Prasad: Aluminum-Lithium Alloys: Processing, Properties & Applications

Because lithium is the least dense elemental metal, materials scientists and engineers have been working for decades to develop a commercially viable aluminum-lithium (Al-Li) alloy that would be even lighter and stiffer than other aluminum alloys. The first two generations of Al-Li alloys tended to suffer from several problems, including poor ductility and fracture toughness; unreliable properties, fatigue and fracture resistance; and unreliable corrosion resistance.

Now, new third generation Al-Li alloys with significantly reduced lithium content and other improvements are promising a revival for Al-Li applications in modern aircraft and aerospace vehicles. Over the last few years, these newer Al-Li alloys have attracted increasing global interest for widespread applications in the aerospace industry largely because of soaring fuel costs and the development of a new generation of civil and military aircraft. This contributed book, featuring many of the top researchers in the field, is the first up-to-date international reference for Al-Li material research, alloy development, structural design and aerospace systems engineering.

Key Features

• Provides a complete treatment of the new generation of low-density AL-Li alloys, including microstructure, mechanical behavoir, processing and applications.
• Covers the history of earlier generation AL-Li alloys, their basic problems, why they were never widely used, and why the new third generation Al-Li alloys could eventually replace not only traditional aluminum alloys but more expensive composite materials.
• Contains two full chapters devoted to applications in the aircraft and aerospace fields, where the lighter, stronger Al-Li alloys mean better performing, more fuel-efficient aircraft.

Contents

Part I: Introduction to Al-Li Alloys

• Ch 1. Historical Development and Present Status of Al-Li Alloys
• Ch 2. Aerostructural Design and its Application to Al-Li Alloys

Part II: Physical Metallurgy

• Ch 3. Phase Diagrams and Phase Reactions
• Ch 4. Microstructural Evolution in Al-Li Alloys
• Ch 5. Texture and Texture Development in Al-Li Alloys
• Ch. 6 Strengthening Mechanisms

Part III: Processing Technologies

• Ch 7. Melting and Casting
• Ch 8. Workability: Rolling, Forging, Extrusion and Forming
• Ch 9. Superplasticity in and Superplastic Forming of Al-Li Alloys
• Ch 10. Joining Technologies of Al-Li Alloys

Part IV: Mechanical Behavior

• Ch 11. Tensile Deformation Behavior and Anisotropy
• Ch 12. Fatigue Behavior
• Ch 13. Fracture Behavior
• Ch 14. Corrosion and SCC Behavior

Part V: Applications

• Ch 15. Aerospace Applications of Aluminum-Lithium Alloys
• Ch 16. Airworthiness Certification of Metallic Materials

Readership

• Materials researchers and engineers working in the aluminum and aerospace industries, alloy and structural designers, graduate and post-graduate students in materials science and engineering.

About the Authors

• N Eswara Prasad work on Al-Li alloys includes alloy development, extensive characterization of mechanical properties and directions for future alloy development. Dr. Prasad has published nearly 120 original and comprehensive research articles in peer-reviewed national and international journals, conference proceedings as well as several comprehensive technical reports. He also has several editorial works to his credit - most of them as the Editor of Transactions of the Indian Institute of Metals. He has recently been elected as the METALLURGIST OF THE YEAR - 2010 by the Indian Institute of Metals for his outstanding contributions to the Development of Non-Ferrous Materials for Indian Defence. Dr. Prasad is a Research Fellow of Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany; Visiting Scientist of Max-Planck-Institute for Metalloforschung, Stuttgart, Germany; Visiting Professor, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Technology, Hyderabad, India; Fellow of Institute of Engineers (India) - FIE; Fellow of Andhra Pradesh Akademy of Sciences - FAPAS and Fellow of Indian Institute of Metals - FIIM.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 608 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1 edition (October, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0124016987
• ISBN-13: 978-0124016989
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 1.3 inches
• List price: $149.95

Wild: Aircraft Powerplants 8th Edition

The most comprehensive, current guide to aircraft powerplants. Fully revised to cover the latest industry advances, Aircraft Powerplants, Eighth Edition, prepares you for certification as an FAA powerplant technician in accordance with the Federal Aviation Regulations (FAR). This authoritative text has been updated to reflect recent changes in FAR Part 147.

Key Features

• Expanded coverage of: 
• turbine-engine theory and nomenclature; 
• current models of turbofan, turboprop, and turboshaft engines; 
• and up-to-date details on turbine-engine fuel, oil, and ignition systems. 
• Important information on how individual components and systems operate together is integrated throughout the text. 
• Clear photos of various components and a full-color insert of diagrams and systems are included. 
• Review questions at the end of each chapter enable you to check your knowledge of the topics presented in this practical resource.

Contents

• Chapter 1 Aircraft Powerplant Classification and Progress
• Chapter 2 Reciprocating-Engine Construction and Nomenclature
• Chapter 3 Internal-Combustion Engine Theory and Performance
• Chapter 4 Lubricants and Lubricating Systems
• Chapter 5 Induction Systems, Superchargers, Turbochargers, and Cooling and Exhaust Systems
• Chapter 6 Basic Fuel Systems and Carburetors
• Chapter 7 Fuel Injection Systems
• Chapter 8 Reciprocating-Engine Ignition and Starting systems
• Chapter 9 Operation, Inspection, Maintenance, and Troubleshooting of Reciprocating Engines
• Chapter 10 Reciprocating-Engine Overhaul Practices
• Chapter 11 Gas-Turbine Engine: Theory, Construction, and Nomenclature
• Chapter 12 Gas Turbine Engine, Theory, Performance and Parameters
• Chapter 13 Gas-Turbine Engine: Fuels and Fuel Systems
• Chapter 14 Turbine-Engine Lubricants and Lubricating Systems
• Chapter 15 Ignition and Starting Systems of Gas-Turbine Engines
• Chapter 16 Turbofan Engines
• Chapter 16 Turboprop Engines

About the Authors

• Thomas W. Wild is a professor in the Aviation Technology Department at Purdue University. He holds or has held several FAA certifications, including Aviation Maintenance Technician, Designated Mechanic Examiner, Flight Engineer, Inspection Authorization, and Sport Pilot. Professor Wild has earned numerous awards for his contributions to education during his over 32 years at Purdue. He has taught many courses dealing with reciprocating and gas-turbine engines, propellers, propeller control systems, and large aircraft systems. Professor Wild also serves as the managing editor of the Aviation Technician Education Council Journal. He has written and published many books and articles on several aviation-related subjects and served on boards of directors of aviation professional organizations.
• Michael J. Kroes is an aviation practitioner and educator with more than 35 years of experience in the field. He holds or has held several FAA certifications, including Airframe and Powerplant Mechanic, Inspection Authorization, Designated Mechanic Examiner, Designated Engineering Representative, and Commercial Pilot. Mr. Kroes has worked for some of the top aviation companies, including Raytheon and Allied Signal, and spent 25 years as a professor and department head at Purdue University. Recognized as a leading expert on FAA technician certification, he authored a comprehensive study funded by the FAA. This study was used to develop new FAA technician certification content and guidelines.

Book Details

• Paperback: 768 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 8 edition (September, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071799133
• ISBN-13: 978-0071799133
• List price: $80.00

Neufville: Airport Systems: Planning, Design & Management 2nd Edition

Over the past decade, the airport industry has evolved considerably. Airport technology has changed. New research has taken place. The major airlines have consolidated, changing demand for airport services. In order to reflect these and other major shifts in the airport industry, some of the world's leading professionals have updated the premier text on airport design – making it, now more than ever, the field's most comprehensive resource of its kind.

