Aerospace and aviation technology

This monograph is an exposition of a novel method for solving inverse problems, a method of parameter estimation for time series data collected from simulations of real experiments.

Modeling Applications in the Airline Industry explains the different functions and tactics performed by airlines during their planning and operation phases.

Environmental conditions and pressurized spacesuits expose astronauts to problems of fatigue during lengthy extravehicular activities, with adverse impacts especially on the dexterity, force and endurance of the hands and arms.

Aircraft Design is a textbook, based on real industrial practice, for students, postgraduates, and professionals studying aircraft systems design.

The Space Industry of the Future consists of the first instance of guidance for the space industry on how value creation in space can occur for the greater benefit of humanity using principles of capitalism and sustainability.

With current technology, a voyage to Mars and back will take threeyears.

In today's competitive environment, airlines are doing everything they can to improve efficiency and productivity.

In 1957 Sputnik, the world's first man-made satellite, dazzled people as it zipped around the planet.

Space System Architecture Analysis and Wargaming presents a single-source reference for two major topics that are not currently covered in literature related to subdisciplines of astronautics.

This book provides an overview of the latest R&D advancements in the field of ICT technologies inherent to a New Space vision.

Long used in undergraduate and introductory graduate courses, Astrophysical Techniques, Seventh Edition provides an accessible yet comprehensive account of the innovate instruments, detectors, and techniques employed in astronomy and astrophysics.

This book describes the most complex machine ever sent to another planet: Curiosity.

This book presents selected papers from the International Conference of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering 2019 (AeroMech 2019), held at the Universiti Sains Malaysia's School of Aerospace Engineering.

Modelling and Computation of Turbulent Flows has been written by one of the most prolific authors in the field of CFD.

This authoritative resource covers all aspects of atmospheric sciences - including both theory and applications.

This book shows engineers and scientists how to create new products that are income-producing for themselves and for investors.

A comprehensive guide to helicopter flying and flight training for aspiring private or professional helicopter pilots--updated for the first time in 20 years!

The book provides a detailed approach to the physics, fluid dynamics, modeling, experimentation and numerical simulation of cavitation phenomena, with special emphasis on cavitation-induced instabilities and their implications on the design and operation of high performance turbopumps and hydraulic turbines.

China Satellite Navigation Conference (CSNC 2022) Proceedings presents selected research papers from CSNC 2022 held during 25th-27th May, 2022 in Beijing, China.

Pathologic Physiology and Therapy of Diseases

Beginning with the basic elements that differentiate space programs from other management challenges, Space Program Management explains through theory and example of real programs from around the world, the philosophical and technical tools needed to successfully manage large, technically complex space programs both in the government and commercial environment.

This book addresses the recent trends in thermal and environmental barrier coatings and their applications in extreme environments.

The Magnesium Technology Symposium, the event on which this collection is based, is one of the largest yearly gatherings of magnesium specialists in the world.

Dieses Buch bietet eine umfassende und dennoch prägnante Darstellung der Rechenmethoden des Leichtbaus im Rahmen der Statik der Stab- und Balkentragwerke und ist in vier Abschnitte unterteilt.

This book de-emphasizes the formal mathematical description of spacecraft on-board attitude and orbit applications in favor of a more qualitative, concept-oriented presentation of these topics.

Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering: Proceedings of the 23rd Conference on MMESE are an academic showcase of the best papers selected from more than 500 submissions, introducing readers to the top research topics and the latest developmental trends in the theory and application of MMESE.

This book addresses the recent trends in high-temperature coatings that are used to provide oxidation and wear resistance to metallic/ceramic components in extreme environments.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has spent billions of dollars on aviation security programs.

This book is based on lectures held at the faculty of mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern.

This book provides an overview of the space sector in African countries, from a legal and policy point of view, analysing how the African Union's Space Policy and Strategy (ASPS) is implemented and highlighting the various space activities in each country.

This current, comprehensive book provides an updated treatment of molecular gas dynamics topics and the DSMC method for aerospace engineers.

Already one of the leading course texts on aerodynamics in the UK, the sixth edition welcomes a new US-based author team to keep the text current.

This book is about the American moon-landings - and about the doubts expressed ever since concerning the reality of these landings.

The key principle of systems engineering, a process now becoming widely applied in the commercial aircraft industry, is that an aircraft should be considered as a whole and not as a collection of parts.

Apollo was known for its engineering triumphs, but its success also came from a disciplined management style.

The context of leadership has changed.

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

This book reports on the German research initiative AeroStruct, a three-year collaborative project between universities and the aircraft industry.

Flying Canucks tells the fascinating story of aviation in Canada through this collection of 37 biographies of important aviators in our nation's history.

This book collects papers presented in the Invited Workshop, "e;Liutex and Third Generation of Vortex Definition and Identification for Turbulence,"e; from CHAOS2020, June 9-12, 2020, which was held online as a virtual conference.

The 24th century: humankind has become a spacefaring civilization, colonizing the solar system and beyond.

These proceedings present selected research papers from CSNC2017, held during 23th-25th May in Shanghai, China.

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

Undetected human error in aircraft maintenance creates a latent error condition that can contribute to undesirable outcomes.

Heat Transfer in Aerospace Applications is the first book to provide an overall description of various heat transfer issues of relevance for aerospace applications.

This book is a compilation of selected papers from the 4th ENRI International Workshop on ATM/CNS (EIWAC2015).

Autonomous unmanned air vehicles (UAVs) are critical to current and future military, civil, and commercial operations.

How could the newly authorized space shuttle help in the U.

This book is intended as a text for undergraduate and graduate courses in aerodynamics, typically offered to students of aerospace and mechanical engineering programs.