Astronautics

This book systematically discusses the signal design theory and technologies for next-generation satellite navigation systems.

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Shock & Vibration, Aircraft/Aerospace and Energy Harvesting, Volume 9:  Proceedings of the 35th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2017, the ninth volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

Topics in Modal Analysis II, Volume 6: Proceedings of the 30th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2012, is the sixth volume of six from the Conference and brings together 65 contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book analyzes the problems to be solved urgently in the development of launch vehicle control system.

This book provides a comprehensive introduction to generative design in the aerospace sector, guiding readers from initial creative concepts to the final stages of manufacturing.

This workshop report examines the capability of the forecast system to efficiently transfer weather and climate research findings into improved operational forecast capabilities.

This book presents a methodology for assessing environmental safety in civil aviation.

This book helps to solve the problems and challenges of satellite sensing in the current environment of increasing communications bandwidths and multiplicity of electromagnetic signals.

Luna 2, launched by the USSR in 1959, was the first spacecraft from Earth to land on the moon.

Unofficially they called themselves the TFNG, or the Thirty-Five New Guys.

Ceramic-matrix composites (CMCs) possess high specific strength and modulus at elevated temperature, and have already been applied in hot-section components in aero-engines.

This unique book presents a historical and philatelic survey of Earth exploration from space.

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of fault tolerant control (FTC) for more-electric civil aircraft.

A Vertical Empire provides a description of the British rocketry and space programme from the 1950s to 1970s, detailing the Medium Range Ballistic Missile Blue Streak and its conversion to a satellite launcher as part of the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO).

For the past three decades, it has been possible to measure the earth's static gravity from satellites.

The aim of this book is to introduce scientific ballooning to the many people who are interested in the use of balloons for scientific applications.

This brief approaches General Relativity from a planetary navigation perspective, delving into the unconventional mathematical methods required to produce computer software for space missions.

Recent Developments in H theory have produced a promising new design approach.

This book highlights operation principles for Air Traffic Control Automated Systems (ATCAS), new scientific directions in design and application of dispatching training simulators and parameters of ATCAS radio equipment items for aircraft positioning.

Based on the design theory and development experience of Beidou navigation satellite system (BDS), this book highlights the space segment and the related satellite technologies as well as satellite-ground integration design from the perspective of engineering.

This book is a must-read for all those interested in the evolution of airplanes.

The Yearbook on Space Policy, edited by the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI), is the reference publication analysing space policy developments.

This book features the latest theoretical results and techniques in the field of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) of vehicles and aircrafts.

Fatigue occurs under cyclic loading and can significantly degrade the operational capability and safety of metallic aircraft components and structures.

Resulting from the authors' deep research into these two pre-Shuttle astronaut groups, many intriguing and untold stories behind the selection process are revealed in the book.

This book is an ideal and practical resource on the potential impact Artificial Intelligence (AI) can have in space sciences and applications.

Folienlager sind Gleitlager mit einer nachgiebigen Innenkontur.

This proceedings volume contains selected and expanded contributions presented at the 6th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications, held in Delft, the Netherlands on Sep 24th-25th, 2019.

This book is a winner of International Academy of Astronautics 2023 Life Science Book Award.

In 2019, China astonished the world by landing a spacecraft and rover on the far side of the Moon, something never achieved by any country before.

This book introduces readers to the navigation, guidance and control technologies involved in single-spacecraft, double-spacecraft, and multiple-spacecraft tasks in elliptical orbits.

This book summarizes what is currently known about gravity sensing and response mechanisms in microorganisms, fungi, lower and higher plants; starting from the historical eye-opening experiments from the 19th century up to today's extremely rapid advancing cellular, molecular and biotechnological research.

Space agencies are now realizing that much of what has previously been achieved using hugely complex and costly single platform projects-large unmanned and manned satellites (including the present International Space Station)-can be replaced by a number of smaller satellites networked together.

These proceedings present selected research papers from CSNC 2018,  held during 23rd-25th May in Harbin, China.

This book highlights practical solutions for flight safety improvement techniques, which are currently the focus of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

This third book of the Gemini mission series focuses on the flight that simulated in Earth orbit the duration of an eight-day Apollo mission to the Moon.

This book provides a systematic and standardized approach based on the authors' over 30 years of research experience with weight function methods, as well as the relevant literature.

China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2021) Proceedings presents selected research papers from CSNC 2021 held during 22nd-25th May, 2021 in Nanchang, China.

Structural Health Monitoring & Damage Detection, Volume 7: Proceedings of the 33rd IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2015, the seventh volume of ten from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book summarizes the research advances in star identification that the author's team has made over the past 10 years, systematically introducing the principles of star identification, general methods, key techniques and practicable algorithms.

This volume provides a snapshot of the current and future trends in turbulence research across a range of disciplines.

This book features the latest theoretical results and techniques in the field of guidance, navigation, and control (GNC) of vehicles and aircrafts.

"e;Of all the men who attacked the flying problem in the 19th century, Otto Lilienthal was easily the most important.

Dynamic Substructures, Volume 4:  Proceedings of the 39th IMAC, A Conference and Exposition on Structural Dynamics, 2021, the fourth volume of nine from the Conference brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering.

This book introduces novel design techniques developed to increase the safety of aircraft engines.

This book contains the selected papers from the 7th China Aeronautical Science and Technology Conference.

The 2020 International Conference on Uncertainty Quantification & Optimization gathered together internationally renowned researchers in the fields of optimization and uncertainty quantification.

The book describes the main findings of the EU-funded project IDIHOM (Industrialization of High-Order Methods - A Top-Down Approach).

This textbook provides a guide to the fundamental principles of acoustics in a straightforward manner using a solid foundation in mathematics and physics.