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Advanced Fluid Flow Modeling and Next-Generation Engineering Simulations and Optimization in Aerospace Applications

edited by Jelena Svorcan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 345 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamics; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); flow physics; engineering simulations; aircraft design and optimization; aerospace structures; heat transfer; multi-physics; AI in aerospace applications; experiments in aerospace applications

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Orbital Mechanics and Optimal Control for Space Missions

edited by

M. Amin Alandihallaj

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 277 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrodynamics; trajectory optimization; spacecraft guidance, navigation, and control; orbital maneuvers; low-thrust propulsion; optimal control theory; multi-body dynamics; rendezvous and proximity operations; mission analysis; autonomous space systems

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

Advances in Fluid Physics for Aerospace Science and Engineering

edited by

Liming Yang

, Ning Zhao,

Chang Shu

and Cunbiao Lee

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamics; thermodynamics; computational fluid dynamics; aerospace engineering application

Advanced Heat Exchanger Technologies for Next-Generation Aerospace Propulsion Systems

edited by

Yinlong Liu

Laihe Zhuang

and

Hao Xia

submission deadline 31 Jan 2027 | Viewed by 109 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace propulsion systems; heat exchanger technologies; integrated thermal management; hybrid-electric aviation; advanced manufacturing; anti-icing and anti-coking

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Breakthrough Propulsion for Spacecraft

edited by

Martin Tajmar

and

Les Johnson

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 1545 | 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 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 538 | 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)

Mathematical Modelling, Guidance and Control for Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Zhongtao Cheng

submission deadline 25 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: trajectory optimization; online planning and intelligent planning; guidance theory and methods; pursuit and escape guidance; multi-agent coordination; intelligent decision-making; complex dynamics models; intelligent guidance

Space Object Tracking

edited by Leping Yang,

Tao Lei

and Xi Long

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1379 | Submission Open

Keywords: space object tracking; orbital dynamics space; surveillance network; orbit determination maneuver; detection sensor information; processing space safety

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

Advances in UAV Technology: Dynamics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Transformative Aerial Vehicles (2nd Edition)

edited by

Sergio Esteban

Guilherme V. Raffo

, Daniel Neri Cardoso and

Marcelo Alves Dos Santos

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 766 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); innovative UAV design; UAV dynamics; guidance systems; navigation technologies; control mechanisms; convertible UAVs; bio-inspired UAVs; unmanned underwater-aerial vehicles; eVTOL (electric vertical take-off and landing); unmanned aircraft system traffic management (UTM); distributed UAV networks; UAV path planning; mathematical modeling in UAVs; UAV applications; localization and mapping

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Multi-UAV Target Tracking and Control

edited by Zhao Xu and Guoqing Shi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 444 | 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)

Advances in Complex Structural Dynamics

edited by

Yuguang Bai

, Youwei Zhang and

Hui Zhuang

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 331 | Submission Open

Keywords: structure dynamics; impact dynamics; transient dynamics; multibody dynamics; fluid–structure interaction; aero-elasticity; advanced design and analysis; wind tunnel experiments

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Landing Systems Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Martin Skote

and

Craig Lawson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: landing gear systems; mechanical engineering; novel materials; optimization; multiphysics; interdisciplinary; noise; systems engineering; prognostics and health management

Space System Design (2nd Edition)

edited by Ed Kruzins and Edwin Peters

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 179 | 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)

Flight Guidance and Control (2nd Edition)

edited by Seokwon Lee and

Mingu Kim

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 167 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight control; guidance and control; flight vehicles; trajectory optimization; autonomous systems; unmanned aerial vehicles; spacecraft

Structural Health Monitoring and Prognostics for Aeronautical Structures

edited by Guoqiang Yu

submission deadline 28 Feb 2027 | Viewed by 146 | Submission Open

Keywords: service environment monitoring; remaining useful life (RUL) prediction; damage identification digital twin; damage self-sensing; real-time monitoring; on-board SHM systems; physics-based modelling; non-destructive evaluation; data-driven method

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Structural Strength, Life Reliability and Design Optimization of Aircraft Engines

edited by Xi Liu and Cheng Yan

submission deadline 10 Mar 2027 | 6 articles | Viewed by 3333 | 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)

