Aerospace and aviation technology

Air cargo is a key element of the global supply chain.

This study was undertaken in response to a request by the U.

Investigation of vortex wakes behind various aircraft, especially behind wide bodied and heavy cargo ones, is of both scientific and practical in terest.

This book takes a new approach to air navigation, extending the classic scope of positioning and guidance to efficient and safe 4D flight trajectory management.

This innovative monograph explores a new mathematical formalism in higher-order temporal logic for proving properties about the behavior of systems.

The design, implementation and validation of avionics and aeronautical systems have become extremely complex tasks due to the increase of functionalities that are deployed in current avionics systems and the need to be able certify them before putting them into production.

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

This book discusses the emerging field of industrial neuroscience, and reports on the authors' cutting-edge findings in the evaluation of mental states, including mental workload, cognitive control and training of personnel involved either in the piloting of aircraft and helicopters, or in managing air traffic.

Systems Engineering for Aerospace: A Practical Approach applies insights gained from systems engineering to real-world industry problems.

This is the first book on adaptive aeroservoelasticity and it presents the nonlinear and recursive techniques for adaptively controlling the uncertain aeroelastic dynamics Covers both linear and nonlinear control methods in a comprehensive manner Mathematical presentation of adaptive control concepts is rigorous Several novel applications of adaptive control presented here are not to be found in other literature on the topic Many realistic design examples are covered, ranging from adaptive flutter suppression of wings to the adaptive control of transonic limit-cycle oscillations

A comprehensive, highly readable account of complex, technical, political and human endeavor and a worthy successor to Creating the International Space Station (Springer Praxis, January 2002) by David Harland and John Catchpole.

For several decades it has been widely accepted that human space exploration is the exclusive domain of government agencies.

Aerodynamics for Engineering Students, Fifth Edition, is the leading course text on aerodynamics.

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 review of the Science and Technology (S&T) program of the Office of Naval Research's (ONR's) Expeditionary Warfare Operations Technology Division, Code 353, comes at a time of considerable change in the Marine Corps and in ONR, which are currently in the midst of significant transitions.

Sustainable Composites for Aerospace Applications presents innovative advances in the fabrication, characterization and applications of LDH polymer nanocomposites.

During the last decade, rapid growth of knowledge in the field of jet, rocket, nuclear, ion and electric propulsion has resulted in many advances useful to the student, engineer and scientist.

"e;Star Wars"e;as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) is dubbedwill require reliable sources of immense amounts of energy to power such advanced weapons as lasers and particle beams.

An ideal introduction to advances and outstanding challenges in large electric aircraft design, combining expertise from leading researchers.

The technological marvel that facilitated the Apollo missions to the Moon was the on-board computer.

This book reports on the design and development of a system that assists remote pilots during navigation.

Wind Tunnel Test Techniques: Design and Use at Low and High Speeds with Statistical Engineering Applications provides an up-to-date treatment of the topic.

Combining the considerable respective expertise of Triant Flouris and Dennis Lock, this unique book highlights the ways that successful businesses are managed in the aviation industry through the identification and application of proven project management methods.

This book describes systematically the theory and technology of the precision forming of large, complex and thin-walled superalloy castings for aircraft engines, covering all the important basic aspects of the manufacturing process, including process design, wax pattern, ceramic molds, casting and solidification, heat treatment, repair casting and dimension precision control.

A concise treatment of the fundamentals of thermodynamics is presented in this book.

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.

'The astoundingly well reported and beautifully told story of the downfall of what was once a great American company.

This book is ideal for anyone interested in turbomachinery or aerospace propulsion.

On January 15, 2009, a US Airways Airbus A320 had just taken off from LaGuardia Airport in New York, when a flock of Canada geese collided with it, destroying both of its engines.

This book stems from the worrying scale and intensity of conflicts, humanitarian crises, and human rights violations around the world, which can be seen in a wide range of global hotspots including Venezuela, Yemen, Syria, Myanmar, Sudan, Eritrea, and numerous others.

Ironically, the loss of Challenger in January 1986 fired my interest in space exploration more than any other single event.

This book gives a concise and comprehensive overview of non-cooperative target tracking, fusion and control.

This book comprises the proceedings of the 3rd Structural Integrity Conference and Exhibition (SICE 2020).

This book is about spaceborne missions and instruments.

This book presents selected contributions to the Symposium of Aeronautical and Aerospace Processes, Materials and Industrial Applications of the XXV International Materials Research Congress (IMRC).

Satellite Data Compression covers recent progress in compression techniques for multispectral, hyperspectral and ultra spectral data.

Air cargo is a key element of the global supply chain.

This book provides novel concepts and techniques for air traffic management (ATM) and communications, navigation, and surveillance (CNS) systems.

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This book is a comprehensive compilation of chapters on materials (both established and evolving) and material technologies that are important for aerospace systems.

The investigation and modelling of aviation accident causation is dominated by linear models.

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

This book includes high-quality research papers presented at International Workshop on Advances in Civil Aviation Systems Development (ACASD 2023), which was at National Aviation University, Kyiv Ukraine, on May 30, 2023.

The Encyclopedia of Lunar Science includes the latest topical data, definitions, and explanations of the many and varied facets of lunar science.

This book analyses the political, economic and managerial challenges for policy makers and the air transport industry as they face climate change.

Model Validation and Uncertainty Quantification, Volume 3.

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Master structural dynamics with this self-contained textbook, with key theoretical concepts explained via real-world applications.