Aerospace

Aerospace Human–Machine and Environmental Control Engineering

edited by

and Chen Ding

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 13685 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace man– machine– environment system engineering; aerospace environmental control; aerospace thermal management and energy utilization; aerospace human– machine– environment efficiency monitoring and evaluation; aerospace human– machine interaction and interface design; aerospace human machine function allocation

Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles

edited by

Angelo Lerro

and Flavio J. Silvestre

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 11 articles | Viewed by 20870 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced air mobility; multi-disciplinary design; unmanned aircraft systems; urban air mobility; flight dynamics; simulation; control; aerodynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Dynamics, Control & Simulation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Karim Abu Salem

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11733 | 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)

Spacecraft Orbit Transfers

edited by

Zhenbo Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 11007 | 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)

Green Propellants for In-Space Propulsion

edited by Christoph Kirchberger, Angelo Pasini and Ulrich Gotzig

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7328 | Submission Open

Keywords: rocket propulsion; space propulsion; in-space propulsion; satellite propulsion; lander propulsion; advanced propellants; green propellants; hydrazine replacement; non-toxic fuels; less-toxic fuels; hydrogen peroxide; high-test peroxide; H2O2; nitrous oxide; N2O; water propulsion; catalyst; ionic liquids; energetic ionic liquids; EIL; nitromethane; hypergolic; ammonium dinitramide; ADN; LMP-103S; ASCENT; AF-M315E; hydroxylammonium nitrate; HAN; SHP163; Life Cycle Analysis (LCA); sustainability

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

Current Trend of High Temperature and Pressure Materials in Hypersonic Vehicles

edited by

Ikhyun Kim

and

Yosheph Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6948 | Submission Open

Keywords: shock waves; high-temperature material; hypersonic flow; material– environment interaction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

New Trends in Aviation Development 2024–2025

edited by

Miroslav Kelemen

,

Peter Korba

and

Wenjiang Yang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4457 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeronautics and aerospace technologies; dual-use applications; aircraft design; maintenance and services; certification; UAV/UAS; photogrammetry and GIS; avionics; aeronautical meteorology; aerodynamics; vibroacoustic issues; space systems; sensors; application of superconducting technology in astronautics; numerical modelling; multicriteria decision processes; big data; aeronautics education and training; human factors and performance; reliability; safety and security; risk assessment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Laser Propulsion Science and Technology (2nd Edition)

edited by

John Sinko

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 2866 | Submission Open

Keywords: beamed energy propulsion; debris removal; directed energy propulsion; laser ablation; laser arrays; laser debris removal; laser-electric propulsion; laser launch; laser momentum coupling; laser orbital debris removal; laser propellant; laser propulsion; laser sails; laser thermal coupling; laser thermal propulsion; laser thrusters; lightsails; microwave propulsion

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

Thermal Protection System Design of Space Vehicles

edited by

Roberto Scigliano

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2783 | Submission Open

Keywords: TPS design and technology for re-entry missions; TPS design and technology for interplanetary missions; high-temperature innovative materials for TPS applications (CMC; ablative … ); reusable launch vehicles (RLSs); TPS modelling techniques

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

Asteroid Impact Avoidance

edited by Mingtao Li and Qingbo Gan

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2743 | Submission Open

Keywords: near-earth asteroids; planetary defense; sky survey; asteroid characterization; orbit deflection; asteroid disruption; orbit determination; risk assessment; hazards evaluation; space debris modeling; mitigation; and remediation

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

Fuzzy Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods for Aerospace Science and Technology

edited by Juan Miguel Sánchez-Lozano and Eloy Peña-Asensio

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | Viewed by 254 | Submission Open

Keywords: decision matrix; prioritization; multi-criteria; fuzzy logic; space mission; planetary exploration; aerospace engineering; space science

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Climate-Neutral Transport Aviation

edited by

Giuseppe Palaia

,

Karim Abu Salem

and

Mario Rosario Chiarelli

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14058 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary optimization; climate neutrality; hybrid-electric powertrain; hydrogen-based powertrain; sustainable aviation

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

Flight at Supersonic and Hypersonic Velocities: Aerodynamics, Flow Control, Propulsion

edited by

Konstantin Volkov

submission deadline 15 Aug 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4041 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic flow; hypersonic flow; aerodynamics; flow control; propulsion; shock wave; heat transfer; shape optimisation; thermal protection; scramjet; ramjet

