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Small Satellite Missions

edited by

Paolo Marzioli

and Necmi Cihan Örger

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10058

Keywords: small satellites; CubeSats; nano-satellites; micro-satellites; mini-satellites; AIV; system engineering; space systems; mission analysis; space traffic management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

UAV System Modelling Design and Simulation

edited by

Wojciech Skarka

and Miha Brojan

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 8853

Keywords: unmanned aerial vehicle; drones; electric propulsion; simulation; numerical modelling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Future Airspace and Air Traffic Management Design

edited by Sebastian Schier-Morgenthal, Daniel Delahaye, Bernd Korn and Ingrid S. Gerdes

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 8477

Keywords: airspace design; future air traffic management structures and methods; air traffic control; automation; flexible airspace design; artificial intelligence in air traffic management; digital assistance; next (digital) level of situational awareness

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)

Spacecraft Sample Collection

edited by Brent J. Bos

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 6616

Keywords: planetary sampling; sampling techniques and hardware; spacecraft instrumentation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Aerospace Anti-icing Systems

edited by

Carlo Giovanni Ferro

Stefano Valvano

and

Paolo Maggiore

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4711

Keywords: anti-icing systems; aviation safety; ice accretion model; advanced materials and coatings; thermal anti-icing; chemical anti-icing; mechanical anti-icing; electro-expulsive anti-icing; ice formation mechanisms; de-icing chemicals; aircraft design; operational strategies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Aircraft Design and System Optimization

edited by Musavir Bashir,

Ruxandra Botez

and Susan Liscouët-Hanke

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2981

Keywords: aircraft design optimization; aircraft Subsystem optimization; integrated design frameworks; model-based systems engineering (MBSE); advanced optimization algorithms; high-fidelity simulations; surrogate modeling; metaheuristic optimization; uncertainty quantification; multidisciplinary design analysis and optimization; innovative aircraft configurations; environmental sustainability

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Laser Ultrasound Techniques for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Chen Ciang Chia

and

Mohammad Yazdi Harmin

submission deadline 31 Jan 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 2453

Keywords: laser ultrasound; non-destructive testing; aircraft structural integrity; high-resolution imaging; structural health monitoring; signal processing algorithms; material characterization; complex geometries; laser pyroshock simulation; laser acoustic emission training; machine learning

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Overall Aircraft Design for New Airframe Technologies, New Energy Systems and New Operations

edited by Yaolong Liu, Mingqiang Luo and

Andrea Da-Ronch

submission deadline 10 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3480 | Submission Open

Keywords: overall aircraft design; aircraft technology integration; EVTOL; MDAO (Multidisciplinary Design Analysis and Optimization); MBSE (Model-Based Systems Engineering); hybrid electric propulsion; laminar flow control; formation flight; trajectory optimization

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Air Traffic and Airspace Control and Management (2nd Edition)

edited by

Álvaro Rodríguez-Sanz

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 27 articles | Viewed by 38893 | Submission Open

Keywords: airspace; Air Traffic Control; trajectory prediction

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)

Flight at Supersonic and Hypersonic Velocities: Aerodynamics, Flow Control, Propulsion

edited by

Konstantin Volkov

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2609 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic flow; hypersonic flow; aerodynamics; flow control; propulsion; shock wave; heat transfer; shape optimisation; thermal protection; scramjet; ramjet

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Analysis of Subsonic/Hypersonic Aerodynamics of High-Speed Aircrafts

edited by

Giuseppe Pezzella

submission deadline 15 Feb 2025 | Viewed by 370 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsonic flow; supersonic flow; hypersonic flow; aerothermodynamics; scramjet propulsion; computational fluid dynamics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

