

Carlo E. D. Riboldi

submission deadline 30 May 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5140 | Submission Open

Keywords: formation flight; fixed-wing UAV; swarm; drones; unmanned aerial vehicle; guidance; obstacle avoidance; obstacle detection; dynamics; trajectory computation; path planning; simulation; experimental; testing; campaign; fixed-wing aircraft; multi-UAV; multi-aircraft; cooperative; coordination; flocking; multi-agent; distributed sensor; observer; formation flight mission; mission planning; performance; collective conscience; cellular; leader-follower; leader; wingman; formation optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Challenges and Recent Advances in Model-Based Engineering for Aerospace

edited by

Fernando Mas

Anderson Luis Szejka

and

Osiris Canciglieri Junior

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1743 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-based engineering (MBE); model-based system engineering (MBSE); aerospace; knowledge-based engineering (KBE); digital twin (DT); ontology; semantics

Flight Performance and Planning for Sustainable Aviation

edited by

Judith Rosenow

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1467 | 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)

High Speed Aircraft and Engine Design

edited by

Chengxiang Zhu

and

Jun Liu

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1409 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-speed aerodynamics; propulsion systems; high-speed flight

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Spacecraft Orbit Transfers (2nd Edition)

edited by

Zhenbo Wang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 867 | 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)

Heritage and Innovation: Solid Propellants Throughout a Century of Rocket Development

edited by

Xiang Lv

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 152 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid rocket motor; solid propellant; energetic materials; grain design; combustion instability; structural integrity; numerical simulation; measurement and test; combustion diagnostics; multiphase flow combustion; combustion mechanism; additive manufacturing

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

Heat and Mass Transfer in Rocket Propulsion

edited by

Giuseppe Gallo

Harunori Nagata

and

Landon Kamps

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 95 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion chambers and nozzles; cooling channels and cryogenic handling; solid and hybrid propellants; monopropellants; electric propulsion systems

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

Advanced Aircraft Composite Structure Design

edited by

Wei Feng

and Chao Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2026 | Viewed by 61 | Submission Open

Keywords: fiber-reinforced composite materials; functional and multi-functional composites; additive manufacturing of composites; finite modeling method; dynamic response of composite structures; composite maintenance and repair; hygrothermal aging; composite joints; extreme environment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Spacecraft/Satellite Technologies (2nd Edition)

edited by

Xiaofeng Wu

submission deadline 5 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 232 | 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)

Deicing and Anti-Icing of Aircraft (Volume IV)

edited by

Hirotaka Sakaue

and Xiaobin Shen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9799 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Structural Dynamics Modelling, Aeroelastic Analysis and Experimental Verification Methods for Aircraft Systems

edited by Weizhe Feng,

Wei Qian

and

Rafic M. Ajaj

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6887 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural dynamic modeling; structural dynamic optimization; aeroelastic stability; aeroservoelastic stability; computational aeroelasticity; ground vibration test; wind tunnel test; data-driven virtual test techniques

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Fatigue Damage and Fracture Analysis of Aerospace Metal Materials

edited by

Zhixin Zhan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 3 articles | Viewed by 6747 | Submission Open

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

New Perspective on Flight Guidance, Control and Dynamics

edited by

Yuanli Cai

and Bangcheng Ai

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5542 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight modeling and simulation; flight guidance and control; artificial intelligence and optimization; information fusion and processing

Situational Awareness Using Space-Based Sensor Networks

edited by Zengfu Wang and

Qingrui Zhou

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4636 | Submission Open

Keywords: space-based sensor networks; multi-source heterogeneous information fusion; target tracking; sensor resource management; distributed fusion; task planning; earth observation; space surveillance; satellite constellations

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

Recent Advances in Icing Studies and Energy-Efficient De-Icing/Anti-Icing Technologies

edited by

Xin Yang

, Wenqiang Zhang, Dongyu Zhu and Ningli Chen

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2982 | Submission Open

Keywords: icing; de-icing; anti-icing; SLD; ice crystal; icing physics; icing thermodynamics; phase change; heat/mass transfer; icing wind tunnel; icing detection; CFD

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aircraft Conceptual Design: Tools, Processes and Examples

edited by

Timothy Takahashi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2570 | 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)

Composite Materials and Aircraft Structural Design

edited by Morteza Abouhamzeh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1905 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft design; aviation/aeronautical; composite; hybrid; biomaterials; optimization; novel aircraft structures; functional composites; modeling; optimizations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aircraft Electric Power System II: Motor Drive Design and Control

edited by

Yuan Gao

Zhen Huang

, Hengliang Zhang,

Zhan Li

and

Pat Wheeler

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 485 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft electrification; electric propulsion systems; electrical machine; motor drive; wide-bandgap semiconductors; high-power-density machines; fault-tolerant design; artificial intelligence; intelligent motor control; drive system integration

Aerodynamic Analysis of a High-Speed Aircraft: From Hypersonic Down to Subsonic Speeds

edited by

Giuseppe Pezzella

and

Andrea Aprovitola

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 323 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-speed flow; supersonic flow; hypersonic flow; aerodynamics; aerothermodynamics; scramjet propulsion; computational fluid dynamics; MDO

Breakthrough Propulsion for Spacecraft

edited by

Martin Tajmar

and

Les Johnson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 298 | Submission Open

Keywords: breakthrough propulsion; interstellar travel; advanced in-space propulsion; warp drive; vacuum forces

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

Innovations in Rotorcraft Flight Dynamics and Control

edited by Jonnalagadda V R Prasad, Ilkay Yavrucuk and

Mahmoud A. Hayajnh

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 224 | Submission Open

Keywords: physics-based simulation models; flight dynamic modeling of multi-rotor vehicles; fly-by-wire; intelligent flight control; urban air mobility; eVTOL; active rotor control; system identification; AI and machine learning; autonomous control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Hybrid Rocket Propulsion System

edited by Jongshinn Wu and

Shisin Wei

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: hybrid rocket propulsion; combustion instability; fuel regression rate; additive manufacturing; green propellants; in-space propulsion; numerical modeling; throttling control; thrust vector control; propulsion education

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

Dynamic Simulation of Electric Rocket Engine Propulsion

edited by Nanjia Yu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: dynamic simulation; electrically driven pump-fed engine; turbopump; multi-physics modeling; transient analysis; liquid rocket engine; control system design; system integration

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

Modern Small Spacecraft Design

edited by Jesus D. Gonzalez-Llorente and

Zizung Yoon

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: CubeSats and nanosatellites; small spacecraft; very low Earth orbit (VLEO) satellites; moon and space exploration; space systems engineering; spacecraft subsystem design; electrical power systems (eps); propulsion systems; thermal control and thermal management; space communications and rf systems; communication and cyber security; modular and scalable architectures; satellite internet of things (IoT); satellite constellations and swarms; onboard autonomy; artificial intelligence (AI) in space; machine learning (ML) for space systems; sustainable space missions; FDIR mechanism; fault tolerant architecture; space debris mitigation and end-of-life strategies; in-orbit demonstration and technology validation

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

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