Transport technology and trades

In 1945 Britain was the world's leading designer and builder of aircraft - a world-class achievement that was not mere rhetoric.

A new one-volume edition of this classic sequence of sea novels set in the early nineteenth century, about a voyage from England to Australia.

"e;I can see how it might be possible for a man to look down upon the earth and be an atheist, but I cannot conceive how he could look up into the heavens and say there is no God.

This book deals with the basics of parameter estimation and state estimation as the fundamental building blocks of mathematical modelling activity in the broader field of control theory.

This volume on space trajectory optimization includes a variety of both analytical and numerical approaches to trajectory optimization.

An informal history of the personalities and events surrounding the development of airplane stability and control.

This 2004 book debates British exceptionalism in the period from the Glorious Revolution to the Congress of Vienna.

The technological characteristics of drones, together with the law, have been instrumental in expanding warfare in time and space in the counter-terrorism context.

Technical introduction to ship propeller hydrodynamics, for researchers in ocean technology, naval architecture, mechanical engineering.

This book aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the various services that are available to help cities develop their smart communities.

Demand for high-speed propulsion has renewed development of the supersonic combustion ramjet engine (Scramjet engine) for hypersonic flight applications.

Emerging trends in Industrial Engineering and Management (IEM) refer to the new and transformative developments, practices, and technologies that are currently gaining prominence in the field of industrial engineering and management.

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

Presents new algorithms for determining orbits; ideal for graduate students and researchers in applied mathematics, physics, astronomy and aerospace engineering.

The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary is scholarly, accessible and essential reading for those interested in flight and the aerospace industry.

Demand for high-speed propulsion has renewed development of the supersonic combustion ramjet engine (Scramjet engine) for hypersonic flight applications.

This book is for a first course in robotics, especially in unmanned aerial or underwater vehicles.

This book illustrates how potential flows enter into all problems of fluid mechanics.

The primary focus of this book is the aerodynamics associated with fixed and flapping wings.

This 2007 book concerns the vibration and the stability of slender structural components.

This graduate textbook describes atomic-level kinetics and modern applications.

This book presents the ideas of structural theory rather than a review of calculation techniques.

This book explores system design life cycle problems for complex engineering systems and satellites.

This 2007 book is about large-eddy simulation (LES) used for noise-reduced design and acoustical research.

A modern treatment of modeling, analysis and control, covering fundamental theory, practical implementation, and advanced strategies.

The Cambridge Aerospace Dictionary is scholarly, accessible and essential for reading about the aerospace industry.

Examines the automotive industry, making recommendations for change and improved industry performance.

This is a one-semester engineering textbook on linear structural dynamics analysis for advanced students, first published in 2006.

Introduction to the metallurgical principles which have guided the development of the superalloys, for senior undergraduate and postgraduate students.

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

Analysis and behaviour of internal flows encountered in propulsion systems, fluid machinery and ducts.

This 2006 book discusses the three main categories of high-speed marine vehicles - vessels supported by submerged hulls, air cushions or foils.

With the advancements in sensor and computation technologies, connected autonomous vehicle (CAV) services are being tested and deployed on public roads, sharing the road with human- driven vehicles (HVs).

Suspension Acoustics introduces suspension physics in bubbles, droplets, and solid particles in gases and fluids.

Large-Eddy Simulations of Turbulence is a reference for LES, direct numerical simulation and Reynolds-averaged Navier-Stokes simulation.

This book uniquely covers both Statics and Dynamics with a revision section on background mathematics.

This book examines what we know about the physics underlying the onset of instability in liquid sheets and jets.

The definitive reference for space engineers on all issues related to rendezvous and docking/berthing (RVD/B).

This 2001 book covers theory and applications of conceptual design, the initial stage of engineering design.

This 2001 book discusses both theory and applications in the control of vibrating systems.

The increasing importance of concepts from compressible fluid flow theory for aeronautical applications makes the republication of this first-rate text particularly timely.

"e;Written by one of the leading aerospace educators of our time, each sentence is packed with information.

Fundamentals of International Aviation Law and Policy offers students a systematic, tailored and dynamic approach to understanding the legal scenario concerning international civil aviation.

In the face of resource depletion, environmental changes, lifestyle changes, demographic and digital adaptation, old ideologies of city building and expensive and complex automobility solutions are in freefall.

Designed as both a textbook for advanced engineering students and a reference book for practicing engineers, this highly regarded work deals not only with the practical aspects of aeroelasticity, but the aerodynamic and structural tools upon which these rest.

All the expert guidance you need to understand, build, and operate GPS receivers The Second Edition of this acclaimed publication enables readers to understand and apply the complex operation principles of global positioning system (GPS) receivers.

FATAL EXIT is the first and only book documenting the decades-long debate among the automotive industry, government regualtors, and safety and privacy advocates over what the public terms "e;automobile black boxes"e;.

How to build and operate GPS receivers-a working resource for engineers While GPS receivers abound in numerous applications, much of the information on their design is scattered in disparate and hard-to-find places.