14th EASN International Conference on Innovation in Aviation & Space towards Sustainability Today & Tomorrow

edited by

Spiros Pantelakis

Andreas Strohmayer

and

Nikolaos Michailidis

submission deadline 17 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1767 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerostructures: materials & structures; manufacturing; aerostructures manufacturing; from Industry 4.0 to Industry 5.0; flight physics; hydrogen in aviation; fuels & energy storage; propulsion; hybrid electric flight; avionics; systems & equipment; human factors; aircraft design and optimization; small air transport (SAT) technologies; innovative concepts & scenarios; synergies and technology transfer with other industries; air traffic management & airports; maintenance; repair & overhaul (MRO); unmanned aerial systems; UAS & scaled flight testing; space technologies; ecoDESIGN and engineering for sustainability; safety; regulation and standards; european policy actions in the field of aviation & space

Revolutionizing Aerospace Mobility: Green Hydrogen As the Sustainable Fuel of the Future

edited by

Giacomo Silvagni

and

Vittorio Ravaglioli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 9 articles | Viewed by 11134 | Submission Open

Keywords: green hydrogen; aerospace mobility; sustainable fuel; aviation; space; hydrogen fuel cell; propulsion systems; environmental impact; production and distribution; policy and regulation

Planetary Exploration

edited by Roy Lichtenheldt

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10732 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary exploration; rover; terramechanics; in situ exploration; orbital observations; robotics; subsurface; drilling

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Recent Advances in Applied Aerodynamics

edited by

Cheolheui Han

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 5 articles | Viewed by 9757 | Submission Open

Keywords: CFD; aerodynamic testing; design optimization; flow control; flow-structure interaction; boundary layer transition.

Aerospace Combustion Engineering (2nd Edition)

edited by

Fabrizio Ponti

and

Filippo Maggi

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5427 | Submission Open

Innovative Methods for Satellite and Space Debris Identification and Motion Reconstruction

edited by

Leonardo Parisi

and

Paolo Marzioli

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 4133 | Submission Open

Keywords: satellite; space debris; identification; motion; tracking; orbit determination; attitude

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advances in Thermal Fluid, Dynamics and Control

edited by Yuguang Bai,

Hexia Huang

, Pan Wang and

Dan Zhao

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 3368 | Submission Open

Keywords: thermal fluid; fluid– structure interaction; structure dynamics; aero-elasticity; advanced engine design and analysis; wind tunnel experiments; dynamic and control

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Modeling, Simulation, and Control of Launch Vehicles

edited by Pedro Simplicio, Paul Acquatella and Diego Navarro-Tapia

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2140 | Submission Open

Keywords: launcher (sub)system modeling and identification (SysID); uncertainty modeling and estimation; wind and aerodynamics estimation; flexibility and sloshing (reduced order) modeling and simulation; multiphysics; multibody; acausal modeling and simulation; applied control synthesis and analysis; control/structure co-design; control/trajectory co-design; control allocation methods; fault-tolerant methods

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Innovation and Challenges in Hypersonic Propulsion

edited by Kunyuan Zhang and Yongzhou Li

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1330 | Submission Open

Keywords: hypersonic propulsion; propulsion/airframe integration; combined cycle engine; inlet design; supersonic combustion; nozzle design; flame stabilization; thermal management; aerothermodynamics; wind tunnel testing; numerical simulation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Lunar Exploration

edited by

Marco Sabatini

and

Leonard Felicetti

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1216 | Submission Open

Keywords: lunar exploration; in situ resources utilization; lunar satellite navigation; communication; rovers design and GNC; new services for future missions; landing; outpost design and life support systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Advances in Landing Systems Engineering

edited by

Martin Skote

and

Craig Lawson

submission deadline 28 Feb 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1129 | Submission Open

Keywords: landing gear systems; mechanical engineering; novel materials; optimization; multiphysics; interdisciplinary; noise; systems engineering; prognostics and health management

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advances in Asteroid Dynamics

edited by Marta Ceccaroni and Marco Fenucci

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1914 | Submission Open

Keywords: asteroid dynamics; orbit determination; space exploration

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Research and Applications of Low-Altitude Urban Traffic System

edited by

Yujie Yuan

, Haoran Chi and

Chun Sing Lai

submission deadline 15 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1421 | Submission Open

Keywords: artificial intelligence; unmanned traffic management; urban low-altitude traffic; urban aerial traffic; autonomous navigation

