Aerospace

Advanced Composite Materials in Aerospace

edited by Liu Liu, George Kardomateas and Jinrui Ye

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4194 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composites; lightweight materials; carbon fiber composites; ceramic matrix composites; aerospace applications; aircraft structures; composite manufacturing; structural analysis; mechanical properties; damage detection; damage tolerance; multifunctional composites; smart materials; multiscale modeling; molecular dynamics simulation; finite element method; discrete element method

Space Mechanisms and Robots

edited by Yan Xu,

George Z. H. Zhu

and

M. Reza Emami

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7095 | Submission Open

Keywords: space mechanisms; space robots; deployable antennas; inflatable habitats; solar sails; motion planning; multifunctional robots; autonomous robots; tactile feedback control; trustworthy robots; artificial intelligence

(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 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 825 | 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)

Advances in UAVs: Design Methods, Performance Enhancement Techniques and Technologies

edited by

Pericles Panagiotou

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | Viewed by 203 | Submission Open

Keywords: UAVs; design and synthesis; innovative layouts; aerodynamics; optimization; flow control; alternative energy sources; solar energy; flight planning; structures; materials; airworthiness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Dynamics, Guidance and Control of Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Wanchun Chen

, Wenbin Yu and

Zhongyuan Chen

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 9975 | Submission Open

Keywords: analytical dynamic models; aerospace vehicle dynamics; trajectory planning; entry guidance; multi-constraint guidance; cooperative guidance; dynamics and control of formation flying; trajectory optimization; optimal control of aerospace vehicles

Green Propellants for In-Space Propulsion

edited by Christoph Kirchberger, Angelo Pasini and Ulrich Gotzig

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6477 | 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)

Advances in Thermal Fluid, Dynamics and Control

edited by Yuguang Bai,

Hexia Huang

, Pan Wang and

Dan Zhao

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 5350 | 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)

New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Zamir Koshuriyan and

Adrian Sescu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5170 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; turbulence modelling; statistical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

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 31 May 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5074 | 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)

Space Robotics and Embodied Intelligence: Advancing Autonomous Exploration

edited by Deshan Meng,

Lei Yan

and Linqi Ye

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2771 | 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)

Integrated Guidance and Control for Aerospace Vehicles

edited by

Bin Zhao

, Tuo Han, Pengyu Wang and Wei Dong

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1973 | 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

Aircraft Thermal Management Technologies

edited by Yongqi Xie and

Hongwei Wu

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 1348 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal management; thermal transport; environmental control; active/passive cooling; thermoelectric conversion; waste heat recovery; heat exchanger; energy storage; hybrid cooling systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Electric Power Systems and Components for All-Electric Aircraft (2nd Edition)

edited by

Mona Ghassemi

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 208 | 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)

Physical Interaction of Floating-Base Robotics for Advancing Aerospace Technologies

edited by Matteo Fumagalli

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 168 | Submission Open

Keywords: floating-base manipulation; aerial and space robotics; underwater; legged and humanoid robotics methods for aerospace applications; dynamics and control of floating-base systems; robot physical interaction

Anti/De-Icing by Novel Actuators

edited by Xuanshi Meng

submission deadline 31 May 2025 | Viewed by 137 | Submission Open

Keywords: anti-icing; de-icing; actuator; in-flight

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Scientific and Technological Advances in Hydrogen Combustion Aircraft

edited by Paul Palies

submission deadline 15 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 646 | 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)

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

edited by

Jules Simo

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 18268 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

UAV System Modelling Design and Simulation

edited by

Wojciech Skarka

and Miha Brojan

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 14432 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

On-Board Systems Design for Aerospace Vehicles (2nd Edition)

edited by

Davide Ferretto

and

Fabrizio Stesina

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 8872 | Submission Open

Keywords: on-board systems design; aerospace systems engineering; systems modelling and simulation; systems verification

