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Overall Aircraft Design for New Airframe Technologies, New Energy Systems, and New Operations—2nd Edition

edited by Yaolong Liu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2026 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: overall aircraft design; aircraft technology integration; EVTOL; MDAO (multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization); MBSE (model-based systems engineering); hybrid electric propulsion; laminar flow control; formation flight; trajectory optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

AI-Driven Innovations in Air Traffic Management and Aviation Safety

edited by

Milad Memarzadeh

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1282 | Submission Open

Keywords: machine learning; artificial intelligence; generative AI; air traffic management; aviation safety; responsible AI; deep learning; decision support systems

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

Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms for Satellite Formation Flying (2nd Edition)

edited by Gabriella Gaias and Jean-Sébastien Ardaens

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 407 | Submission Open

Keywords: relative navigation; relative orbit determination; spacecraft rendezvous; satellite formation flying; formation reconfiguration; active debris removal; autonomy; swarms; distributed space systems

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

Structural Strength, Life Reliability and Design Optimization of Aircraft Engines

edited by Xi Liu and Cheng Yan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: lifetime prediction; structural design; uncertainty quantification; reliability evaluation; reliability design; optimization algorithm; topology optimization; multi-disciplinary design optimization; surrogate model; correlation analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Intelligent Control and Stability Management of Aerospace Propulsion Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 200 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent control; reliability; stability management; aerospace propulsion; rockets

Conceptual Design and Multidisciplinary Optimization of Electric Vertical Take-Off and Landing (eVTOL) Aircraft

edited by Yu Hu and Xiaoping Xu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 80 | Submission Open

Keywords: eVTOL conceptual design; multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO); distributed electric propulsion (DEP); battery sizing and electrical energy system integration; rotorcraft aerodynamics; design for noise abatement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aircraft Structural Design Materials, Modeling, and Optimization

edited by

Mostafa El Sayed

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 24 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft structures; structural design and optimization; multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO); composite and advanced materials; additive manufacturing; multiscale and multiphysics modeling; aeroelasticity and structural dynamics; topology; shape; and size optimization; digital twin and structural health monitoring; AI-enabled structural design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Resilient and Intelligent Autonomous Flight: Dynamics, Guidance, and Control Systems

edited by

Davood Asadi

submission deadline 31 Jul 2026 | Viewed by 7 | Submission Open

Keywords: resilient autonomous flight; intelligent flight systems; flight dynamics and modeling; guidance; navigation; and control (GNC); fault-tolerant and adaptive control; learning-based and AI-driven control; trajectory optimization; UAVs and aerial robotics; multi-agent and swarm systems; vision-based autonomy and perception; urban air mobility (UAM); safety-critical aerospace systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Spacecraft Trajectory Design

edited by Mingying Huo, Gang Zhang and

Zichen Fan

submission deadline 30 Aug 2026 | 6 articles | Viewed by 16150 | 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)

Next-Generation Drones for Urban Air Mobility: Advances and Innovations

edited by

Giacomo Silvagni

and

Daniele Fattizzo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 7317 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation drones; urban air mobility (UAM); innovative materials; hybrid and conventional propulsion; carbon-neutral and zero-emission fuels; AI-powered navigation; flight control systems; communication networks; safety protocols; autonomous flight

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flow and Heat Transfer in Solid Rocket Motors

edited by Yang Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5028 | Submission Open

Keywords: solid rocket motor; complex flow and heat transfer; ablation mechanism; insulator; multiphase flow modeling; metal droplet behavior; design of combustion chamber and nozzle; combustion modeling; prediction of performance

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

Advanced AI and Robotic Technologies for Spacecraft Modelling, Optimization, and Decision-Making

edited by

Andrew W. H. Ip

Zhuming Bi

and

Kai Leung Yung

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3999 | Submission Open

Keywords: space exploration; space missions; spacecraft planning; artificial intelligence

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

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

edited by

Jules Simo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 595 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

New Sights into Rocket Guidance and Intelligent Control

edited by

Hongyang Bai

, Lihui Wang and Liguo Tan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 420 | 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

Space Optical Instrumentation

edited by Cyril Bourgenot, Christopher Graham and

Supachai Awiphan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 192 | Submission Open

Keywords: earth observation (EO); freespace optical communications (FSOC); optics; imagers; spectrometers; freeform optics

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

Emerging Trends in Air Traffic Flow and Airport Operations Control

edited by

Lei Yang

, Yan Xu and

Yutong Chen

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 180 | Submission Open

Keywords: capacity and delay prediction; dynamic airspace configuration; air traffic flow and capacity management; departure; arrival and surface management; integrated airport and airside operations control; collaborative multi-airport system operations; 4D trajectory planning and management; human-automation interactions; integration of new entrants into controlled airspace; resilient air traffic operation

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

Next-Generation Power Technologies for Deep Space Exploration

edited by

José A. Carrasco

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 77 | Submission Open

Keywords: deep-space exploration; power electronics; spacecraft power systems; energy conversion; power management and distribution (PMAD); high-reliability design; radiation-hardened electronics; energy storage; electric propulsion; nuclear and solar power systems; thermal management

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

Advances in Gas Turbine Heat Transfer and Cooling Technology

edited by Yuting Jiang and Guoqiang Yue

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas turbine cooling; air-cooled turbine; film cooling; internal cooling; impingement cooling; turbine blade heat transfer; conjugate heat transfer; cooling efficiency

Spacecraft Close-Proximity Operations

edited by Shunli Li

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Viewed by 19 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust trajectory optimization; uncertainty modeling; non-cooperative targets; spacecraft swarm covert maneuvers; stealth attitude planning; space manipulators; small-body exploration

