Aerospace & Aviation Technology

Presenting the established principles underpinning space robotics (conservation of momentum and energy, stability) with a thorough and modern appro...

This revised edition contains 26 stories about World War II airmen who came to grief on the Pennine Hills of North Derbyshire. Wartime aviation his...

Explore a unified treatment of the dynamics of combustor systems, including acoustics, fluid mechanics, and combustion in a single rigorous text. T...

This book presents a selection of scientific and technical results utilizing new computational methods, tools, and technologies in Aeronautical Des...

The primary human activities that release carbon dioxide (CO2) into the atmosphere are the combustion of fossil fuels (coal, natural gas, and oil) ...

The ongoing development of military aerospace platforms requires continuous technology advances in order to provide the nation's war fighters with ...

This rigorous yet accessible textbook provides broad and systematic coverage of linear multivariable control systems, including several new approac...

Distributed Cognition and Reality puts theory into practice, as the first book to show how to apply the Perceptual Cycle Model in aviation decision...

Autobiography of a fighter and test pilot during World War II and Vietnam Among first marines to fly a helicopter First Marine to be named to t...

This book includes a carefully curated selection of contributions that were presented at the 17th International Conference on Space Operations (Spa...

Born in the Philippines to an American father and a Filipina mother, George Cooper is one of the few surviving veteran pilots who saw action over s...

The Northrop Corporation offered the single engined Gamma 2F attack plane to the US Army Air Corps in October 1934. After modification work this ty...

La realizzazione e il lancio nello spazio di satelliti o sonde attraverso missili o navette spaziali sono un esempio di attività industriale di eno...

Die Hauptaufgabe eines Verkehrspiloten ist es, sein Flugzeug sicher von A nach B zu bringen. Dieses auch ökonomisch und komfortabel zu machen, steh...

This unique compendium approaches the relatively new Isogeometric Analysis (IGA) methods at senior undergraduates level in engineering or applied m...

This book presents the essential characteristics of the different satellite motions. Satellite motions can be classified as anomalistic, draconitic...

Advanced Sliding Mode Control for Mechanical Systems: Design, Analysis and MATLAB Simulation takes readers through the basic concepts, covering the...

The articles in this volume present the state-of-the-art in noise prediction, modeling and measurement. The articles are partially based on class n...

The book provides an introduction to the mechanics of composite materials, written for graduate students and practitioners in industry. It examines...

Inspiring and joyous.PeopleHeartwarming . . . infectious . . . Morillo's The Boy Who Reached for the Stars is every bit the inspiration he means it...

Space activities are one particularly visible area, where Europe can shape its identity. This publication investigates the effect space activities ...

As space applications become central to modern interaction, more and more entities are becoming involved in space activities. Consequently, strateg...

The Yearbook on Space Policy aims to be the reference publication analysing space policy developments. Each year it presents issues and trends in s...

A brief guide to the real science of interstellar travelWith known exoplanets now numbering in the thousands and initiatives like 100 Year Starship...

Design and deploy advanced vibration protection systems based on elastic composites under post-buckling, with this essential reference. Methods for...