Space Sampling and Exploration Robotics

edited by

Junyue Tang

and Shengyuan Jiang

submission deadline 20 Mar 2025 | 12 articles | Viewed by 17884 | Submission Open

Keywords: planetary regolith; soil– machine interaction; sampling robotics system; detecting payloads; property detection

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Scientific and Technological Advances in Hydrogen Combustion Aircraft

edited by Paul Palies

submission deadline 25 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open

Keywords: combustion; hydrogen; mixing; turbulence; swirl; premixed; partially premixed; stratified; flame displacement speed; cryogenic; cryogenic distillation; separation; aviation; aircraft; swirler; heat exchanger; injector; combustor; jet engine; fluid mechanics; flame stabilization; acoustics; combustion instability; fuel burn

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Sustainable Civil Supersonic and Hypersonic Aircraft: Main Challenges and Latest Developments

edited by

Roberta Fusaro

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 10 articles | Viewed by 18872 | Submission Open

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Flight Dynamics, Control & Simulation (2nd Edition)

edited by

Karim Abu Salem

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6276 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight dynamics; performance analysis; flight simulation; advanced controls; new aircraft concepts; innovation; multidisciplinary optimization; flight mechanics

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Combustion of Solid Propellants

edited by

Wen Ao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4711 | Submission Open

Keywords: propellant combustion; combustion adjustment; combustion modeling; high-pressure combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

From Satellite Systems Design, Verification and Testing to Spacecraft Operations

edited by

Andrea Colagrossi

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3389 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft design; satellite systems; verification and testing; in-orbit testing; spacecraft operations; on-board software; hardware-in-the-loop testing; digital twin; operational efficiency; autonomous spacecraft; software automation; mission readiness

Aircraft Electric Power System: Design, Control, and Maintenance

edited by

Yuan Gao

, Shoujun Song and

Pat Wheeler

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2952 | Submission Open

Keywords: electrical power system; more-electric aircraft; hybrid-electric aircraft; all-electric aircraft; motor drive system; power converters; machine design and control; energy management; fault detection and diagnostics of power system; microgrid onboard aircraft

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Space System Design

edited by Lily (Li) Qiao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 613 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced mission design; spacecraft subsystem innovations; modular and scalable space architectures; AI and ML in space system design; sustainability in space; integration of commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Flight Guidance and Control

edited by Seokwon Lee and

Mingu Kim

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 256 | Submission Open

Keywords: flight control; guidance and control; flight vehicles; trajectory optimization; autonomous systems; unmanned aerial vehicles

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Lunar, Planetary, and Small-Body Exploration

edited by

Jekanthan Thangavelautham

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 195 | Submission Open

Keywords: agile spacecraft; planetary exploration; mothercraft; formation flight; swarms; planetary atmosphere

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Phase Changed Heat Transfer Mechanisms for Variable Gravity in Aerospace Applications

edited by

Wei Wang

and Wenke Zhao

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 169 | Submission Open

Keywords: variable gravity; microgravity; thermal management; boling and condensation; melting and solidification; heat transfer enhancement; bubble dynamics; numerical simulation; boiling prediction model; two-phase flow pattern; gravitational effect; multiphase flow

New Results in Wind Tunnel Testing

edited by

Bosko Rasuo

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: subsonic/transonic/supersonic/hypersonic wind tunnel; measurement techniques; measurement systems; test methodology; innovative approaches

Precise Orbit Determination of the Spacecraft

edited by Yong Huang and

Jianguo Yan

submission deadline 31 Mar 2025 | Viewed by 164 | Submission Open

Keywords: orbit determination; GNSS data; deep space exploration; cislunar navigation

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Application of Tether Technology in Space

edited by Gangqiang Li and Jinyu Liu

submission deadline 10 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1560 | Submission Open

Keywords: space tether; modeling technique; state estimator/observer; controller designer; experiment

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Research and Development of Supersonic Aircraft

edited by

Masahiro Kanazaki

and

Takahiro Ukai

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 4 articles | Viewed by 7963 | Submission Open

Keywords: supersonic aircraft design; experiments; computer simulations; aircraft design; flight experiments; sonic boom mitigation; low emission technologies