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Recent Advances in Flight Testing

edited by

Haichao Hong

,

Florian Holzapfel

and

Shiqiang Hu

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6775 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight test; civil aircraft; guidance; navigation; control; flight safety; mission planning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aircraft Design and System Optimization

edited by

Musavir Bashir

,

Ruxandra Botez

and Susan Liscouët-Hanke

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 5637 | 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)

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 Jun 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 5228 | 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)

Artificial Intelligence in Aerospace Propulsion

edited by

Kan Xie

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3011 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; machine learning; data-driven; digital twin; chemical propulsion; electric propulsion; rocket engine; plasma propulsion

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

Advances in Landing Systems Engineering

edited by

Martin Skote

and

Craig Lawson

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2293 | Submission Open

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

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Aircraft Technology (2nd Edition)

edited by Jun Huang

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1976 | Submission Open

Keywords: multidisciplinary design optimization; green energy aircraft; distributed electric propulsion; new-concept aerodynamic configuration; survivability

(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 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 1928 | 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)

Design, Characterization and Operations of Lighter-than-Air Flying Vehicles

edited by

Carlo E. D. Riboldi

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1166 | Submission Open

Keywords: lighter than air; airship; design; UAV; unmanned; sizing; hydrogen; helium; energy harvesting; mission design; MDAO; dynamic modeling; buoyancy; characterization; wind tunnel; testing; simulation; control; guidance; stabilization; electronics; actuators; motors; docking; maneuvers; ground infrastructure; land infrastructure; airship operations; operation research; operation cost; cost of manufacture; production cost; profitability; cost model; air transport economics; air transport system; airspace; case study; experimental campaigns

Space System Design

edited by Ed Kruzins and Edwin Peters

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1063 | 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)

Intelligent Perception, Decision and Autonomous Control in Aerospace

edited by Jianbin Qiu, Chanying Li and

Jose de Jesus Rubio

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 461 | Submission Open

Keywords: intelligent perception; pose estimation; intention recognition; orbit planning; intelligent reasoning; orbital game; attitude/orbit control; mission planning; performance optimization; resource allocation

Development of Novel Orbital Debris Protection Systems

edited by Igor Telichev

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: micrometeoroids and orbital debris (MMOD); hypervelocity impact testing and modelling; MMOD protection; shields; bumpers

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

Progress in Turbomachinery Technology for Propulsion (2nd Edition)

edited by

Andrea Magrini

and Marco Casoni

submission deadline 30 Jun 2025 | Viewed by 163 | Submission Open

Keywords: turbomachinery; gas turbine engines; propulsion system design and integration; hybrid-electric propulsion; inlet distortion; boundary layer ingestion; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); aeroacoustics; supersonic flight; digital twin; advanced manufacturing; urban air mobility; wind tunnel testing

Aerospace Human–Machine and Environmental Control Engineering

edited by

Liping Pang

and Chen Ding

submission deadline 20 Jul 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 12039 | 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

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 25 Jul 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 569 | 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)

Aerodynamics, Flight Dynamics and Control of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles

edited by

Angelo Lerro

and Flavio J. Silvestre

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17510 | 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)

Spacecraft Orbit Transfers

edited by

Zhenbo Wang

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 9998 | 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)

Flight Dynamics, Control & Simulation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Karim Abu Salem

submission deadline 31 Jul 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9553 | 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)

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 6059 | 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 3716 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2060 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1741 | 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 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1443 | 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 180 | 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 12685 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3378 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2943 | 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 198 | 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 | 8 articles | Viewed by 15728 | 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)

Aerospace Anti-icing Systems

edited by

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

,

Stefano Valvano

and

Paolo Maggiore

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5956 | 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)

Precise Orbit Determination of the Spacecraft

edited by Yong Huang and

Jianguo Yan

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1355 | Submission Open

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

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

Advances in Detonative Propulsion (2nd Edition)

edited by Yunfeng Liu and Zhiwu Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1159 | 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

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