New to this edition 

• Chapter-ending conclusions, with reference material, and exercises.
• Coverage of the latest aircraft technology and air traffic control.
• Advances in the design, planning, and management of airports.
• Additional chapter on Aircraft Impact on Airports.
• Updated environmental regulations and international rules.
• Two contributing authors from Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Contents

• Part 1: Introduction
• Part 2: Systems Planning, Design, and Management
• Part 3: Airside
• Part 4: Landside
• Part 5: Reference Material

About the Authors

• Dr. Richard de Neufville is Professor of Engineering Systems and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT. He is known for his development of engineering systems analysis and many texts, most recently, Flexibility in Engineering Design. He has consulted and taught on airport planning “on all continents except Antarctica” for over 40 years. Among his many honors are the Francis X. McKelvey award for Aviation, the FAA award for Excellence in Education (with Amedeo Odoni) and several other teaching awards, the Irwin Sizer award for the Most Significant Contribution to MIT Education, the Chevalier des Palmes Académiques (France), and an honorary doctorate from the Delft University of Technology.
• Amedeo R. Odoni is Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at MIT. He specializes in the use of operations research and other quantitative methods in planning, designing, operating, and evaluating airport and air traffic management systems. Over the years he has consulted at Amsterdam, Athens, Boston, Milan, Montreal, Munich, New Delhi, New York, Sydney, Stockholm and many other airports, as well as several Civil Aviation Authorities. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a Fellow of INFORMS, and the recipient of many awards for his research and teaching. He has served, among other positions, as Co-Director of MIT’s Operations Research Center and of NEXTOR, the National Center of Excellence in Aviation Operations Research, established by the FAA in 1996.
• Peter P. Belobaba is Principal Research Scientist at MIT, where he teaches graduate courses on The Airline Industry and Airline Management. He is Program Manager of MIT’s Global Airline Industry Program and Director of the PODS Revenue Management Research Consortium. Dr. Belobaba holds an MS in Transportation and a Ph.D. in Flight Transportation Systems from MIT. He is a lead author and editor of the recently released book, The Global Airline Industry. Dr. Belobaba has been involved in research related to airline economics, pricing, competition and revenue management since 1985. He has worked as a consultant on the development and implementation of revenue management systems at over forty airlines and other companies worldwide. He has also published articles in a variety of journals, including Airline Business, Operations Research, Transportation Science, Journal of Revenue and Pricing Management, and Journal of Air Transport Management.
• Tom G. Reynolds works at MIT Lincoln Laboratory and is a specialist in aviation operations and environmental impact mitigation. He has particular interest in the development of advanced technologies and operations for improving efficiency and mitigating environmental impacts of aviation, and has helped deploy many improvements at major international airports in the UK and USA. He has a Ph.D. in Aerospace Systems from MIT, has worked on the research staff at MIT and the University of Cambridge. He has won several national awards including the AIAA Orville & Wilbur Wright Graduate Award and was a UK Fulbright Scholar.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 816 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 2 edition (2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071770585
• ISBN-13: 978-0071770583
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.3 x 1.9 inches
• List price: $125.00

Kroes: Aircraft Maintenance & Repair 7th Edition

Get up-to-date information to perform return-to-service aircraft maintenance and pass your faa aircraft certification!

Aircraft Maintenance & Repair, Seventh Edition, is a valuable resource for students of aviation technology that provides updated information needed to prepare for an FAA airframe technician certification — and can be used with classroom discussions and practical application in the shop and on aircraft. This expanded edition includes recent advances in aviation technology to help students fi nd employment as airframe and powerplant mechanics and other technical and engineering-type occupations.

For easy reference, chapters are illustrated and present specific aspects of aircraft materials, fabrication processes, maintenance tools and techniques, and federal aviation regulations.

New to this edition

• Modern aircraft developed since the previous edition, such as the Boeing 777, the Airbus A330, modern corporate jets, and new light aircraft.
• New chemicals and precautions related to composite materials.
• Current FAA regulations and requirements.
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification requirements.
• 8-page full-color insert.
• The newest maintenance and repair tools and techniques.
• Updated figures and expanded chapters.

Contents

1. Hazardous Materials and Safety Practices
3. Aircraft Structures
4. Fabrication and Repair of Wood Structures
5. Fabric Coverings
6. Aircraft Painting and Markings
7. Welding Equipment and Techniques
8. Welding Aircraft Structures and Repair
9. Sheet-Metal Construction 
10. Sheet-Metal Inspection and Repair
11. Plastics
12. Advanced Composite Materials
13. Assembly and Rigging
14. Aircraft Fluid Power Systems
15. Aircraft Landing-Gear Systems
16. Aircraft Fuel Systems
17. Environmental Systems
18. Aircraft Instruments and Instrument Systems
19. Auxiliary Systems
20. Troubleshooting Theory and Practice.

About the Authors

• Michael Kroes is an aviation practitioner and educator and has more than 35 years of experience in the field. He holds or has held several FAA certifications, including an Airframe & Powerplant Certificate, Inspection Authorization, Designated Mechanic Examiner, Designated Engineering Authority, and a Commercial Pilot's License. Professor Kroes has worked for some of the top aviation companies, including Raytheon and Allied Signal, and spent 25 years as a professor and Department Head at Purdue University. Recognized as a leading expert on FAA technician certification, he authored a comprehensive study funded by the FAA. This study was used to develop new FAA technician certification content and guidelines.
• Dr. Ronald Sterkenburg is a professor at the Aviation Technology Department at Purdue University. He is a certificated Airframe & Powerplant mechanic (A & P), holds an Inspector Authorization (IA), and performs the duties as a Designated Mechanic Examiner. Dr. Sterkenburg’s main research interests are in advanced composite materials for aerospace vehicles. He has published many articles, book chapters, and books on all types of aviation maintenance topics.

Book Details

• Paperback: 736 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 7 edition (2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071801502
• ISBN-13: 978-0071801508
• Product Dimensions: 1.7 x 8.4 x 10.6 inches
• List price:$90.00

Tooley: Aircraft Digital Electronic & Computer Systems 2nd edition

An introduction to the principles of aircraft digital and electronic systems, this book is written for anyone pursuing a career in aircraft maintenance engineering or a related aerospace engineering discipline. Suitable for those studying towards licensed aircraft maintenance engineer status as part of an EASA or FAR-147 approved course, or those taking Aerospace Engineering City & Guilds modules, EDEXCEL National Units, EDEXCEL Higher National Units or a Degree in aircraft engineering.

Contents

• Chapter 1. Introduction 
• Chapter 2. Number systems 
• Chapter 3. Data conversion 
• Chapter 4. Data buses 
• Chapter 5. Logic circuits 
• Chapter 6. Computers 
• Chapter 7. The central processing unit (CPU) 
• Chapter 8. Integrated circuits 
• Chapter 9. MSI logic 
• Chapter 10. Fibre optics 
• Chapter 11. Displays 
• Chapter 12. Electrostatic sensitive devices (ESD) 
• Chapter 13. Software 
• Chapter 14. Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) 
• Chapter 15. Avionic systems 
• Chapter 16. Aircraft data networks and AFDX 
• Chapter 17. Large scale logic systems and VHDL 
• Appendix 1. Abbreviations and acronyms 
• Appendix 2. Revision papers 
• Appendix 3. Answers Index

About the Author

• Mike Tooley has over 30 years of teaching electrical principles, electronics and avionics to engineers and technicians, previously as Head of Department of Engineering and Vice Principal at Brooklands College in Surrey, UK, and currently works as a consultant and freelance technical author.

Book Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; 2 edition (June 26, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415828600
• ISBN-13: 978-0415828604
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.4 x 0.7 inches
• List price: $59.95

Xia: Compound Control Methodology for Flight Vehicles

This book focuses on new control methods for flight vehicles. In this monograph the concept of compound control is introduced. It is demonstrated that both Sliding Mode Control (SMC) and Active Disturbance Rejection Control (ADRC) have their own advantages and limitations, i.e., chattering of SMC and the observability of extended state observer (ESO), respectively. It is shown that compound control combines their advantages and improves the performance of the closed-loop systems. 

The book is self-contained, providing sufficient mathematical foundations for understanding the contents of each chapter. It will be of significant interest to scientists and engineers engaged in the field of flight vehicle control.

Key Features

• Presents a Compound Control Methodology for Flight Vehicles.
• Includes overview chapters to flight control, sliding mode control (SMC), active disturbance rejection control (ADRC) and compound control.
• Written by leading experts in the field.

