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Space Propulsion: Advances and Challenges (3rd Volume)

edited by

Kyun Ho Lee

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 23751 | 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)

New Developments in Aeroacoustics Research: From Fundamentals to Applications

edited by Zamir Koshuriyan and

Adrian Sescu

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 7 articles | Viewed by 8076 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; turbulence modelling; statistical analysis

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Thermal Fluid, Dynamics and Control

edited by

Yuguang Bai

Hexia Huang

, Pan Wang and

Dan Zhao

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 7916 | 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 7274 | 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)

Advances in Detonative Propulsion (2nd Edition)

edited by Yunfeng Liu and Zhiwu Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3821 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3313 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1674 | 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)

Fatigue and Fracture of Aerospace Composite Materials and Structures

edited by Yu’e Ma and Wandong Wang

submission deadline 31 Aug 2025 | Viewed by 305 | 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 11873 | 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 8306 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4131 | 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 3516 | 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)

Spacecraft Trajectory Design

edited by Mingying Huo, Gang Zhang and

Zichen Fan

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2564 | 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 | 4 articles | Viewed by 2415 | Submission Open

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

Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics of Unsteady Flow

edited by Teng Zhou, Wangqiao Chen and Jingwen Guo

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2187 | 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)

Numerical Modelling of Aerospace Propulsion

edited by Thien Xuan Dinh

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 856 | 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 | 1 articles | Viewed by 640 | 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 279 | 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)

Advanced Aerospace Materials and Technologies

edited by Giuseppe Sala and

Pietro Aceti

submission deadline 30 Sep 2025 | Viewed by 210 | 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 192 | 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 136 | 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 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4032 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5858 | 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 5237 | 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 4663 | 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 4374 | 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 2977 | 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 1833 | 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 218 | 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 3008 | 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 5794 | 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 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4483 | 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 3063 | 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

Challenges and Recent Advances in Model-Based Engineering for Aerospace

edited by

Fernando Mas

Anderson Luis Szejka

and

Osiris Canciglieri Junior

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 853 | Submission Open

Keywords: model-based engineering (MBE); model-based system engineering (MBSE); aerospace; knowledge-based engineering (KBE); digital twin (DT); ontology; semantics

New Perspective on Flight Guidance, Control and Dynamics

edited by

Yuanli Cai

and Bangcheng Ai

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 719 | Submission Open

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

Physical Interaction of Floating-Base Robotics for Advancing Aerospace Technologies

edited by Matteo Fumagalli

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 237 | 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

Aerodynamic Numerical Optimization in UAV Design (2nd Edition)

edited by Aleksandar M. Simonović

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 116 | 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

Space Navigation and Control Technologies (2nd Edition)

edited by Xin Ma, Wei Zhang and Dongyu Li

submission deadline 30 Nov 2025 | Viewed by 113 | Submission Open

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

Aircraft Conceptual Design: Tools, Processes and Examples

edited by

Timothy Takahashi

submission deadline 1 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 648 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft design; design engineering; systems engineering; conceptual design; certification; aerodynamics; propulsion; structures; mass properties; operations research

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Innovation and Challenges in Hypersonic Propulsion

edited by Kunyuan Zhang and Yongzhou Li

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7072 | 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)

Space System Design

edited by Ed Kruzins and Edwin Peters

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 3210 | 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)

Application of Tether Technology in Space

edited by Gangqiang Li and Jinyu Liu

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2839 | Submission Open

Keywords: space tether; modeling technique; state estimator/observer; controller designer; experiment

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

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

edited by

Pericles Panagiotou

submission deadline 15 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 276 | 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)

Advancing Fluid Dynamics in Aerospace Applications

edited by

Mehdi Ghoreyshi

and

Hector Ortiz-Melendez

submission deadline 18 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 406 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace fluid dynamics; applied aerodynamics; computational and experimental aerodynamics; flow control and optimization; aero-propulsive interaction; high-speed flows; reduced-order modeling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

From Satellite Systems Design, Verification and Testing to Spacecraft Operations

edited by

Andrea Colagrossi

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9292 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft design; satellite systems; verification and testing; in-orbit testing; spacecraft operations; on-board software; hardware-in-the-loop testing; digital twin; operational efficiency; autonomous spacecraft; software automation; mission readiness

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

edited by

Jorge Ponsin

and

Carlos Lozano

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 604 | 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

Composite Materials and Aircraft Structural Design

edited by Morteza Abouhamzeh

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 182 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft design; aviation/aeronautical; composite; hybrid; biomaterials; optimization; novel aircraft structures; functional composites; modeling; optimizations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Dynamics and Simulation of Advanced Air Mobility Vehicles

edited by

Ryan Paul

and

Kursat Kara

submission deadline 20 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 139 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight dynamics; handling qualities; ride quality; control allocation; control design; control augmentation; unified control concept; flight simulation

Innovations in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle: Design and Development

edited by Marco Ciarcià

submission deadline 30 Dec 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 576 | 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)

Numerical Simulations in Electric Propulsion

edited by

Nabil Souhair

Fabrizio Ponti

Mirko Magarotto

and Vittorio Giannetti

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 17598 | Submission Open

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

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