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Aerodynamic and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization

edited by

Zhonghua Han

and Jiangtao Huang

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9125 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerodynamic shape optimization; multidisciplinary design optimization; coupled adjoint method; new-concept aircraft; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Technology of Distributed Space Systems: Formation-Flying, Swarms, and Constellations

edited by

Shijie Zhang

, Yafei Zhao, Tao Nie and Xiangtian Zhao

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6675 | Submission Open

Keywords: distributed space system; spacecraft formation flying; swarm; constellation; coordinated perception and control; collision avoidance; satellite networking; joint sensing; communication; and computation

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

Aeroelasticity, Volume IV

edited by

Enrico Cestino

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5177 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

New Insights into Aerodynamics and Cooling in Gas Turbine Engines

edited by

Yu Rao

and

Yang Li

submission deadline 20 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5164 | Submission Open

Keywords: gas turbine; turbine blade aerodynamics; additive manufacturing; passive flow control; advanced cooling system; turbine blade/vane cooling; novel external cooling; high-efficiency internal cooling; double-wall cooling; conjugate heat transfer; experimental/analytical methods; computational fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Predicting the Onset and Control of Thermoacoustics

edited by

Xinyan Li

Chenzhen Ji

and

Geng Chen

submission deadline 29 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3642 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermoacoustic oscillations; nonlinear analysis; prediction of its onset; active and passive control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Sustainable Civil Supersonic and Hypersonic Aircraft: Main Challenges and Latest Developments

edited by

Roberta Fusaro

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12313 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Numerical Simulations in Electric Propulsion

edited by

Nabil Souhair

Fabrizio Ponti

Mirko Magarotto

and Vittorio Giannetti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 9041 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric propulsion; plasma thrusters; plasma physics; numerical modeling; MHD; fluid methods; kinetic methods; particle-in-cell; hybrid methods

Electric Machines for Electrified Aircraft Propulsion

edited by Justin J. Scheidler and Parag Kshirsagar

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8835 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric machine configuration; design; and performance; effect of machines on aircraft-level performance; interactions between machines and other EAP system components and their combined performance; reliability; maintainability; and concept of operations; conductor selection and design; lightweighting; materials and subcomponents of cryogenic machines; thermal management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Electric Power Systems and Components for All-Electric Aircraft

edited by

Mona Ghassemi

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5875 | Submission Open

Keywords: all-electric aircraft; power systems; circuit breakers; power cables; motors; batteries; fuel cells; supercapacitors; converters; storage resources; low pressures; arc; arc tracking; partial discharges

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Planetary Exploration

edited by Roy Lichtenheldt

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5131 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary exploration; rover; terramechanics; in situ exploration; orbital observations; robotics; subsurface; drilling

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

Integrating Disruptive Technology at the Aircraft Level

edited by

Salvatore Corcione

and

Vincenzo Cusati

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 4879 | Submission Open

Keywords: disruptive aircraft design; enabling technologies; electric propulsion; sustainable alternative fuels; MDO enhanced by Machine Learning; hydrogen-powered aircraft; coatings; smart structures; supersonic commercial flight; noise mitigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

UAV System Modelling Design and Simulation

edited by

Wojciech Skarka

and Miha Brojan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3065 | Submission Open

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle; drones; electric propulsion; simulation; numerical modelling

Artificial Intelligence in Aeroacoustics for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Alessandro Di Marco

Elisa De Paola

and Luana Georgiana Stoica

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 732 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; noise reduction; noise prediction; noise localization; buffeting; wall pressure fluctuations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Enabling Electric Aircraft Technology and Systems for Net-Zero Operation

edited by

Paul Howard Riley

and Marco Rivera

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 303 | Submission Open

Keywords: lightweight electric motors; power electronics; cascaded H bridge; multi-level converters; net zero; ePlane; microgrid; lightweight batteries; battery swap; cost of ownership; energy sources

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

Droplet Impact for Airfoil Performance

edited by

Adelaida Garcia-Magariño

and Suthyvann Sor

submission deadline 30 Sep 2024 | Viewed by 188 | Submission Open

Keywords: droplet dynamics; droplet deformation; droplet aerobreakup; collection efficiency; splashing; heavy rain; icing; SLD; airfoil performance degradation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

AI-Enabled Signal Processing for Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks

edited by

Xin Liu

submission deadline 15 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1712 | Submission Open

Keywords: Space– Air– Ground networks; signal processing; SAGIN

Overall Aircraft Design for New Airframe Technologies, New Energy Systems and New Operations

edited by Yaolong Liu, Mingqiang Luo and

Andrea Da-Ronch

submission deadline 20 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1439 | 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)