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Innovation and Challenges in Hypersonic Propulsion

edited by Kunyuan Zhang and Yongzhou Li

submission deadline 20 Aug 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5160 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersonic propulsion; propulsion/airframe integration; combined cycle engine; inlet design; supersonic combustion; nozzle design; flame stabilization; thermal management; aerothermodynamics; wind tunnel testing; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Dynamics and Control of Space On-Orbit Operations

edited by Lingling Shi and Masahiro Nohmi

submission deadline 30 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 262 | Submission Open

Keywords: space on-orbit operations; dynamic modeling; nonlinear control; sensing techniques; mission planning; simulation and verification; intelligent control

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

Space Propulsion: Advances and Challenges (3rd Volume)

edited by

Kyun Ho Lee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 19506 | 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)

Advances in Thermal Fluid, Dynamics and Control

edited by Yuguang Bai,

Hexia Huang

, Pan Wang and

Dan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 6610 | 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)

Aerospace Anti-icing Systems

edited by

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

,

Stefano Valvano

and

Paolo Maggiore

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6608 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-icing systems; aviation safety; ice accretion model; advanced materials and coatings; thermal anti-icing; chemical anti-icing; mechanical anti-icing; electro-expulsive anti-icing; ice formation mechanisms; de-icing chemicals; aircraft design; operational strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Zamir Koshuriyan and

Adrian Sescu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6353 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; turbulence modelling; statistical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Detonative Propulsion (2nd Edition)

edited by Yunfeng Liu and Zhiwu Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2438 | Submission Open

Keywords: oblique detonation engine; rotating detonation engine; pulsed detonation engine; shock-induced supersonic combustion; detonation-assisted scramjets; propulsive performance analysis; gaseous detonation; multiphase detonation

Precise Orbit Determination of the Spacecraft

edited by Yong Huang and

Jianguo Yan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2198 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbit determination; GNSS data; deep space exploration; cislunar navigation

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

Advances in Reduced-Order Modeling for Aerodynamic Analysis, Optimization, and Aeroelasticity

edited by

Weigang Yao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 964 | Submission Open

Keywords: reduced-order modeling (ROM); aeroelasticity; aerodynamic shape optimization; machine learning in computational fluid dynamics (CFDs); data-driven modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Guidance and Control

edited by Seokwon Lee and

Mingu Kim

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 551 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Fatigue and Fracture of Aerospace Composite Materials and Structures

edited by Yu’e Ma and Wandong Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 242 | Submission Open

Keywords: fatigue mechanism of composite materials and structures; fracture mechanism of composite materials and structures; damage tolerance of composite structures; strength of composite materials; damage and failure of composite materials under high temperatures; structural mechanics of composites under strong irradiation environments; damage and failure behavior of composite materials after impact; multi-scale/multi-physical field coupled mechanics of composites; micro/meso-mechanics of composites; advanced experimental methods for composite materials and structures under extreme environments

Advanced Aerospace Composite Materials and Smart Structures

edited by

Kyungil Kong

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 10164 | Submission Open

Keywords: experimental mechanics; smart structures; non-destructive inspection; renewable composites; digital twin; interphase (interface); self-healing composites; structural health monitoring; composite manufacturing

Combustion of Solid Propellants

edited by

Wen Ao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7133 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Scientific and Technological Advances in Hydrogen Combustion Aircraft

edited by Paul Palies

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2524 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion; hydrogen; mixing; turbulence; swirl; premixed; partially premixed; stratified; flame displacement speed; cryogenic; cryogenic distillation; separation; aviation; aircraft; swirler; heat exchanger; injector; combustor; jet engine; fluid mechanics; flame stabilization; acoustics; combustion instability; fuel burn

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Experimental Fluid Dynamics and Fluid-Structure Interactions

edited by

Zhijin Wang

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2360 | Submission Open

Keywords: experimental fluid dynamics; fluid– structure interactions; flow-induced vibration; unsteady aerodynamics; flight/flow control; morphing wings; load control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics of Unsteady Flow

edited by Teng Zhou, Wangqiao Chen and Jingwen Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1906 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; unsteady flow; rotor– rotor interaction; fluid structure interaction; experimental aerodynamics/aeroacoustics; computational aeroacoustics; wing noise; rotor noise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Spacecraft Trajectory Design

edited by Mingying Huo, Gang Zhang and

Zichen Fan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1785 | 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)

New Results in Wind Tunnel Testing

edited by

Bosko Rasuo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1377 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsonic/transonic/supersonic/hypersonic wind tunnel; measurement techniques; measurement systems; test methodology; innovative approaches

Numerical Modelling of Aerospace Propulsion

edited by Thien Xuan Dinh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 420 | Submission Open

Keywords: propulsion modelling algorithms; combustion modelling of gas/liquid/solid propellant; computational fluid dynamics for propulsion; numerical-aid-design propulsion; open-source code for propulsion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Performance and Planning for Sustainable Aviation

edited by

Judith Rosenow

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 264 | 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)