New Perspective on Flight Guidance, Control and Dynamics

edited by

Yuanli Cai

and Bangcheng Ai

submission deadline 25 Mar 2027 | 9 articles | Viewed by 12544 | Submission Open

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

AI-Driven Innovations in Air Traffic Management and Aviation Safety

edited by

Milad Memarzadeh

submission deadline 26 Mar 2027 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3225 | 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)

Aircraft Structural Design Materials, Modeling, and Optimization

edited by

Mostafa El Sayed

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2870 | 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)

Advanced Aerospace Structures: Materials, Mechanics, and Intelligent Design

edited by Heyuan Huang and Meiying Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 728 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace structures; advanced structural materials; structural mechanics; lightweight design and optimization; composite and hybrid aerospace structures; multiscale characterization and modeling; aeroelasticity and structural dynamics; additive manufacturing for aerospace structures; digital twin and intelligent structural design; structural health monitoring and reliability

Advanced Electric Propulsion System

edited by

Liqiu Wei

, Liwei Zhou and Yanlin Hu

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 412 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced electric propulsion system (AEPS); plasma propulsion; propellant optimization; in-orbit intelligent maintenance; adaptive power regulation; propulsion system reliability; cathode lifetime; digital twin; multi-physics modeling; prognostics and health management

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

Advanced and Intelligent Attitude Control for Spacecraft

edited by

Fabio Celani

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 359 | Submission Open

Keywords: attitude control; artificial intelligence-driven control; autonomous spacecraft; spacecraft dynamics and control; nonlinear control; optimal control; robust control

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

Advances in Thermal Fluid, Dynamics and Control (2nd Edition)

edited by

Dan Zhao

and

Mohammad Shahsavari

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | 1 articles | Viewed by 299 | 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)

Sustainable Air Transport Management and Operations

edited by

and

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 272 | Submission Open

Keywords: air transport; airline; airport; sustainable aviation fuels (SAF); AI in aviation; digital transformation in air transport; air connectivity; network planning; aviation policy and regulation; sustainable aviation systems

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

High-Speed Flow, Aerodynamics, Aerothermal Prediction and Thermal Protection: Measurement, Modeling and Ground Test Technologies

edited by Gaoxiang Xiang, Xingpu Ma and Kai Zhou

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: high-speed flow mechanisms; aerodynamics; aerothermal prediction; thermal protection; artificial intelligence; experimental measurement; wind tunnel testing; ground test technology

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Hypersonic Aerothermodynamics and Flow Physics

edited by

Rui Zhao

Jiaao Hao

and

Jinghui Guo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 115 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersonic aerodynamics; high-temperature gas dynamics; thermochemical non-equilibrium; turbulence and transition mechanics and modeling; aerodynamic heating; shock/boundary-layer interaction; thermal protection; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Guidance, Navigation, and Control for Unmanned Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Hongyu Zhou

Yibo Ding

and Xiaozhe Ju

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 54 | Submission Open

Keywords: trajectory optimization and guidance; online planning and decision; automatic navigation; synergistic and corporation; complex nonlinear coupling; system prediction, identification, and recognition; fault diagnosis and tolerant control; intelligent guidance and control

Advanced Dynamics, Innovative Design, and Engineering Implementation for Space Propulsion Systems

edited by Guozhu Liang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2027 | Viewed by 34 | Submission Open

Keywords: space propulsion system; advanced dynamics; innovative design; engineering implementation

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

Space Optical Instrumentation

edited by Cyril Bourgenot, Christopher Graham and

Supachai Awiphan

submission deadline 15 Apr 2027 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2843 | 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)

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

edited by Yu Hu and Xiaoping Xu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1633 | 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)

The Study of Unidentified Aerial/Aerospace Phenomena Towards Disruptive Propulsion Concepts

edited by

Andrea Lani

, Anders Warell and Gary V. Stephenson

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 799 | Submission Open

Keywords: unidentified aerial phenomena; unidentified aerospace phenomena; hypersonics; multi-sensor systems; hyper-spectral cameras; AI-driven data analysis; tracking systems; trans-medium; electrodynamics; magnetohydrodynamics; field propulsion; quantum gravity

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Global Navigation Satellite System

edited by

Qiang Zhang

, Xiaolong Xu and Zhen Li

submission deadline 30 Apr 2027 | Viewed by 133 | Submission Open

Keywords: GNSS; precise orbit determination; satellite clock estimation; atmospheric error modeling; high-precision positioning; multi-source fusion positioning; ionospheric delay; tropospheric delay; integrity monitoring