Contents

1. Overview of Sliding Mode Control.
2. Overview of Active Disturbance Rejection Control.
3. Overview of Flight Vehicle Control.
4. The Descriptions of Flight Vehicle.
5. SMC for Missile Systems Based on Back-Stepping and ESO Techniques.
6. Adaptive SMC for Attitude Stabilization in Presence of Actuator Saturation.
7. Adaptive Nonsingular Terminal Sliding Mode Control for Rigid Spacecraft.
8. Attitude Tracking of Rigid Spacecraft with Uncertainties and Disturbances.
9. SMC for Attitude Tracking of Rigid Spacecraft with Disturbances.
10. Missile Guidance Law Based on ESO Techniques.
11. Missile Guidance Laws Based on SMC and FTC Techniques.
12. Cooperative Attack of Multiple Missiles Based on Optimal Guidance Law.

Book Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Springer; 2013 edition (June 15, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3642368409
• ISBN-13: 978-3642368400
• List Price: $109.00

Kassapoglou: Design and Analysis of Composite Structures 2nd Edition: With Applications to Aerospace Structures

This book builds on the first edition and includes two new chapters on composite fittings and the design of a composite panel, as well additional exercises. Design and Analysis of Composite Structures: With Applications to Aerospace Structures, 2nd Edition enables graduate students and engineers to generate meaningful and robust designs of complex composite structures. A compilation of analysis and design methods for structural components made of advanced composites, it begins with simple parts such as skins and stiffeners and progresses through to applications such as entire components of fuselages and wings. It provides a link between theory and day-to-day design practice, using theory to derive solutions that are applicable to specific structures and structural details used in industry.

Starting with the basic mathematical derivation followed by simplifications used in real-world design, Design and Analysis of Composite Structures: With Applications to Aerospace Structures, 2nd Edition presents the level of accuracy and range of applicability of each method along with design guidelines derived from experience combined with analysis. The author solves in detail examples taken from actual applications to show how the concepts can be applied, solving the same design problem with different methods based on different drivers (e.g. cost or weight) to show how the final configuration changes as the requirements and approach change. Each chapter is followed by exercises that represent specific design problems often encountered in the aerospace industry but which are also applicable in the in the automotive, marine, and construction industries.

Key Features

• Updated to include additional exercises, that represent real design problems encountered in the aerospace industry, but which are also applicable in the in the automotive, marine, and construction industries.
• Includes two new chapters. One on composite fittings and another on application and the design of a composite panel.
• Provides a toolkit of analysis and design methods that enable engineers and graduate students to generate meaningful and robust designs of complex composite structures.
• Provides solutions that can be used in optimization schemes without having to run finite element models at each iteration; thus speeding up the design process and allowing the examination of many more alternatives than traditional approaches.
• Supported by a complete set of lecture slides and solutions to the exercises hosted on a companion website for instructors.

Contents

1 Applications of Advanced Composites in Aircraft Structures
2 Cost of Composites: a Qualitative Discussion

• 2.1 Recurring Cost
• 2.2 Nonrecurring Cost
• 2.3 Technology Selection
• 2.4 Summary and Conclusions
• Exercises
• References

3 Review of Classical Laminated Plate Theory

• 3.1 Composite Materials: Definitions, Symbols and Terminology
• 3.2 Constitutive Equations in Three Dimensions
• 3.3 Constitutive Equations in Two Dimensions: Plane Stress

4 Review of Laminate Strength and Failure Criteria

• 4.1 Maximum Stress Failure Theory
• 4.2 Maximum Strain Failure Theory
• 4.3 Tsai–Hill Failure Theory
• 4.4 Tsai–Wu Failure Theory
• 4.5 Puck Failure Theory
• 4.6 Other Failure Theories

5 Composite Structural Components and Mathematical Formulation

• 5.1 Overview of Composite Airframe
• 5.2 Governing Equations
• 5.3 Reductions of Governing Equations: Applications to Specific Problems
• 5.4 Energy Methods

6 Buckling of Composite Plates

• 6.1 Buckling of Rectangular Composite Plate under Biaxial Loading
• 6.2 Buckling of Rectangular Composite Plate under Uniaxial Compression
• 6.3 Buckling of Rectangular Composite Plate under Shear
• 6.4 Buckling of Long Rectangular Composite Plates under Shear
• 6.5 Buckling of Rectangular Composite Plates under Combined Loads
• 6.6 Design Equations for Different Boundary Conditions and Load Combinations

7 Post-Buckling

• 7.1 Post-Buckling Analysis of Composite Panels under Compression
• 7.2 Post-Buckling Analysis of Composite Plates under Shear

8 Design and Analysis of Composite Beams

• 8.1 Cross-Section Definition Based on Design Guidelines
• 8.2 Cross-Sectional Properties
• 8.3 Column Buckling
• 8.4 Beam on an Elastic Foundation under Compression
• 8.5 Crippling
• 8.6 Importance of Radius Regions at Flange Intersections
• 8.7 Inter-Rivet Buckling of Stiffener Flanges
• 8.8 Application: Analysis of Stiffeners in a Stiffened Panel under Compression

9 Skin–Stiffened Structure

• 9.1 Smearing of Stiffness Properties (Equivalent Stiffness)
• 9.2 Failure Modes of a Stiffened Panel
• 9.3 Additional Considerations for Stiffened Panels

10 Sandwich Structure

• 10.1 Sandwich Bending Stiffnesses 276
• 10.2 Buckling of Sandwich Structure
• 10.3 Sandwich Wrinkling
• 10.4 Sandwich Crimping
• 10.5 Sandwich Intracellular Buckling (Dimpling) under Compression 
• 10.6 Attaching Sandwich Structures

11 Composite Fittings 

• 11.1 Challenges in Creating Cost- and Weight-Efficient Composite Fittings
• 11.2 Basic Fittings
• 11.3 Other Fittings

12 Good Design Practices and Design ‘Rules of Thumb’

• 12.1 Layup/Stacking Sequence-related
• 12.2 Loading and Performance-related
• 12.3 Guidelines Related to Environmental Sensitivity and Manufacturing Constraints
• 12.4 Configuration and Layout-related

13 Application – Design of a Composite Panel

• 13.1 Monolithic Laminate 
• 13.2 Stiffened Panel Design 
• 13.3 Sandwich Design 
• 13.4 Cost Considerations 
• 13.5 Comparison and Discussion  
• Index

About the Author

• Christos Kassapoglou - Delft University of Technology, The Netherlands.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 416 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (June 10, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118401603
• ISBN-13: 978-1118401606
• Product Dimensions: 7 x 1 x 9.8 inches
• List Price: $110.00

Rathakrishnan: Theoretical Aerodynamics

Theoretical Aerodynamics is a user-friendly text for a full course on theoretical aerodynamics. The author systematically introduces aerofoil theory, its design features and performance aspects, beginning with the basics required, and then gradually proceeding to higher level. The mathematics involved is presented so that it can be followed comfortably, even by those who are not strong in mathematics. The examples are designed to fix the theory studied in an effective manner. Throughout the book, the physics behind the processes are clearly explained. Each chapter begins with an introduction and ends with a summary and exercises.

This book is intended for graduate and advanced undergraduate students of Aerospace Engineering, as well as researchers and Designers working in the area of aerofoil and blade design.

