Aerospace

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Recent Advances in Aeroacoustics (2nd Edition)

edited by

Luís M.B.C. Campos

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 63 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; airport noise; aircraft noise; engine noise; low-noise operations; rocket noise; flow acoustics; duct/nozzle acoustics; sound sources; rotor/propeller noise; sound attenuation; acoustic liners; active noise reduction; noise shielding and installation effects; noise reduction targets and certification; acoustic-emission design compromises; acoustic fatigue

Guidance, Navigation and Control Algorithms for Satellite Formation Flying (2nd Edition)

edited by Gabriella Gaias and Jean-Sébastien Ardaens

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 59 | Submission Open

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

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

Structural Strength, Life Reliability and Design Optimization of Aircraft Engines

edited by Xi Liu and Cheng Yan

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 16 | 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)

Lunar Construction

edited by

M. Reza Emami

submission deadline 31 Dec 2025 | Viewed by 14 | Submission Open

Keywords: lunar missions; deep space exploration; lunar construction; lunar environment

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

New Sights of Intelligent Robust Control in Aerospace

edited by

Hao Liu

Zhan Li

, Yuxin Liao and

Zhong Wang

submission deadline 31 Jan 2026 | Viewed by 436 | Submission Open

Keywords: robust control; intelligent control; learning-based control; aerospace control; unmanned aerial systems

Recent Advances in Applied Aerodynamics (2nd Edition)

edited by

Cheolheui Han

submission deadline 28 Feb 2026 | Viewed by 88 | Submission Open

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

Recent Progress in Dynamics, Control, and Guidance of Green Aviation and Advanced Air Mobility

edited by

Shu-Guang Zhang

and

Mingkai Wang

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 473 | Submission Open

Keywords: green aviation; advanced air mobility (AAM); eVTOL (electric vertical takeoff and landing); flight dynamics; control systems; path planning; human– machine interaction; simplified vehicle operation

Enabling Solutions for the Grand Challenge of Electric Propulsion Development

edited by Maryam Reza, Farbod Faraji, Dan M. Goebel and Kurt Polzin

submission deadline 31 Mar 2026 | Viewed by 123 | Submission Open

Keywords: electric propulsion; numerical simulations; advanced diagnostics and experiments; machine-learning-enabled modeling; facility effects; predictive modeling and control; digitalization and digital engineering in EP; physics of EP operation; novel EP system verification approaches; innovative development practices; sustainable and scalable EP system development

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

Aircraft Noise Mitigation—Concepts, Assessment, and Implementation

edited by

Lothar Bertsch

and

Rainer Schmid

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 99 | Submission Open

Keywords: aircraft noise; noise mitigation; noise reduction concepts; noise assessment methods; low-noise flight operations; airport noise management

Optimal Control in Astrodynamics

edited by

Mauro Pontani

and

Stefano Carletta

submission deadline 30 Apr 2026 | Viewed by 74 | Submission Open

Keywords: astrodynamics; space trajectory optimization; spacecraft guidance and control; spacecraft attitude; spacecraft operations; satellite constellations

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

Next-Generation Drones for Urban Air Mobility: Advances and Innovations

edited by

Giacomo Silvagni

and

Daniele Fattizzo

submission deadline 31 Aug 2026 | 1 articles | Viewed by 800 | Submission Open

Keywords: next-generation drones; urban air mobility (UAM); innovative materials; hybrid and conventional propulsion; carbon-neutral and zero-emission fuels; AI-powered navigation; flight control systems; communication networks; safety protocols; autonomous flight

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

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