Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 93 Issue 10

Numerical and experimental investigations into protection net icing at the helicopter engine inlet

Jincheng Tang, Yongqi Xie, Jianqin Zhu, Xianwei Wang, Siyuan Liu, JianZu Yu, Hongwei Wu

The purpose of this paper is to numerically and experimentally evaluate the effect of the protection net icing on the inlet performance of helicopter engines.

Comparison of modified Karnik-Mendel algorithm-based interval type-2 ANFIS and type-1 ANFIS

Muhammet Öztürk, İbrahim Özkol

This study aims to propose, as the first time, the interval type-2 adaptive network-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) structure, which is given better results compared to previously…

Trajectory tracking control of quadrotor under variable payloads with model-free controller and sliding mode control technology

Xu Zou, Zhenbao Liu, HongGang Gao, Wen Zhao

This study aims to deal with the problem of trajectory tracking control for the quadrotor under external environmental disturbance and variable payloads.

A novel retractable landing gear of a light amphibious airplane design, synthesis, analysis, and implementation

Sinchai Chinvorarat, Pumyos Vallikul

The purpose of this paper is to present a novel retractable main landing gear for a light amphibious airplane, while the design, synthesis and analysis are given in details for…

Optimal input signal design for aircraft flutter model parameters identification

Wang Jianhong

The purpose of this paper considers optimal input signal design for flutter model parameters identification, as input signal is the first step during the whole identification…

Reset and prescribed performance approach to spacecraft attitude regulation

Chengxi Zhang, Peng Dong, Henry Leung, Jin Wu, Kai Shen

This paper aims to investigate the attitude regulation for spacecraft in the presence of time-varying inertia uncertainty and exogenous disturbances.

The investigation on flight quality of tilt-rotor aircraft

Ke Lu, Shanyong Zhao, YUjie Ma, Shangjing Wu, Cheng da Su

This paper aims to present an investigation on flight quality analysis and design of tilt-rotor aircraft combined with corresponding flight quality specifications.

A carbon dioxide detector fabrication with screen printing technique for use in airplanes

Mehmet Masat, Mehmet Ertuğrul, Hakan Korul

From the beginning of aviation history, fire has been a serious problem for aircrafts. The purpose of this study is to provide a reference document on current risks and proposed…

Numerical evaluation of the exhaust-direction effects on plume flow and helicopter infrared radiation under hover and cruise statuses

Zongyao Yang, Yong Shan, Jingzhou Zhang

This study aims to investigate the effects of exhaust direction on exhaust plume and helicopter infrared radiation in hover and cruise status.

Plasma actuation effect on a NACA 4412 airfoil

Burak Karadag, Cem Kolbakir, Ahmet Selim Durna

This paper aims to investigate the effects of a dielectric barrier discharge (DBD) plasma actuator (PA) qualitatively on aerodynamic characteristics of a 3 D-printed NACA 4412…

Application of the ANP in the interview phase of air traffic controller candidate selection process

Mustafa Özdemir, Mujgan Sagir

This paper investigates the interview examination applied during the admission process of air traffic controller (ATCO) candidates. This paper aims to select the most appropriate…

Fuzzy robust fault estimation scheme for fault tolerant flight control systems based on unknown input observer

Gulay Unal

The purpose of this study is to present a new integrated structure for a fault tolerant aircraft control system because fault diagnosis of flight control systems is extremely…

Regression rate performance of paraffin wax and bees wax –Gox with varied grain configuration in a hybrid rocket motor

Saravanan G., Shanmugam S., Veerappan A.R.

This paper aims to determine the regression rate using wax fuels for three different grain configurations and find a suitable grain port design for hybrid rocket application.

Design improvement of air deployable parachute for high altitude launch ofpayload based on investigationand experimentation

Mahendra Pratap, Anil Kumar Agrawal, Subhash Chandra Sati, Arun Kumar Saxena

The purpose of this paper is to improve the design of a solid square canopy of a parachute. The design improvements are brought out by providing minor slits in the canopy area…

Influence of tab corner geometry on supersonic jets

Jaimon Dennis Quadros, S.A. Khan, Hanumantharaya R.

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of tabs having different corner geometries on the flow characteristics of a supersonic convergent–divergent (C-D) nozzle.

Using social media for flight path safety assessment

Ahmad Ali Abin, Shahabedin Nabavi, Mohsen Ebrahimi Moghaddam

Artificial intelligence (AI)-based systems can save the lives of many people by assessing the safety of flight paths. Unfortunately, the world witnessed a horrible event in…

An investigation on cutting of the cold work steel X153CrMoV12 by WEDM

Ferhat Ceritbinmez

Wire electric discharge machining (WEDM) is a non-conventional machining process, which is used for cutting parts of civil and military aircraft, rotorcraft, satellites and…

Rotating co-flow jets with horizontal lip and shape transition

Dawn Pradeeb S.A., Subramanian Thanigaiarasu, Nagarajakrishnan Premanand

Control over large-scale coherent structures and stream-wise vortices lead to enhanced entrainment/conservation of the jet which is desirable for most free jet applications such…

Understanding aviation operators’ variability in advanced systems

Maria Papanikou, Utku Kale, András Nagy, Konstantinos Stamoulis

This study aims to identify variability in aviation operators in order to gain greater understanding of the changes in aviation professional groups. Research has commonly…

Dynamic analysis of a helical geared rotor-bearing system with composite rotating shafts

Ying-Chung Chen, Xu Feng Cheng, Siu-Tong Choi

This study aims to study the dynamic characteristics of a helical geared rotor-bearing system with composite material rotating shafts.

A fast radiometric correction method for Sentinel-2 satellite images

Elahe Moradi, Alireza Sharifi

Radiometric calibration is a method that estimates the reflection of the target from the measured input radiation. The purpose of this study is to radiometrically calibrate three…