Aerospace Anti-icing Systems

edited by

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

Stefano Valvano

and

Paolo Maggiore

submission deadline 30 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1651 | 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)

Recent Research on UAM/AAM Aircraft and Systems: Modeling, Advanced Control, and Emerging Technologies

edited by

Shu-Guang Zhang

and

Mingkai Wang

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 6 articles | Viewed by 8727 | Submission Open

Keywords: green air mobility; sustainable air transportation; urban air traffic; advanced air mobility; electric propulsion; vertical takeoff and landing; sustainable energy

Research and Development of Supersonic Aircraft

edited by

Masahiro Kanazaki

and

Takahiro Ukai

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 5018 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic aircraft design; experiments; computer simulations; aircraft design; flight experiments; sonic boom mitigation; low emission technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Spacecraft Sample Collection

edited by Brent J. Bos

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3479 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary sampling; sampling techniques and hardware; spacecraft instrumentation

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

Aerospace Combustion Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fabrizio Ponti

and

Filippo Maggi

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3456 | Submission Open

Small Satellite Missions

edited by

Paolo Marzioli

and Necmi Cihan Örger

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3189 | Submission Open

Keywords: small satellites; CubeSats; nano-satellites; micro-satellites; mini-satellites; AIV; system engineering; space systems; mission analysis; space traffic management

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

Aircraft Design and System Optimization

edited by Musavir Bashir,

Ruxandra Botez

and Susan Liscouët-Hanke

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 872 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft design optimization; aircraft Subsystem optimization; integrated design frameworks; model-based systems engineering (MBSE); advanced optimization algorithms; high-fidelity simulations; surrogate modeling; metaheuristic optimization; uncertainty quantification; multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization; innovative aircraft configurations; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Innovative Aircraft Electrical Power Systems

edited by Seang Shen Yeoh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 675 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft electrical power system; stability analysis; modelling; architecture optimisation; aircraft electric propulsion; aircraft power distribution; energy storage for aircraft; hybrid electric aircraft; other electric aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Transonic Flow (2nd Edition)

edited by

Simon Prince

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 632 | Submission Open

Keywords: transonic flow; shock wave; buffet; boundary layer interaction; computational fluid dynamics; wind tunnel testing

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Lunar Exploration

edited by

Marco Sabatini

and

Leonard Felicetti

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 357 | Submission Open

Keywords: lunar exploration; in situ resources utilization; lunar satellite navigation; communication; rovers design and GNC; new services for future missions; landing; outpost design and life support systems

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

Aeroservoelastic Control

edited by Kumar Vikram Singh

submission deadline 31 Oct 2024 | Viewed by 142 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroservoelastic (ASE) analysis; active aeroelastic control; flutter suppression; smart materials in ASE control; aeroelastic control optimization; actuator design and performance for ASE control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Progress in Turbomachinery Technology for Propulsion

edited by

Andrea Magrini

and

Ernesto Benini

submission deadline 10 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3459 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbomachinery; gas turbine engines; propulsion system design and integration; hybrid electric propulsion; inlet distortion; boundary layer ingestion; ultra-high bypass ratio turbofan; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); wind tunnel tests; aeroelasticity and aeromechanics; aeroacoustics of jet engines and nacelles; propeller and open rotor

Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms for Satellite Formation Flying

edited by Gabriella Gaias and Jean-Sébastien Ardaens

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5818 | Submission Open

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

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

Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma Actuator

edited by

Takayuki Matsunuma

and

Takehiko Segawa

submission deadline 15 Nov 2024 | Viewed by 240 | Submission Open

Keywords: induced flow; flow control; flow separation; flow instability and turbulence; jet noise; shock wave– boundary layer interaction; power supply; alternative current dielectric barrier discharge; nano-second pulse dielectric barrier discharge; ozone production mechanism

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Dynamics, Control & Simulation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Karim Abu Salem

submission deadline 25 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2875 | 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)

Vertical Lift: Rotary- and Flapping-Wing Flight

edited by Umberto Saetti,

Bo Cheng

and Pierluigi Capone

submission deadline 29 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2146 | Submission Open

Keywords: rotorcraft; flapping-wing flight; aerodynamics; fluid dynamics; stability and control; structures; structural dynamics; aeroelasticity; propulsion; acoustics; autonomy; biology; biomechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Space Sampling and Exploration Robotics

edited by

Junyue Tang

and Shengyuan Jiang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12065 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary regolith; soil– machine interaction; sampling robotics system; detecting payloads; property detection

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

Recent Advances in Applied Aerodynamics

edited by

Cheolheui Han

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6043 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; aerodynamic testing; design optimization; flow control; flow-structure interaction; boundary layer transition.