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

Nonlinear Problems of Aircraft Flight Dynamics

edited by

Mikhail Goman

and

Mark Lowenberg

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 309 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight dynamics; nonlinear dynamics; flight safety; high angle of attack; nonlinear aerodynamics; flow separation; stability and controllability; command and stability augmentation systems (CSASs); virtual flight testing; maneuverability; wind tunnel testing; computational fluid dynamics (CFD)

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Guidance and Control for Flight Vehicles

edited by

Haizhao Liang

Shuang Li

and Yuliang Bai

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 116 | Submission Open

Keywords: missiles; hypersonic vehicles; unmanned aerial vehicles; trajectory optimization; tracking guidance; terminal guidance; intelligent guidance; attitude control; nonlinear control; robust control; intelligent control

Optimal Guidance and Navigation of Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Ying Nan

and

Baichun Gong

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: original innovations in aerospace; aerospace vehicle design; flight guidance, navigation and control; flight mechanics

Digital Intelligence for Advanced Aircraft Engine Performance, Health, and Control

edited by

Haoying Chen

, Yong Wang and Haibo Zhang

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 69 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft engine; digital intelligence; performance modeling; control law optimization; adaptive control; fault diagnosis; fault-tolerant control; adaptive cycle engine

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Spacecraft Dynamics, Resilient Control and Space Environment Interactions

edited by

Demet Cilden Guler

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 42 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft dynamics; astrodynamics; guidance, navigation, and control (GNC); resilient control; space environment interactions; solar radiation pressure; atmospheric drag; solar sails and drag sails; autonomous spacecraft; space situational awareness

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

Aircraft Performance Evaluation

edited by Jie Ma

submission deadline 31 May 2027 | Viewed by 26 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft performance evaluation; intelligent evaluation methods; small-sample evaluation; test and evaluation (T&E); adaptive test design; complex system evaluation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Control Methods for Aero-Engine and Propeller Systems

edited by Yong Wang and Wang Hao

submission deadline 30 Jun 2027 | Viewed by 114 | Submission Open

Keywords: aero-engine and propeller system modeling; aero-engine adaptive control; aero-engine robust control; aero-engine intelligent control; integrated propeller/aero-engine optimization and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

The Application of Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace Propulsion

edited by

Chen Kong

Yuan Li

and

Xin Lu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 147 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace propulsion; artificial intelligence; intelligent design; AI4E; intelligent engine; intelligent fluid mechanics; AI control

Intelligent Planning, Decision-Making, and Control for Autonomous Aerospace Systems

edited by Pengyu Wang,

Hongyan Li

and Yuhan Liu

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous aerospace systems; intelligent aircraft and spacecraft; mission planning and task allocation; cooperative decision-making; guidance, navigation, and control; reentry guidance and precision landing; attitude and orbit control; multi-spacecraft systems; learning-based control; model-based and data-driven methods; safety-critical control; robustness and reliability

Advanced Ultra-High-Temperature Materials and Thermal Protection Systems for Aerospace Applications

edited by Bo Gao

submission deadline 31 Jul 2027 | Viewed by 49 | Submission Open

Keywords: ultra-high-temperature materials; thermal protection systems; experimental characterization; multiscale and multiphysics modeling; damage and reliability assessment

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

Recent Advances in Spacecraft Dynamics and Control (2nd Edition)

edited by

Shuang Li

Haizhao Liang

, Lei Xie and

Xu Liu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open

Keywords: trajectory optimization; orbit dynamics and control; attitude dynamics and control; space mission design and analysis

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

Intelligent Adaptive Control for Autonomous Aerospace Systems

edited by

Junjie Kang

Haoyu Cheng

and Hassan Alkomy

submission deadline 31 Aug 2027 | Viewed by 127 | Submission Open

Keywords: autonomous aerospace systems; intelligent adaptive control; guidance, navigation, and control; cooperative control; robust and fault-tolerant control; safety-critical control; distributed and event-triggered control; state estimation and trajectory planning; UAVs and aerial robotics; spacecraft control and on-orbit servicing

Damage Detection and Health Monitoring of Aircraft Structures

edited by Chengguang Fan and Xiaozhen Zhang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2027 | Viewed by 68 | Submission Open

Keywords: structural health monitoring (SHM); damage detection and localization; aircraft structures / composite airframes; guided waves and piezoelectric sensing; machine learning and prognostics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

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