Key Features

• Provides a complete overview of the technical terms, vortex theory, lifting line theory, and numerical methods
• Presented in an easy-to-read style making full use of figures and illustrations to enhance understanding, and moves well simpler to more advanced topics
• Includes a complete section on fluid mechanics and thermodynamics, essential background topics to the theory of aerodynamics
• Blends the mathematical and physical concepts of design and performance aspects of lifting surfaces, and introduces the reader to the thin aerofoil theory, panel method, and finite aerofoil theory
• Includes a Solutions Manual for end-of-chapter exercises, and Lecture slides on the book’s Companion Website

Contents

1 Basics

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Lift and Drag 
• 1.3 Monoplane Aircraft
• 1.4 Biplane
• 1.5 Triplane
• 1.6 Aspect Ratio
• 1.7 Camber
• 1.8 Incidence 
• 1.9 Aerodynamic Force 
• 1.10 Scale Effect 
• 1.11 Force and Moment Coefficients 
• 1.12 The Boundary Layer 
• 1.13 Summary 
• Exercise Problems 
• Reference 

2 Essence of Fluid Mechanics 

• 2.1 Introduction 
• 2.2 Properties of Fluids
• 2.3 Thermodynamic Properties
• 2.4 Surface Tension 
• 2.5 Analysis of Fluid Flow
• 2.6 Basic and Subsidiary Laws 
• 2.8 Streamlines
• 2.9 Potential Flow
• 2.10 Combination of Simple Flows
• 2.11 Flow Past a Circular Cylinder without Circulation
• 2.12 Viscous Flows
• 2.13 Compressible Flows

3 Conformal Transformation 

• 3.1 Introduction 
• 3.2 Basic Principles
• 3.3 Complex Numbers 

4 Transformation of Flow Pattern 

• 4.1 Introduction 
• 4.2 Methods for Performing Transformation
• 4.3 Examples of Simple Transformation 
• 4.4 Kutta−Joukowski Transformation 
• 4.5 Transformation of Circle to Straight Line 
• 4.6 Transformation of Circle to Ellipse 
• 4.7 Transformation of Circle to Symmetrical Aerofoil
• 4.8 Transformation of a Circle to a Cambered Aerofoil
• 4.9 Transformation of Circle to Circular Arc
• 4.10 Joukowski Hypothesis
• 4.11 Lift of Joukowski Aerofoil Section 
• 4.12 The Velocity and Pressure Distributions on the Joukowski Aerofoil 
• 4.13 The Exact Joukowski Transformation Process and Its Numerical Solution 
• 4.14 The Velocity and Pressure Distribution 
• 4.15 Aerofoil Characteristics
• 4.16 Aerofoil Geometry
• 4.17 Wing Geometrical Parameters 
• 4.18 Aerodynamic Force and Moment Coefficients 

5 Vortex Theory 

• 5.1 Introduction 
• 5.2 Vorticity Equation in Rectangular Coordinates
• 5.3 Circulation 
• 5.4 Line (point) Vortex 
• 5.5 Laws of Vortex Motion 
• 5.6 Helmholtz’s Theorems 
• 5.7 Vortex Theorems
• 5.8 Calculation of uR, the Velocity due to Rotational Flow 
• 5.9 Biot-Savart Law
• 5.10 Vortex Motion 
• 5.11 Forced Vortex 
• 5.12 Free Vortex
• 5.13 Compound Vortex 
• 5.14 Physical Meaning of Circulation 
• 5.15 Rectilinear Vortices
• 5.16 Velocity Distribution 
• 5.17 Size of a Circular Vortex 
• 5.18 Point Rectilinear Vortex 
• 5.19 Vortex Pair 
• 5.20 Image of a Vortex in a Plane 
• 5.21 Vortex between Parallel Plates 
• 5.22 Force on a Vortex 
• 5.23 Mutual action of Two Vortices 
• 5.24 Energy due to a Pair of Vortices 
• 5.25 Line Vortex

6 Thin Aerofoil Theory 

• 6.1 Introduction 
• 6.2 General Thin Aerofoil Theory 
• 6.3 Solution of the General Equation
• 6.4 The Circular Arc Aerofoil
• 6.5 The General Thin Aerofoil Section 
• 6.6 Lift, Pitching Moment and Center of Pressure Coefficients for a Thin Aerofoil 
• 6.7 Flapped Aerofoil

7 Panel Method 

• 7.1 Introduction 
• 7.2 Source Panel Method
• 7.3 The Vortex Panel Method
• 7.4 Pressure Distribution around a Circular Cylinder by Source Panel Method 
• 7.5 Using Panel Methods

8 Finite Aerofoil Theory 

• 8.1 Introduction 
• 8.2 Relationship between Spanwise Loading and Trailing Vorticity 
• 8.3 Downwash 
• 8.4 Characteristics of a Simple Symmetrical Loading – Elliptic Distribution
• 8.5 Aerofoil Characteristic with a More General Distribution
• 8.6 The Vortex Drag for Modified Loading
• 8.7 Lancaster – Prandtl Lifting Line Theory
• 8.8 Effect of Downwash on Incidence 
• 8.9 The Integral Equation for the Circulation 
• 8.10 Elliptic Loading
• 8.11 Aerodynamic Characteristics of Asymmetric Loading
• 8.12 Lifting Surface Theory
• 8.13 Aerofoils of Small Aspect Ratio
• 8.14 Lifting Surface

9 Compressible Flows 

• 9.1 Introduction 
• 9.2 Thermodynamics of Compressible Flows 
• 9.3 Isentropic Flow 
• 9.4 Discharge from a Reservoir 
• 9.5 Compressible Flow Equations 
• 9.6 Crocco’s Theorem
• 9.7 The General Potential Equation for Three-Dimensional Flow 
• 9.8 Linearization of the Potential Equation
• 9.9 Potential Equation for Bodies of Revolution
• 9.10 Boundary Conditions
• 9.11 Pressure Coefficient
• 9.12 Similarity Rule 
• 9.13 Two-Dimensional Flow: Prandtl-Glauert Rule for Subsonic Flow
• 9.14 Prandtl-Glauert Rule for Supersonic Flow: Versions I and II
• 9.15 The von Karman Rule for Transonic Flow
• 9.16 Hypersonic Similarity 
• 9.17 Three-Dimensional Flow: The Gothert Rule
• 9.18 Moving Disturbance
• 9.19 Normal Shock Waves
• 9.20 Change of Total Pressure across a Shock 
• 9.21 Oblique Shock and Expansion Waves
• 9.22 Thin Aerofoil Theory
• 9.23 Two-Dimensional Compressible Flows 
• 9.24 General Linear Solution for Supersonic Flow
• 9.25 Flow over a Wave-Shaped Wall

10 Simple Flights 

• 10.1 Introduction 
• 10.2 Linear Flight 
• 10.3 Stalling 
• 10.4 Gliding 
• 10.5 Straight Horizontal Flight 
• 10.6 Sudden Increase of Incidence 
• 10.7 Straight Side-Slip 
• 10.8 Banked Turn 
• 10.9 Phugoid Motion 
• 10.10 The Phugoid Oscillation
• Index

Book Details

• Hardcover: 560 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (June 4, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118479343
• ISBN-13: 978-1118479346
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 6.9 x 1.3 inches
• List Price: $110.00

Kroes: Aircraft Basic Science 8th Edition

Learn the latest technologies needed to pass the FAA airframe and powerplant maintenance certification! Aircraft Basic Science, Eighth Edition, is a valuable resource for students of aviation technology that provides updated information needed to prepare for an FAA airframe and powerplant maintenance certification. This expanded edition includes recent advances in technology, such as the use of composite aircraft materials, with revised examples and figures to more accurately reflect the state of the industry.

For easy reference, chapters are illustrated and present specific aspects of aircraft materials, fabrication processes, maintenance tools, and federal aviation regulations.

This updated edition includes:

• The use, inspection, and fabrication of composite structures, including honeycomb, fiberglass, and carbon fiber materials.
• 4-page full-color insert.
• Hypersonic flight aerodynamics as they apply to high-speed aircraft and space reentry vehicles.
• Tilt rotor aircraft aerodynamics and design.
• New alloys and processes used in aircraft such as powered aluminum and friction stir welding.
• Relevant ICAO/EASA (European and international) rules and regulations including maintenance and repair organizations (MROs), the NASA safety reporting system, ATA systems, the electronic document retrieval system, and recordkeeping systems.
• Ground handling and safety for large, airline-style aircraft.
• New alternative fuels under development including bio and other synthetic fuels.
• FAA Airframe and Powerplant certification requirements needed to perform and approve aircraft maintenance.

