Aerospace and aviation technology

This book presents an isospectral approach for several important mechanical vibrating systems.

This book introduces a new Human Factors concept that includes the air passenger as an integral part of the aviation system.

The beginning of the 2020's witnessed dozens of commercial astronauts fly to space on a variety of vehicles.

This modern textbook guides the reader through the theory and practice of the motion and attitude control of space vehicles.

This book focuses on gyro-free inertial navigation technology, which is used to measure not only linear motion parameters but also angular rates.

These proceedings showcase 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 Man-Machine-Environment System Engineering (MMESE).

*Explains the mathematics essential to flight, teaching basic principles and reasoning*Provides an understanding that allows pilots to utilize new technologies*Examines techniques of GPS (Global Positioning System), and other navigation forms, including calculations of distance and bearings*Covers chart construction, magnetic compasses, mental calculations, long-range flight planning

Development is challenged by, at least until 2050, a strong population, more severe environmental strains, growing mobility, and dwindling energy resources.

The drone industry is one of the most exciting and dynamic sectors in the modern world, growing and developing at an exponential pace.

This is a book about rocket science: what it is and what it does.

Green Aviation is the first authoritative overview of both engineering and operational measures to mitigate the environmental impact of aviation.

Issues of personnel development in air traffic control (ATC) have become a major topic in aviation recruitment and training.

Safety Management Systems in Aviation presents the quality management underpinnings of SMS.

Reinforced Syntactic Foams: Effect of Nano and Micro-Scale Reinforcement examines the fabrication processes, mechanism of reinforcement, and structure-property correlations of reinforced syntactic foams.

Military Writers Society of America Awards, Gold Medal for HistoryHighlighting men and women across the globe who have dedicated themselves to pushing the limits of space exploration, this book surveys the programs, technological advancements, medical equipment, and automated systems that have made space travel possible.

From a long-term planning lead for the Mars Exploration Rover Project comes this vivid insider account of some of NASA's most vital and exciting missions to the Red Planet, illustrated with full-colour photographs-a wondrous chronicle of unprecedented scientific discovery and the search for evidence of life on Mars.

Emphasizing the importance of the space programme to the scientific, social and cultural history of the last half of the 20th century, this brief history celebrates the almost unimaginable technological leap that the space programme represents, a feat of teamwork, innovation, dedication and mastery unprecedented in the history of mankind.

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

Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind.

The revised edition of this practical, hands-on book discusses the range of launch vehicles in use today throughout the world, and includes the very latest details of some of the advanced propulsion systems currently being developed.

This book focuses on all of the major problems associated with the absence of body weight in space, by analyzing effects, adaption, and re-adaptation upon returning to Earth, using sound scientific principles embedded in a historical context.

This edited volume on combustion technology covers recent developments and provides a broad perspective of the key challenges in this emerging field.

Aircraft Sustainment and Repair is a one-stop-shop for practitioners and researchers in the field of aircraft sustainment, adhesively bonded aircraft joints, bonded composites repairs, and the application of cold spray to military and civil aircraft.

Finite-time stability (FTS) is a more practical concept than classical Lyapunov stability, useful for checking whether the state trajectories of a system remain within pre-specified bounds over a finite time interval.

This book consolidates the current knowledge of how short and long-duration spaceflight affects the anatomy and physiology of the central nervous system.

Develop a fundamental understanding of heat transfer analysis techniques as applied to earth based spacecraft with this practical guide.

"e;Meteorological Satellite Systems"e; is a primer on weather satellites and their Earth applications.

Airline Management Finance: The Essentials is of significant benefit to airline industry practitioners seeking a focused, neatly contained and accessible resource that provides explicit financial information pertinent to their current or future role.

The book highlights three types of technologies being developed for autonomous solution of navigation problems.

Half a century before the 'flying wing' B-2 stealth bomber entered service, John K.

This book introduces the systematic design process for product and engineering design projects by adopting a design model and the use of several design methods.

Two books in one!

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

When the China Clipper shattered aviation records on its maiden six-day flight from California to the Orient in 1935, the flying boat became an instant celebrity.

This book highlights the technological and managerial fundamentals and frontier questions of space science.

There are numerous psychological studies of pilots and piloting, but little has been done in the way of sociological examination.

Multi-robot systems are a major research topic in robotics.

Drawing on recent developments in the services management, strategic management and brand management literatures, this stimulating and well-illustrated book presents critical new approaches to developing customer-centered airline strategies.

In the early twentieth century, the new technology of flight changed warfare irrevocably, not only on the battlefield, but also on the home front.

In recent decades, the number of satellites being built and launched into Earth's orbit has grown immensely, alongside the field of space engineering itself.

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This book presents an authoritative account of the potential of advanced composites such as composites, biocomposites, composites geopolymer, hybrid composites and hybrid biocomposites in aerospace application.

This book provides in-depth explanations of design theories and methods for remote sensing satellites, as well as their practical applications.

Introduction to Aircraft Structure Analysis, Third Edition covers the basics of structural analysis as applied to aircraft structures.

Introduction to Aircraft Structural Analysis, Second Edition, is an essential resource for learning aircraft structural analysis.

This book offers a vision of how evolutionary life processes can be modelled.

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

Aviation remains one of the most active and challenging domains for human factors and applied psychology.