Revolutionizing Aerospace Mobility: Green Hydrogen As the Sustainable Fuel of the Future

edited by

Giacomo Silvagni

and

Vittorio Ravaglioli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5373 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; aerospace mobility; sustainable fuel; aviation; space; hydrogen fuel cell; propulsion systems; environmental impact; production and distribution; policy and regulation

Aerodynamic Numerical Optimization in UAV Design

edited by Aleksandar M. Simonović

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5200 | 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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in CubeSat Sails and Tethers (2nd Edition)

edited by

Pekka Janhunen

and

Andris Slavinskis

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4168 | Submission Open

Keywords: propellantless CubeSat propulsion; lightsails (photon pressure propulsion) and dragsails (atmospheric drag); electric solar wind sail and plasma brake (Coulomb drag propulsion); electrodynamics tethers (Lorentz force propulsion); earth orbit as well as interplanetary CubeSats; orbital debris; on-board orbit and attitude control

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

Aircraft Structural Health Monitoring and Digital Twin

edited by

Xiaojun Wang

and

Lei Wang

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4115 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft structure; structural health monitoring; digital twin; structural loading identification; structural damage identification; sensor layout optimization; real-time monitoring; predictive maintenance

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Innovative Methods for Satellite and Space Debris Identification and Motion Reconstruction

edited by

Leonardo Parisi

and

Paolo Marzioli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2448 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; space debris; identification; motion; tracking; orbit determination; attitude

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

Advances in UAV Technology: Dynamics, Guidance, Navigation, and Control of Transformative Aerial Vehicles

edited by Sergio Esteban, Guilherme V. Raffo, Daniel Neri Cardoso and Marcelo Alves Dos Santos

submission deadline 30 Nov 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 812 | 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 and 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)

UHBR Engine and Ducted Propulsor Noise Reduction Technology for Future Aircraft

edited by

Weiyang Qiao

and

Weijie Chen

submission deadline 6 Dec 2024 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1415 | Submission Open

Keywords: UHBR engines; ducted fan; aeroacoustics; noise prediction; noise reduction; noise measurement

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Avionics and Astrionics Systems

edited by

Roberto Sabatini

and

Alessandro Gardi

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7706 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace vehicle; aircraft systems; spacecraft systems; avionics; astrionics; air traffic management; spaceflight; robotics; autonomous systems; guidance; navigation and control; unmanned aircraft systems; uas traffic management; advanced air mobility; urban air mobility; regional air mobility; distributed satellite systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; digital transformation; environmental sustainability; sustainable aviation; intelligent systems; satellite systems; distributed space systems; space domain awareness; space situation awareness; space traffic management; sensor fusion; satellite navigation; navigation systems; guidance systems; control systems; integrity monitoring; knowledge-based systems; safety-critical systems; integrity augmentation; defense systems; intelligence; surveillance; reconnaissance; human– machine systems

Advances on Autonomous Navigation for Spacecraft Proximity Operations and Formation Flying: Algorithms Development and Verification Methods

edited by

Stefano Silvestrini

and

Michèle Lavagna

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 4609 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft; proximity; rendezvous; testing; processor-in-the-loop; hardware-in-the-loop; autonomous navigation

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

Advanced GNC Solutions for VTOL Systems

edited by

and

submission deadline 15 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2387 | Submission Open

Keywords: guidance; navigation; control; vertical take-off and landing; urban air mobility; advanced air Mobility; flight safety; electric aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization for Climate-Neutral Transport Aviation

edited by

Giuseppe Palaia

Karim Abu Salem

and

Mario Rosario Chiarelli

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 5 articles | Viewed by 6189 | 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)

Space Navigation and Control Technologies

edited by Xin Ma, Wei Zhang and Dongyu Li

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2551 | Submission Open

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

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

New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Zamir Koshuriyan and

Adrian Sescu

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1250 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; turbulence modelling; statistical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aerospace Technology and Space Informatics

edited by

Kai Leung Yung

Andrew W. H. Ip

and

Zhuming Bi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2024 | Viewed by 756 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace; space explorations; deep space; space informatics; innovative design; AI and robotics; computer simulations

Vortex Flow Phenomena and Physics of Aerospace Engineering Applications

edited by

Tze How New

Desmond H. Lim

and

Nick Zang

submission deadline 31 Dec 2024 | 8 articles | Viewed by 12120 | 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)

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