Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 93 Issue 6

The on-orbit mission analysis of OTV based on DoDAF

Hongxing Zheng, Xin Liu, Junhui Wu, Yiyun Man, Xibao Xu, Jifeng Guo

The purpose of this paper is to improve the efficiency of on-orbit operations through the top-level task design based on DoDAF. Based on the existing upper stage rocket…

Hardware-free collision detection and braking for securing drone propellers

Oualid Araar, Kheireddine Benjdia, Ivan Vitanov

The widespread use of drones among the general public has led to an alarming increase in accidents, some with lethal consequences. As drone blades are made from rigid materials…

Predefined-time control for a horizontal takeoff and horizontal landing reusable launch vehicle

Liang Zhang, Liang Jing, Liheng Ye, Xing Gao

This paper aims to investigate the problem of attitude control for a horizontal takeoff and horizontal landing reusable launch vehicle.

Investigations of improved cooling effectiveness for ramp film cooling with compound angle film cooling jets

Krishna Anand Vasu Devan Nair Girija Kumari, Parammasivam Kanjikoil Mahali

This paper aims to investigate the film cooling effectiveness (FCE) and mixing flow characteristics of the flat surface ramp model integrated with a compound angled film cooling…

Geomagnetic orbit determination: EKF or UKF?

Jin Wu, Ming Liu, Chengxi Zhang, Yulong Huang, Zebo Zhou

Autonomous orbit determination using geomagnetic measurements is an important backup technique for safe spacecraft navigation with a mere magnetometer. The geomagnetic model is…

Multiobjective optimization of the LASER aircraft wing’s composite structural design

Juan Tamassia Ricci, Rogerio Frauendorf Faria Coimbra, Guilherme Ferreira Gomes

Aircraft wings, one of the most important parts of an aircraft, have seen changes in its topological and design arrangement of both the internal structures and external shape…

Advanced debonding detection technique for aerospace composite structures

Assunta Sorrentino, Fulvio Romano, Angelo De Fenza

The purpose of this paper is to introduce a methodology aimed to detect debonding induced by low impacts energies in typical aeronautical structures. The methodology is based on…

LIDAR altimeter conception for HERA spacecraft

Nicole Gomes Dias, Beltran Nadal Arribas, Paulo Gordo, Tiago Sousa, João Marinho, Rui Melicio, António Amorim, Patrick Michel

This paper aims to report the first iteration on the Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) Engineering Model altimeter named HELENA. HELENA is a Time of Flight (TOF) altimeter that…

Multi-objective structural optimization of a wind turbine blade using NSGA-II algorithm and FSI

Ramazan Özkan, Mustafa Serdar Genç

Wind turbines are one of the best candidates to solve the problem of increasing energy demand in the world. The aim of this paper is to apply a multi-objective structural…

Uniaxial tensile mechanical tests of Kapton foil at high-low temperature conditions

Yan Liu, Yanzhen Liu, Guochang Lin

This study aims to investigate the basic mechanical properties of inflatable antenna reflector material under high-low temperatures.

Designing and producing a bird-inspired unmanned sailplane

Göksel Keskin, Seyhun Durmus, Muharrem Karakaya, Melih Cemal Kushan

Increasing endurance was a very appropriate subject for the biomimetic approach. The study aims to design and manufacture a long-lasting mini unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) using…

Experimental analysis of fluid-structure interaction in flexible wings at low Reynolds number flows

Mustafa Serdar Genç, Hacımurat Demir, Mustafa Özden, Tuna Murat Bodur

The purpose of this exhaustive experimental study is to investigate the fluid-structure interaction in the flexible membrane wings over a range of angles of attack for various…

Semi-circular corrugated tabs to control subsonic and correctly expanded sonic jets

Sathish Kumar K., Senthilkumar Chidambaram, Naren Shankar Radha Krishnan

This paper aims to present the jet mixing effectiveness of triangular tabs with semi-circular corrugations to control the subsonic and sonic correctly expanded jets.

A deep auto-encoder satellite anomaly advance warning framework

Junfu Chen, Xiaodong Zhao, Dechang Pi

The purpose of this paper is to ensure the stable operation of satellites in orbit and to assist ground personnel in continuously monitoring the satellite telemetry data and…

Theoretical model proposal on direct calculation of wetted area and maximum lift-to-drag ratio

Seyhun Durmus

As measuring flight performance by experimental methods requires a lot of effort and cost, theoretical models can bring new perspectives to aircraft design. This paper aims to…

Aircraft air data system fault detection and reconstruction scheme design

Ugur Kilic, Gulay Unal

The purpose of this study is to detect and reconstruct a fault in pitot probe and static ports, which are components of the air data system in commercial aircrafts, without false…

Emerald – a 16-rotor multicopter for stereo imaging

Svetoslav Zabunov, Garo Mardirossian, Katia Strelnitski

The current manuscript aims to propose a novel multirotor design.

Decision tree classifiers for unmanned aircraft configuration selection

João Antônio Dantas de Jesus Ferreira, Ney Rafael Secco

This paper aims to investigate the possibility of lowering the time taken during the aircraft design for unmanned aerial vehicles by using machine learning (ML) for the…