Advances in Space Surveillance and Tracking

edited by

Marco Felice Montaruli

and Mauro Massari

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 232 | 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)

Innovations in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Design and Development

edited by Marco Ciarcià

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 193 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs); drone technology; UAV design; UAV development; aerial robotics; flight control systems; UAV payload integration; artificial intelligence (AI) in UAVs; UAV swarming; UAV navigation and guidance; regulations and standards; future trends in UAVs

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Aerospace Materials and Technologies

edited by Giuseppe Sala and

Pietro Aceti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 171 | Submission Open

Keywords: polymers composite materials and technologies; bio-mimetic materials; lightweight and shape memory alloys technologies; additive manufacturing processes; smart materials and structures; health and usage monitoring systems; HUMSs; materials aging and deterioration; recyclable materials; self-healing materials; materials for harsh conditions

Recent Advances in Vehicle Navigation and Positioning

edited by

Bingbing Gao

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 149 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Experimental and Computational Combustion

edited by Marcel Ilie

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 110 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft engine; air-breathing propulsion; turbojet engine; turbofan engine; supersonic/hypersonic combustion; turbulence modeling; turbulent reacting flows; premixed combustion; non-premixed combustion; aeroacoustics and combustion-generated noise; large-eddy simulations (LESs); direct numerical simulations (DNSs); hybrid RANS/LES; analytical and computational combustion; numerical methods and high-order schemes

Research and Applications of Low-Altitude Urban Traffic System

edited by

Yujie Yuan

, Haoran Chi and

Chun Sing Lai

submission deadline 15 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3071 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; unmanned traffic management; urban low-altitude traffic; urban aerial traffic; autonomous navigation

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

Fluid Flow Mechanics (4th Edition)

edited by

Pietro Catalano

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4697 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbulence modelling; computational fluid dynamics; laminar separation bubbles; separation; transition

Selected Papers from the 11th Edition of the “AEROSPATIAL” Conference (AEROSPATIAL 2024)

edited by

Cristina-Elisabeta Pelin

, Marilena D. Pavel,

Ioan Ursu

, Jochen Wild, Daniela Enciu and Ionuţ Bunescu

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4575 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace sciences; aerodynamics; aerospace structures; materials for aeronautics and aerospace; systems and control in aeronautics; aerospace management

Fatigue Damage and Fracture Analysis of Aerospace Metal Materials

edited by

Zhixin Zhan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4129 | Submission Open

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

Advances in Asteroid Dynamics

edited by Marta Ceccaroni and Marco Fenucci

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3369 | Submission Open

Keywords: asteroid dynamics; orbit determination; space exploration

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

Advanced Flow Diagnostic Tools (2nd Edition)

edited by

Lin Chen

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2630 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-based optical methods; surface flow visualization; transition detection; microfluidics/nanofluidics; combustion flow; multiphase flow; wind tunnel and/or flight tests; heat transfer flow; boundary layer; compressible flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Green Propulsion: Present Solutions and Perspectives for Powering Environmentally Friendly Space Missions (2nd Edition)

edited by

Filippo Maggi

,

Paravan Christian

and Stefania Carlotti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1315 | Submission Open

Keywords: green propulsion; solid propulsion; liquid propulsion; hybrid propulsion; propellant; pollution; environmental impact; space industry; clean technologies

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

New Sights into Rocket Guidance and Intelligent Control

edited by

Hongyang Bai

, Lihui Wang and Liguo Tan

submission deadline 31 Oct 2025 | Viewed by 190 | 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

New Concepts in Spacecraft Guidance Navigation and Control

edited by Carmine Giordano,

Vittorio Franzese

and Iosto Fodde

submission deadline 20 Nov 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2385 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft GNC; miniaturized satellites; autonomous space systems; spacecraft trajectory optimization; deep space navigation; adaptive control systems; artificial intelligence in spacecraft GNC; space distributed systems

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

Space Robotics and Embodied Intelligence: Advancing Autonomous Exploration

edited by Deshan Meng,

Lei Yan

and Linqi Ye

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4276 | 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)

Deicing and Anti-Icing of Aircraft (Volume IV)

edited by

Hirotaka Sakaue

and Xiaobin Shen

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3679 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Integrated Guidance and Control for Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Bin Zhao

, Tuo Han, Pengyu Wang and Wei Dong

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2558 | Submission Open

Keywords: integrated guidance and control; guidance and control modelling; constrained guidance and control; field-of-view limit; terminal impact constraint; actuator saturation; intelligent control

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