Table of contents

1. Fundamentals of Mathematics
2. Science Fundamentals Basic Aerodynamics
3. Airfoils and their Applications Aircraft in Flight
4. Aircraft Drawings Weight and Balance
5. Aircraft Materials
6. Metal Fabrication Techniques and Processes Standard Aircraft Hardware
7. Hand Tools and their Applications
8. Aircraft Fluid Lines and Fittings
9. Federal Aviation Regulations
10. Technical Publications
11. Ground Handling and Safety
12. Aircraft Inspection and Servicing
13. Appendix

About the Authors

• Michael Kroes is an aviation practitioner and educator and has more than 35 years of experience in the field. He holds or has held several FAA certifications, including an Airframe & Powerplant Certificate, Inspection Authorization, Designated Mechanic Examiner, Designated Engineering Authority, and a Commercial Pilot's License. Professor Kroes has worked for some of the top aviation companies, including Raytheon and Allied Signal, and spent 25 years as a professor and Department Head at Purdue University. Recognized as a leading expert on FAA technician certification, he authored a comprehensive study funded by the FAA. This study was used to develop new FAA technician certification content and guidelines.
• Michael S. Nolan is a professor at Purdue University and has taught there since 1978. He was responsible for the development of new A.S. and B.S. degree programs that now provide educational opportunities for students seeking to study aviation management and air traffic control. This program became one of only thirteen degree granting programs in the United States approved by the FAA as a Collegiate Training Initiative program for air traffic controllers.

Book Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 8 edition (©2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071799176
• ISBN-13: 978-0071799171
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 1 x 10 inches
• List Price: $90.00

Michaud: CATIA Core Tools: Computer Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application

A fully illustrated guide to CATIA® V5R21. CATIA Core Tools: Computer-Aided Three-Dimensional Interactive Application explains how to use the essential features of this cutting-edge solution for product design and innovation. The book begins with the basics, such as launching the software, configuring the settings, and managing files. Next, you'll learn about sketching, modeling, drafting, and visualization tools and techniques. Easy-to-follow instructions along with detailed illustrations and screenshots help you get started using several CATIA workbenches right away. Reverse engineering--a valuable product development skill--is also covered in this practical resource.

Covers key CATIA workbenches, including:

1. Part Design Workbench
2. Assembly Design Workbench
3. Drafting Workbench
4. Generative Shape Design Workbench
5. DMU Kinematics Workbench
6. Functional Tolerancing and Annotations Workbench
7. Aerospace Sheet Metal Design Workbench
8. Composites Design Workbench
9. Digitalized Shape Editor Workbench
10. Quick Surface Reconstruction Workbench

Contents

• The Dassault Systemes Success Story
• Chapter 1. Getting Started
• Chapter 2. Basic Settings
• Chapter 3. Visualization
• Chapter 4. Rough Overview
• Chapter 5. Sketcher
• Chapter 6. Part Design
• Chapter 7. Assembly Design
• Chapter 8. Drafting
• Chapter 9. Generative Shape Design
• Chapter 10. DMU Kinematics
• Chapter 11. Functional Tolerancing and Annotations
• Chapter 12. Aerospace Sheet Metal Design
• Chapter 13. Composites Design
• Chapter 14. Reverse Engineering
• Chapter 15. Cool Tools
• Conclusion
• Command Index--Chapters
• Command Index--Global
• Index

About the Author

• Michel Michaud, a certified mechanical engineer, has been involved in CAD since 1989. He teaches CATIA at Ecole National D’aerotechnique du college Edouard-Montpetit in the Aircraft Manufacturing Department and also at Concordia University in the Continuous Education Department. Michaud’s industrial experience includes IBM Canada, Pratt & Whitney Canada and Bombarier Aerospace.

Book Details

• Paperback: 792 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 1 edition (© 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071700269
• ISBN-13: 978-0071700269
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1 x 9.1 inches
• List Price: $80.00

Ashford: Airport Operations 3rd Edition

Fully revised for the latest FAA, ICAO, and IATA standards and regulations, Airport Operations, Third Edition, provides proven strategies and best practices for efficiently managing airport functions. This in-depth resource offers a broad perspective on the privatization of air transport worldwide. To reflect the evolution of regulatory guidance, two new chapters have been added to address safety management systems and airport operations control centers. New information on the latest trends, including security, environmental impact control, and emerging technologies, is also included. Authoritative yet accessible, this practical reference is ideal for aviation educators, students, airport personnel, airport planners and designers, and aviation managers at all levels.

Contents

• Chapter 1. The airport as an operational system
• Chapter 2. Airport peaks and airline scheduling
• Chapter 3. Environmental impact control
• Chapter 4. Aircraft operating characteristics
• Chapter 5. Operational readiness
• Chapter 6. Ground handling
• Chapter 7. Baggage handling
• Chapter 8. Passenger terminal operations
• Chapter 9. Airport security
• Chapter 10. Cargo operations
• Chapter 11. Low Cost Carrier Operations
• Chapter 12. Operating National Airport Systems
• Chapter 13. Airport technical services
• Chapter 14. Emergencies
• Chapter 15. Airport access
• Chapter 16. Operational administration and performance
• Chapter 17. Airport safety management systems
• Chapter 18. Airport operations control centers
• Chapter 19. The operations manual

About the Author

• Norman J Ashford was Professor of Transport Planning at the Loughborough University of Technology, England from 1972 to 1997. He is the holder of bachelor, master and doctorate-level degrees in civil engineering. Dr. Ashford worked as a civil engineer in Canada and taught at the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Florida State University. He served as the Director of the Transportation Institute Division of Universities for the State of Florida. Dr. Ashford runs an aviation consulting company and has been active in the areas of airport planning, design, operations, and privatization on more than 100 airports in more than 40 countries.
• Dr. Pierre Coutu is the President of Aviation Strategies International (ASI) where he leads and guides a multi-disciplinary, international network of civil aviation experts who leverage their experience to provide value-added, senior-level strategic advice and analysis to ASI's world clients. With more than 35 years of experience in the airports business, Dr. Coutu has worked with the Canadian Transportation Ministry in various capacities related to airport management and development as well as with the International Aviation Management Training Institute (IAMTI) as Executive VP and COO, from 1987 to 1998, during which the Institute graduated close to 5,000 aviation executives from 150 different countries. Dr. Coutu has also been speaking at worldwide industry events and teaching airport management within aviation MBA programs at universities including Concordia University (Canada), Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics (China), and Krems Danau University (Austria).
• John R Beasley graduated from the University of Oxford with a First Class Honors degree in Natural Sciences (Physics), is a Chartered Physicist, a Member of the Institute of Directors and a Member of the Association of German Engineers (VDI). He worked for Barclays de Zoete Wedd (BZW) as an investment analyst, publishing major research covering the defense and software sectors. In 2001, Beasley founded his own consultancy, Analytical Decisions, offering decision-making and policy implementation support.

Book Details

• Hardcover: 640 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 3 edition (October 22, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071775846
• ISBN-13: 978-0071775847
• Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 1.5 x 9.2 inches
• List price: $70.00

Megson: Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students 5th Edition

Aircraft Structures for Engineering Students is the leading self contained aircraft structures course text. It covers all fundamental subjects, including elasticity, structural analysis, airworthiness and aeroelasticity. Now in its fifth edition, the author has revised and updated the text throughout and added new examples and exercises using Matlab(c). Additional worked examples make the text even more accessible by showing application of concepts to airframe structures. Includes a Solutions Manual available to all adopting teachers.

Key Features

• New worked examples throughout the text aid understanding and relate concepts to real world applications.
• Matlab examples and exercises added throughout to support use of computational tools in analysis and design.
• An extensive aircraft design project case study shows the application of the major techniques in the book.
• More end of chapter exercises, with an accompanying Solutions Manual (for instructors only) at http://textbooks.elsevier.com

Contents

Part A: Fundamentals of Structural Analysis

• A1 Elasticity
• A2 Virtual Work, Energy and Matrix Methods
• A3 Thin Plate Theory
• A4 Structural Instability
• A5 Vibration of Structures

Part B Analysis of Aircraft Structures

• B1 Principles of Stressed Skin Construction
• B2 Airworthiness and Airframe Loads
• B3 Bending, Shear and Torsion of Thin-Walled Beams
• B4 Stress Analysis of Aircraft Components
• B5 Structural And Load Discontinuities
• B6 Introduction to Aeroelasticity

Book Details

• Paperback: 864 pages
• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann; 5 edition (April 10, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0080969054
• ISBN-13: 978-0080969053
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 1.4 x 9.2 inches
• List price: $62.99

Allerton: Principles of Flight Simulation

Principles of Flight Simulation is a comprehensive guide to flight simulator design, covering the modelling, algorithms and software which underpin flight simulation.