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Innovations in Hypersonic Propulsion Systems

edited by Guoping Huang,

Omer Musa

, Yingkun Li and Zonghan Yu

submission deadline 15 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1779 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics (CFD); hypersonic propulsion; scramjets and dual-mode ramjets intakes; rocket-based combined cycle (RBCC); turbine-based combined cycle (TBCC); high-temperature materials; thermal management; aero-thermodynamics; fuel injection and combustion

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Artificial Intelligence in Aeroacoustics for Aerospace Applications

edited by

Alessandro Di Marco

Elisa De Paola

and Luana Georgiana Stoica

submission deadline 20 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2299 | Submission Open

Keywords: aeroacoustics; machine learning; artificial intelligence; noise reduction; noise prediction; noise localization; buffeting; wall pressure fluctuations

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Design for Lightweight Space Materials and Structural Systems

edited by

Hyun-Ung Oh

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 8 articles | Viewed by 10316 | Submission Open

Keywords: new space paradigm; lightweight; structural design; advanced material

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

AI-Enabled Signal Processing for Space–Air–Ground Integrated Networks

edited by

Xin Liu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 3085 | Submission Open

Keywords: Space– Air– Ground networks; signal processing; SAGIN

Selected Papers from the 11th Edition of the “AEROSPATIAL” Conference (AEROSPATIAL 2024)

edited by

Cristina-Elisabeta Pelin

, Marilena D. Pavel,

Ioan Ursu

, Jochen Wild, Daniela Enciu and Ionuţ Bunescu

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2179 | Submission Open

Keywords: aerospace sciences; aerodynamics; aerospace structures; materials for aeronautics and aerospace; systems and control in aeronautics; aerospace management

Advanced Flow Diagnostic Tools (2nd Edition)

edited by

Lin Chen

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1809 | Submission Open

Keywords: laser-based optical methods; surface flow visualization; transition detection; microfluidics/nanofluidics; combustion flow; multiphase flow; wind tunnel and/or flight tests; heat transfer flow; boundary layer; compressible flow

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

New Concepts in Spacecraft Guidance Navigation and Control

edited by Carmine Giordano,

Vittorio Franzese

and Iosto Fodde

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | 1 articles | Viewed by 795 | Submission Open

Keywords: spacecraft GNC; miniaturized satellites; autonomous space systems; spacecraft trajectory optimization; deep space navigation; adaptive control systems; artificial intelligence in spacecraft GNC; space distributed systems

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

Operational Requirements for Urban Air Traffic Management

edited by Isabel C. Metz and

Bianca I. Schuchardt

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 251 | Submission Open

Keywords: air traffic management; airspace integration; CONOPS; operations; urban air traffic management; vertiports

(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)

Aerodynamics and Aeroacoustics of Unsteady Flow

edited by Teng Zhou, Wangqiao Chen and Jingwen Guo

submission deadline 30 Apr 2025 | Viewed by 175 | Submission Open

Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; unsteady flow; rotor– rotor interaction; fluid structure interaction; experimental aerodynamics/aeroacoustics; computational aeroacoustics; wing noise; rotor noise

(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)

Advanced Composite Materials in Aerospace

edited by Liu Liu, George Kardomateas and Jinrui Ye

submission deadline 10 May 2025 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3024 | Submission Open

Keywords: advanced composites; lightweight materials; carbon fiber composites; ceramic matrix composites; aerospace applications; aircraft structures; composite manufacturing; structural analysis; mechanical properties; damage detection; damage tolerance; multifunctional composites; smart materials; multiscale modeling; molecular dynamics simulation; finite element method; discrete element method

Space Mechanisms and Robots

edited by Yan Xu,

George Z. H. Zhu

and

M. Reza Emami

submission deadline 30 May 2025 | 6 articles | Viewed by 4876 | Submission Open

Keywords: space mechanisms; space robots; deployable antennas; inflatable habitats; solar sails; motion planning; multifunctional robots; autonomous robots; tactile feedback control; trustworthy robots; artificial intelligence

(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)

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