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

Multi-UAV Target Tracking and Control

edited by Zhao Xu and Guoqing Shi

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: target tracking; target cognition; multiple UAVs; cooperative control; distributed filtering; search and exploration; navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

1st International Forum on Aerospace and Mechanical Optimization

edited by

Melike Nikbay

, Zhijun Wang and

Xiaosong Du

submission deadline 15 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 235 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural and topology optimization; aerodynamic and trajectory optimization; multidisciplinary design optimization; aeroelastic and fluid– structure interaction optimization; aircraft design optimization; propulsion system optimization; materials design optimization; aeroacoustic optimization; multi-fidelity modeling and optimization; optimization under uncertainty; AI and machine learning in optimization; quantum computing for engineering optimization

Adjoint-Based Techniques in Computational Fluid Dynamics: Theory and Applications

edited by

Jorge Ponsin

and

Carlos Lozano

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1275 | 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

Space Propulsion: Advances and Challenges (4th Edition)

edited by

Kyun Ho Lee

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 188 | 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)

Progress in Satellite Formation Flying Technologies

edited by

Marco Sabatini

and

Roberto Opromolla

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 143 | Submission Open

Keywords: formation flying; distributed satellite systems; proximity operations; autonomous GNC; relative dynamics modeling; formation design; formation control; relative navigation; visual; LIDAR; RF; and GNSS navigation; in-orbit operations; mission design; technology demonstrators; low-thrust actuators; HIL experiments; artificial intelligence

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

Intelligent Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Next-Generation Spacecraft

edited by

Shufan Wu

, Qiang Shen and Yixin Huang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent spacecraft GNC; reinforcement learning in aerospace control; spacecraft space rendezvous and docking; intelligent satellite constellation control; fault-tolerant and adaptive GNC; geometric mechanics and attitude control; multi-agent cooperative control in space; high-speed re-entry guidance and dynamics

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

Intelligent Autonomous Control and Decision-Making for Spacecraft

edited by Jianbin Qiu, Chanying Li,

Jose de Jesus Rubio

and Wenqiang Ji

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 67 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous rendezvous and docking; space robotics; on-orbit servicing; active debris removal; intelligent perception; pose estimation; intention recognition; orbit planning; intelligent reasoning; orbital game; attitude/orbit control; mission planning; performance optimization; resource allocation; multi-agent system; learning-based control; edge computing in space

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

Intelligent Multi-Agent Systems for Advanced Space Applications

edited by Kai Zhang, Zexu Zhang and Xuefei Yang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Viewed by 35 | Submission Open

Keywords: multi-agent systems; spacecraft swarms; formation flying; distributed guidance and control; on-orbit servicing; space autonomy

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

Advanced Modeling of Aero-Engine Complex Systems

edited by

Shuiting Ding

and

Peng Liu

submission deadline 30 Sep 2026 | Submission Open

Keywords: aero-engine modeling; multidisciplinary modeling; multiscale integration modeling; algorithm stability; managing software integration; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital twin technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Human Factors and Performance in Aviation Safety

edited by

Douglas D. Boyd

and

Elizabeth L. Blickensderfer

submission deadline 30 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

Keywords: human factors; human performance; aviation safety; cognition; human– machine interface; automation; pilot training

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

Sensitivity Analysis and Design Optimization for Aerospace Systems

edited by Teng Long,

Haichao An

and Zhao Wei

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 84 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary design optimization; sensitivity analysis; new-concept flight vehicles; design engineering; system engineering

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Machine Learning for Aerodynamic Analysis and Optimization

edited by Runze Li and

Andrea Da-Ronch

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 25 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamics; machine learning; physics-driven; generality; interpretability; reliability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Climate-Neutral Transport Aviation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Giuseppe Palaia

and

Karim Abu Salem

submission deadline 31 Oct 2026 | Viewed by 16 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary optimization; climate neutrality; hybrid-electric powertrain; hydrogen-based powertrain; sustainable aviation fuels; fuel cell; sustainable aviation; green air transportation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Vortex Flow Phenomena and Physics of Aerospace Engineering Applications (2nd Edition)

edited by

Tze How New

Desmond H. Lim

and

Nick Zang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1839 | 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)

Design, Monitoring and Mitigation of Environment-Induced Failures in Aerospace and Mobility Systems

edited by

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

Stefano Valvano

and

Paolo Maggiore

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 129 | Submission Open

Keywords: environment-induced failures; aerospace structures and systems; structural health monitoring (SHM); fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) and optical sensors; digital twins and predictive maintenance; icing and anti-/de-icing systems; impact and foreign object damage (FOD); multiphysics modeling and simulation; smart/adaptive materials and coatings; reliability and lifecycle assessment; failure analysis and mitigation strategies; harsh environments (space; maritime; polar; desert); resilient design and adaptive control

Hypersonic Aerodynamics and Propulsion

edited by Lianjie Yue

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 105 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersonic aerodynamics; air-breathing propulsion; wide-range ramjet engine; rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC) engine; integrated guidance and control (IGC); flow stability and mode transition; aerothermodynamics; shock-wave/boundary-layer interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Dynamics, Control & Simulation (3rd Edition)

edited by

Karim Abu Salem

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 103 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight dynamics; performance analysis; flight simulation; advanced controls; new aircraft concepts; innovation; multidisciplinary optimization; flight mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Power Management for Hybrid Electric Aircraft

edited by

Giuseppe Palaia

submission deadline 31 Dec 2026 | Viewed by 91 | Submission Open

Keywords: power management; hybrid electric; fuel cell; multidisciplinary design optimization; hybrid powertrain architectures; sustainable aviation; aircraft design

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

On-Board Systems Design for Aerospace Vehicles (3rd Edition)

edited by