The book covers the mathematical modelling and software which underpin flight simulation. The detailed equations of motion used to model aircraft dynamics are developed and then applied to the simulation of flight control systems and navigation systems. Real-time computer graphics algorithms are developed to implement aircraft displays and visual systems, covering OpenGL and OpenSceneGraph. The book also covers techniques used in motion platform development, the design of instructor stations and validation and qualification of simulator systems.

Principles of Flight Simulation will appeal to senior and postgraduate students of system dynamics, flight control systems, avionics and computer graphics, as well as engineers in related disciplines covering mechanical, electrical and computer systems engineering needing to develop simulation facilities.

Key Features

• An exceptional feature is access to a complete suite of software to enable experienced engineers to develop their own flight simulator – something that should be well within the capability of many university engineering departments and research organisations.
• Based on C code modules from an actual flight simulator developed by the author, along with lecture material from lecture series given by the author at Cranfield University and the University of Sheffield
• Brings together mathematical modeling, computer graphics, real-time software, flight control systems, avionics and simulator validation into one of the faster growing application areas in engineering
• Features full colour plates of images and photographs.

Contents

Chapter 1 Introduction.

• 1.1 Historical Perspective.
• 1.2 The Case for Simulation.
• 1.3 The Changing Role of Simulation.
• 1.4 The Organization of a Flight Simulator.
• 1.5 The Concept of Real-time Simulation.
• 1.6 Pilot Cues.
• 1.7 Training versus Simulation.
• 1.8 Examples of Simulation.

Chapter 2 Principles of Modelling.

• 2.1 Modelling Concepts.
• 2.2 Newtonian Mechanics.
• 2.3 Axes Systems.
• 2.4 Differential Equations.
• 2.5 Numerical Integration.
• 2.6 Real-time Computing.
• 2.7 Data Acquisition.
• 2.8 Flight Data.
• 2.9 Interpolation.
• 2.10 Distributed Systems.
• 2.11 A Real-time Protocol.
• 2.12 Problems in Modelling.

Chapter 3 Aircraft Dynamics.

• 3.1 Principles of Flight Modelling.
• 3.2 The Atmosphere.
• 3.3 Forces.
• 3.4 Moments.
• 3.5 Axes Systems.
• 3.6 Quaternions.
• 3.7 Equations of Motion.
• 3.8 Propulsion.
• 3.9 The Landing Gear.
• 3.10 The Equations Collected.
• 3.11 The Equations Revisited – Long Range Navigation.

Chapter 4 Simulation of Flight Control Systems.

• 4.1 The Laplace Transform.
• 4.2 Simulation of Transfer Functions.
• 4.3 PID Control Systems.
• 4.4 Trimming.
• 4.5 Aircraft Flight Control Systems.
• 4.6 The Turn Coordinator and the Yaw Damper.
• 4.7 The Auto-throttle.
• 4.8 Vertical Speed Management.
• 4.9 Altitude Hold.
• 4.10 Heading Hold.
• 4.11 Localizer Tracking.
• 4.12 Auto-land Systems.
• 4.13 Flight Management Systems.

Chapter 5 Aircraft Displays.

• 5.1 Principles of Display Systems.
• 5.2 Line Drawing.
• 5.3 Character Generation.
• 5.4 D Graphics Operations.
• 5.5 Textures.
• 5.6 OpenGL®.
• 5.7 Simulation of Aircraft Instruments.
• 5.8 Simulation of EFIS Displays.
• 5.9 Head-up Displays.

Chapter 6 Simulation of Aircraft Navigation Systems.

• 6.1 Principles of Navigation.
• 6.2 Navigation Computations.
• 6.3 Map Projections.
• 6.4 Primary Flight Information.
• 6.5 Automatic Direction Finding (ADF).
• 6.6 VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR).
• 6.7 Distance Measuring Equipment (DME).
• 6.8 Instrument Landing Systems (ILS).
• 6.9 The Flight Director.
• 6.10 Inertial Navigation Systems.
• 6.11 Global Positioning Systems.

Chapter 7 Model Validation.

• 7.1 Simulator Qualification and Approval.
• 7.2 Model Validation Methods.
• 7.3 Latency.
• 7.4 Performance Analysis.
• 7.5 Longitudinal Dynamics.
• 7.6 Lateral Dynamics.
• 7.7 Model Validation in Perspective.

Chapter 8 Visual Systems.

• 8.1 Background.
• 8.2 The Visual System Pipeline.
• 8.3 3D Graphics Operations.
• 8.4 Real-time Image Generation.
• 8.5 Visual Database Management.
• 8.6 Projection Systems.
• 8.7 Problems in Visual Systems.

Chapter 9 The Instructor Station.

• 9.1 Education, Training and Instruction.
• 9.2 Part-task Training and Computer-based Training.
• 9.3 The Role of the Instructor.
• 9.4 Designing the User Interface.
• 9.5 Real-time Interaction.
• 9.6 Map Displays.
• 9.7 Flight Data Recording.
• 9.8 Scripting.

Chapter 10 Motion Systems.

• 10.1 Motion or No Motion?
• 10.2 Physiological Aspects of Motion.
• 10.3 Actuator Configurations.
• 10.4 Equations of Motion.
• 10.5 Implementation of a Motion System.
• 10.6 Hydraulic Actuation.
• 10.7 Modelling Hydraulic Actuators.
• 10.8 Limitations of Motion Systems.
• 10.9 Future Motion Systems.
• Index.

About the Authors

• David Allerton is Professor of Computer Systems Engineering in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at the University of Sheffield. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (FIEE). He has been a Lecturer at the University of Southampton and the Professor of Avionics at Cranfield University. He has served on several national committees and is a member and past-Chairman of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Flight Simulation Group.

Book Details 

• Hardcover: 492 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470754362
• ISBN-13: 978-0470754368
• Product Dimensions: 1 x 0.7 x 0.1 inches
• List Price: $115.00

McBain: Theory of Lift: Introductory Computational Aerodynamics with MATLAB & Octave

Accessible introduction to aerodynamics using a unique computational approach based on widely available MATLAB software tools.

Based on the author's years of experience teaching aerodynamics to students, he has developed an approach combining the use of widely available MATLAB commercial code (also compatible with Octave GNU open source code) with clear narrative explanations of the concepts that simplifies the understanding of aerodynamics without sacrificing the mathematical underpinnings or leaving the reader overwhelmed with complex formulas. The ability of the reader to download and run the code examples makes this an ideal self-learning tool, as well as a valuable course text.

The choice of compatible MATLAB/Octave code ensures anyone can run the examples – either using open-source GNU Octave software as many consultancies and small firms do, or using the MATLAB commercial application (including the student edition) which is used widely in industry and is almost ubiquitous in academia. The code has been carefully compiled and checked for compatibility with both applications.

Contents

Part One Plane Ideal Aerodynamics

• 1 Preliminary Notions
• 2 Plane Ideal Flow 
• 3 Circulation and Lift 
• 4 Conformal Mapping 
• 5 Flat Plate Aerodynamics 
• 6 ThinWing Sections 
• 7 Lumped Vortex Elements 
• 8 Panel Methods for Plane Flow 

Part Two Three-Dimensional Ideal Aerodynamics

• 9 Finite Wings and Three-Dimensional Flow 
• 10 Vorticity and Vortices 
• 11 Lifting Line Theory 
• 12 Nonelliptic Lift Loading 
• 13 Lumped Horseshoe Elements 
• 14 The Vortex Lattice Method 

Part Three Nonideal Flow in Aerodynamics

• 15 Viscous Flow 
• 16 Boundary Layer Equations 
• 17 Laminar Boundary Layers 
• 18 Compressibility 
• 19 Linearized Compressible Flow 

Appendices

• A.1 Introduction
• A.2 Vectorization 
• A.3 Generating Arrays 
• A.4 Indexing 
• A.5 Just-in-Time Compilation
• A.6 Bibliography 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 338 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (July 31, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 111995228X
• ISBN-13: 978-1119952282

List Price: $105.00 

 

Garrett: Guide to Mitigating Spacecraft Charging Effects

Guide to Spacecraft Charging Effects is a single reference source containing both theory of spacecraft charging and suggested practical detailed spacecraft design requirements and procedures to minimize the effects of spacecraft charging and to limit the effects of the resulting electrostatic discharge.

