Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 77 Issue 3

Closed‐form solution of monocular vision‐based relative pose determination for RVD spacecrafts

To give a closed‐form solution of the relative pose determination problem based on monocular vision during final approach phase of spacecraft Rendzvous and Docking.

Control of longitudinal movement of a plane using combined model reference adaptive control

To apply and simulate under different conditions, the combined model reference adaptive control (CMRAC) technique to control the pitch angle in a subsonic plane. Comparisons with…

Heat transfer analysis of charring ablators under aerodynamic heating

This work experimentally and numerically investigates the aerodynamic heating of the charring‐ablating materials.

Weak interactions between objects in the signal‐based and parametric diagnostics of transport‐dedicated complex engineering systems

To provide original knowledge for graduate students, research workers and specialists in ability maintenance system of engineering systems in range of improving their diagnostic…

Hybrid design methods of cascade profile based on variational principles

Provides two hybrid methods for the aerodynamic design of cascade profiles, of which the design constraints are the combination of aerodynamic and geometric conditions.

Mixture ratio control of liquid propellant engines

Development and application of a new systematic approach for design of a control system in order to control the mixture ratio of liquid propellant engines.

The state of engineering R&D in the UKPhilip Ruffles in conversation with Sarah Powell

To determine the views of a distinguished member of the engineering community about the state of engineering R&D in the UK and how the various issues are being addressed.

“Medicals” for machines making parts for the pharmaceutical industry

Strategic intelligence Sony PetaSite S Series at EADS Deutschland GmbH

Flight dynamics

Bright future ahead for aviation turboshaft engine market

Avionic data bus bandwidth

Osprey Metals becomes Sandvik Osprey

Airbus 380 integrated and efficient assembly process

Advanced ice protection technology for Boeing 7E7 wings

Aviation safety and security conference and exhibition (Part 2 – Exhibition)

EaglePicher nickel-hydrogen spacecraft battery

Precision power analyser combines high accuracy and wide frequency range

Coating the wings of the Airbus A380

Impossible spectroscopy?

Fuel systems and emergency flotation equipment, transparencies and de-icing systems

De-burring machine provides benefits for aerospace manufacturer

Long-term growth in traffic: a challenge for European airports

Major improvement in German air traffic control communications

IAA/NATS airspace study underway

Climate change and the future of air travel

It's the way you do it

Patrick Moore – the auto biography

Metool cable reels for major Red Dragon hydraulic project

Airborne espionage

Silicon wafers for solar cells used in outer-space are cleaned safely and efficiently

Boeing reduces 737 final-assembly time by 50 per cent

Rhodia PPMC's fast-drying TolonateX FD 90 B

New light-weight spoiler developed for A340 Family

Aviation safety and security conference and exhibition (Part 1 – Conference)

Altera FPGA-based I/O controller

Diary

Tornado demonstrates quadruple cutting speeds for titanium turning

CAN HEAD reduces stress analysis costs

Dual channel conduction cooled PMC gigabit ethernet intelligent network access controller

Interior applications for Cherry Rivetless Nut Plate

Specialised spray guns

Sophisticated scaffolding system

Avio Polska benefits from Vacu-Blast's “Vacu-Dapt” service

Another jumbo success for STG aerospace

NASA plans space station partnership with seven universities

Airbus enhances air traffic communications on single-aisle fleet