Numerous equations provide a good theoretical background, and charts, graphs, figures, tables, and photos summarize and illustrate the theoretical background. Numerous appendices expand on the main text, a well thought-out index gives quick access to important concepts, and an extensive list of references provides further avenues of research for those wishing to extend their knowledge.

Much of the environmental data and material response information has been adapted from published and unpublished scientific literature for use in this document. It is the book form of the recently issued NASA Technical Handbook NASA-HDBK-4002A, March 3, 2011 (by the same authors). In particular, this book can be used as the textbook form of that Handbook and its earlier sources, NASA Technical Paper 2361, 1984, and NASA Technical Handbook NASA-HDBK-4002, 1999 (both co-authored by the current authors).

Since the original writing of the 2361 and 4002, there have been many developments in the understanding of spacecraft charging issues and mitigation solutions, as well as advanced technologies needing new mitigation solutions. The following topics are covered in Spacecraft Charging Effects:

• Solar cell technology, especially higher voltage arrays, and the new design approaches that are appropriate for them.
• Information about the space plasma environment.
• New analytic computer codes to analyze spacecraft charging.
• Spacecraft anomalies and failures, which have emphasized certain designs that are of greater importance than others.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 194 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 1 edition (May 22, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1118186451
• ISBN-13: 978-1118186459

List Price: $125.00 

 

Angelov: Sense & Avoid in UAS: Research & Applications 12th edition

State-of-the-art in research in this challenging yet crucial and topical field, addressing the challenges associated with sense and avoid systems in UASs/ UAVs in their complexity and entirety.

Sense and avoid systems are a key technology in the fastest growing field of aircraft development – unmanned aircraft systems. Sense and Avoid in UAS: Research and Applications addresses the challenges associated with sense and avoid systems in UASs/ UAVs in their complexity and entirety. Encompassing the state-of-the-art in research in this challenging yet crucial and topical field, it isauthored by leading practitioners and researchers from three different continents worldwide working on £multi-million research programmes such as ASTRAEA. 

Highly original, it fulfils the current gap in the published literature on sense and avoid covering views and analyses from sensing to guidance to human factors to regulatory issues. The authors assume some basic knowledge of aviation navigation and aerodynamics, but address principles rather than complex mathematics.

Key Features

• Addresses the challenges associated with sense and avoid systems in UASs/ UAVs in their complexity and entirety.
• Fulfils the current gap in published literature on sense and avoid.
• Covers views and analyses from sensing to guidance to human factors to regulatory issues.
• Authored by leading researchers as well as industry practitioners worldwide.

Contents

Part I INTRODUCTION.

1. Introduction 

• 1.1. UAV versus UAS
• 1.2. A Historical Perspective on Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• 1.3. UAV Classification
• 1.4. UAV Applications
• 1.5. UAS Market Overview
• 1.6. Fault Tolerance for UAS
• 1.5. References.

2. Performance Tradeoffs and development of Standards

• 2.1. Scope of Sense and Avoid.
• 2.2. System Architectures.
• 2.3. Sense and Avoid Services and Sub-functions.
• 2.4. Sensor Capabilities.
• 2.5. Tracking and Trajectory Prediction.
• 2.6. Threat Declaration and Resolution Decisions.
• 2.7. Sense and Avoid Timeline.
• 2.8. Safety Assesment.
• 2.9. Modelling and Simulation.
• 2.10. Human Factors.
• 2.11. Standards Process. 

3. Integration of SAA capabilities into a UAS distributed architecture for civil applications

• 3.1. Introduction.
• 3.2. System Overview.
• 3.3. USAL Concept and Structure.
• 3.4. Flight and Mission Services.
• 3.5. Awareness Category at USAL Architecture. 

Part II REGULATORY ISSUES AND HUMAN FACTORS.
4. Regulations and Requirements, human factors aspects and situational awareness 

• 4.1. Background Information. 
• 4.2. Existing Regulations and Standards.
• 4.3. Sense and Avoid Requirements.
• 4.4. Human Factors and Situational Awareness Considerations.

5. Human Factyors in UAS

• 5.1. Introduction.
• 5.2. Tele-operation of UAV.
• 5.3. Integrating with Semi Autonomous Systems.
• 5.4. Multi-modal Interaction with Unmanned Vehicles. 

Part III SAA METHODOLOGIES.
6. Sense and Avoid Concpets: Vehicle-based SAA Systems

• 6.1. Introduction.
• 6.2. Conflict Detection and Resolution Principles.
• 6.3. Categorization of Conflict Detection and Resolution Approaches.
• 6.4. References.

7. UAV Conflict Detection and Resolution using Differential Geometry

• 7.1. Introduction.
• 7.2. Differential Geometry Kinematics.
• 7.3. Conflict Detection. 
• 7.5. Conflict Resolution Guidance: Approach II
• 7.6. CD&R Simulation.

8. Aircraft Separation Management using Common Infomration Network SAA

• 8.1. Introduction.
• 8.2. CIN Sense and Avoid Requirements.
• 8.3. Automated Separation Management on a CIN.
• 8.4. ‘Smart Skies’ Implementation.
• 8.5. Example SAA on a CIN – Flight Test Results.
• 8.6. Summary and Future Developments.
• 8.7. References.

Part IV SAA APPLICATIONS.
9. AgentFly: Scalable, High-Fidelity Framework for Simulation, Planning and Collision Avoidance of Multiple UAVs

• 9.1. Agent-based Architecture.
• 9.2. Airplane Control Concept.
• 9.3. Flight Trajectory Planner.
• 9.4. Collision Avoidance.
• 9.5. Team Cooperation.
• 9.6. Scalable Simulation.
• 9.7. Deployment of Fixed-wing UAV.
• 9.8. References.

10. See and Avoid using On-board Computer Vision 

• 10.1. Introduction. 
• 10.2. Literatrure Review.
• 10.3. Visual-EO Airborne Collision Detection.
• 10.4. Image Capture.
• 10.5. Image Stabilisation.
• 10.6. Detection and tracking.
• 10.7. Target Dynamics and Avoidance Control. 
• 10.8. Hardware Technology and Platform Integration.
• 10.9. Flight Testing. 
• 10.10. Future Work.
• 10.11. Conclusions.
• 10.12. References.

11. Use of Low-cost Mobile radar Systems for Small UAV SAA

• 11.1. Introduction.
• 11.2. The UAS Operating Environment.
• 11.3. Sense and Avoid and Collision Avoidance.
• 11.4. Smart Skies Project. 
• 11.5. Flight Test Results.
• 11.6. Discussion.
• 11.7. Summary.
• 11.8. The Future.
• 11.9. References.

12. Epilogue.
13. Glossary.
14. Index.
15. About the contributors. 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 384 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 12 edition (May 8, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470979755
• ISBN-13: 978-0470979754

List Price: $120.00 

 

Valasek: Morphing Aerospace Vehicles & Structures 2nd edition

Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures provides a highly timely presentation of the state-of-the-art, future directions and technical requirements of morphing aircraft. Divided into three sections it addresses morphing aircraft, bio-inspiration, and smart structures with specific focus on the flight control, aerodynamics, bio-mechanics, materials, and structures of these vehicles as well as power requirements and the use of advanced piezo materials and smart actuators. The tutorial approach adopted by the contributors, including underlying concepts and mathematical formulations, unifies the methodologies and tools required to provide practicing engineers and applied researchers with the insight to synthesize morphing air vehicles and morphing structures, as well as offering direction for future research.

Contents

1 Introduction

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 The Early Years: Bio-Inspiration
• 1.3 The Middle Years: Variable Geometry
• 1.4 The Later Years: A Return to Bio-Inspiration
• 1.5 Conclusion
• References

Part I BIO-INSPIRATION
2 Wing Morphing in Insects, Birds and Bats: Mechanism and Function

• 2.1 Introduction
• 2.2 Insects
• 2.3 Birds
• 2.4 Bats
• 2.5 Conclusion

3 Bio-Inspiration of Morphing for Micro Air Vehicles

• 3.1 Micro Air Vehicles
• 3.2 MAV Design Concepts
• 3.3 Technical Challenges for MAVs
• 3.4 Flight Characteristics of MAVs and NAVs
• 3.5 Bio-Inspired Morphing Concepts for MAVs
• 3.6 Outlook for Morphing at the MAV/NAV scale
• 3.7 Future Challenges
• 3.8 Conclusion

Part II CONTROL AND DYNAMICS
4 Morphing Unmanned Air Vehicle Intelligent Shape and Flight Control

• 4.1 Introduction
• 4.2 A-RLC Architecture Functionality
• 4.3 Learning Air Vehicle Shape Changes
• 4.4 Mathematical Modeling of Morphing Air Vehicle
• 4.5 Morphing Control Law
• 4.6 Numerical Examples
• 4.7 Conclusions

5 Modeling and Simulation of Morphing Wing Aircraft

• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 Modeling of Aerodynamics with Morphing
• 5.3 Modeling of Flight Dynamics with Morphing
• 5.4 Actuator Moments and Power
• 5.5 Open-Loop Maneuvers and Effects of Morphing
• 5.6 Control of Gull-Wing Aircraft using Morphing
• 5.7 Conclusion

6 Flight Dynamics Modeling of Avian-Inspired Aircraft 

• 6.1 Introduction
• 6.2 Unique Characteristics of Flapping Flight
• 6.3 Vehicle Equations of Motion
• 6.4 System Identification
• 6.5 Simulation and Feedback Control
• 6.6 Conclusion

7 Flight Dynamics of Morphing Aircraft with Time-Varying Inertias

• 7.1 Introduction
• 7.2 Aircraft
• 7.3 Equations of Motion
• 7.4 Time-Varying Poles
• 7.5 Flight Dynamics with Time-Varying Morphing

8 Optimal Trajectory Control of Morphing Aircraft in Perching Maneuvers

• 8.1 Introduction
• 8.2 Aircraft Description
• 8.3 Vehicle Equations of Motion
• 8.4 Aerodynamics
• 8.5 Trajectory Optimization for Perching
• 8.6 Optimization Results
• 8.7 Conclusions

Part III SMART MATERIALS AND STRUCTURES
9 Morphing Smart Material Actuator Control Using Reinforcement Learning

• 9.1 Introduction to Smart Materials
• 9.2 Introduction to Reinforcement Learning
• 9.3 Smart Material Control as a Reinforcement Learning Problem
• 9.4 Example
• 9.5 Conclusion

10 Incorporation of Shape Memory Alloy Actuators into Morphing Aerostructures

• 10.1 Introduction to Shape Memory Alloys
• 10.2 Aerospace Applications of SMAs
• 10.3 Characterization of SMA Actuators and Analysis of Actuator Systems
• 10.4 Conclusion

11 Hierarchical Control and Planning for Advanced Morphing Systems

• 11.1 Introduction
• 11.2 Morphing Dynamics and Performance Maps
• 11.3 Application to Advanced Morphing Structures
• 11.4 Conclusion

12 A Collective Assessment

• 12.1 Looking Around: State-of-the-Art
• 12.2 Looking Ahead: The Way Forward
• 12.3 Conclusion

Index

 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Wiley; 2 edition (April 24, 2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470972866
• ISBN-13: 978-0470972861 

 

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Walter: Astronautics: The Physics of Space Flight 2nd Edition

As a crewmember of the D-2 shuttle mission and a full professor of astronautics at the Technical University in Munich, Ulrich Walter is an acknowledged expert in the field. He is also the author of a number of popular science books on space flight.

The second edition of this textbook is based on extensive teaching and his work with students, backed by numerous examples drawn from his own experience. With its end-of-chapter examples and problems, this work is suitable for graduate level or even undergraduate courses in space flight, as well as for professionals working in the space industry.

Contents 

1 Rocket Fundamentals

• 1.1 Rocket Principles
• 1.2 Rocket Equation of Motion 
• 1.3 Relativistic Rocket

2 Rocket Flight

• 2.1 General Considerations 
• 2.2 Rocket in Free Space 
• 2.3 Rocket in a Gravitational Field
• 2.4 Propulsion and Fuel Demand
• 2.5 Rocket Performance

3 Rocket Staging

• 3.1 Serial Staging
• 3.2 Serial-Stage Optimization
• 3.3 Analytical Solutions
• 3.4 Parallel Staging
• 3.5 Other Types of Staging

4 Thermal Propulsion

• 4.1 Engine Thermodynamics
• 4.2 Ideally Adapted Nozzle
• 4.3 Engine Thrust
• 4.4 Engine Design

5 Electric Propulsion

• 5.1 Overview
• 5.2 Ion Thruster
• 5.3 Electric Propulsion Optimization

6 Ascent Flight 

• 6.1 Earth.s Atmosphere
• 6.2 Equations of Motion
• 6.3 Ascent Phases
• 6.4 Ascent Optimization

7 Orbits

• 7.1 Equation of Motion
• 7.2 Motion Principles
• 7.3 Motion in a Gravitational Field
• 7.4 Keplerian Orbits
• 7.5 Radial Orbits
• 7.6 Life in Other Universes?

8 Orbital Maneuvering

• 8.1 One-Impulse Maneuvers
• 8.2 Lambert Transfer
• 8.3 Hohmann Transfer
• 8.4 Other Transfers
• 8.5 Relative Orbits
• 8.6 Orbital Rendezvous

9 Interplanetary Flight

• 9.1 Patched Conics
• 9.2 Departure Orbits
• 9.3 Transit Orbits
• 9.4 Arrival Orbit
• 9.5 Flyby Maneuvers
• 9.6 Weak Stability Boundary Transfers

10 Re-entry

• 10.1 Introduction 
• 10.2 Equations of Motion
• 10.3 Elementary Results
• 10.4 Re-entry with Lift
• 10.5 Reflection and Skip Re-entry
• 10.6 Lifting Re-entry

11 Three-Body Problem

• 11.1 Overview
• 11.2 Synchronous Orbits
• 11.3 Restricted Three-Body Problem
• 11.4 Circular Restricted Three-Body Problem
• 11.5 Dynamics about Libration Points

12 Orbit Perturbations

• 12.1 General Problem
• 12.2 Gravitational Perturbations
• 12.3 Perturbation Effects
• 12.4 Resonant Orbits
• 12.5 Solar Radiation Pressure
• 12.6 Drag
• 12.7 Celestial Perturbations

13 Reference Frames

• 13.1 Space Frames
• 13.2 Time Frame

14 Orbit Determination

• 14.1 Orbit Measurements
• 14.2 Methods of Orbit Determination
• 14.3 Orbit Estimation
• 14.4 Conversion of Orbital Elements
• 14.5.1 Propagating State Elements

15 Rigid Body Dynamics

• 15.1 Fundamentals of Rotation
• 15.2 Torque-Free Motion
• 15.3 Gyro under External Torque
• 15.4 Gravity-Gradient Stabilization

Appendices 

• Appendix A Planetary Parameters
• Appendix B Approximate Analytical Solution for Uneven Staging

Index

 

About the Author

• Ulrich Walter, born in Iserlohn, Germany, received his PhD in the field of solid state physics from the University of Cologne. After two post-doc positions at the Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Illinois, and the University of California at Berkley, California, he joined the German astronaut team and flew in 1993 on board the space shuttle Columbia on the STS-55 (Spacelab D-2) mission. From 1998 to 2003, he held various corporate positions at the IBM Research Center, Germany, and in 2003 accepted a professorship at the Institute of Astronautics, Technische Universität München, Germany. Professor Walter became known to a wider audience as presenter of MaxQ, a popular science show on German television, and is author of a number of popular science books on spaceflight and research. Currently, the main focus of his scientific work is on satellite technology. 

Product Details

• Hardcover: 596 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-VCH; 2nd, Enlarged and Improved Edition (2012)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3527410651
• ISBN-13: 978-3527410651
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 9.4 x 0.7 inches

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