Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 93 Issue 2

Unfalsified control design using a generalized cost function for a quadrotor

Azam Hokmabadi, Mahdi Khodabandeh

The purpose of this paper is to design a controller for a quadrotor only by using input–output data without a need for the system model.

Flow separation control using a bio-inspired nose for NACA 4 and 6 series airfoils

Mohamed Arif Raj Mohamed, Rajesh Yadav, Ugur Guven

This paper aims to achieve an optimum flow separation control over the airfoil using a passive flow control method by introducing a bio-inspired nose near the leading edge of the…

Constructive schemes to spacecraft attitude control with low communication frequency using sampled-data and encryption approaches

Chengxi Zhang, Jin Wu, Yulong Huang, Yu Jiang, Ming-zhe Dai, Mingjiang Wang

Recent spacecraft attitude control systems tend to use wireless communication for cost-saving and distributed mission purposes while encountering limited communication resources…

Aerodynamic and static stability investigation into aircraft coupled system to suborbital space flights

Marcin Figat, Agnieszka Kwiek

The aim of the research is to conduct a study into a configuration of an aircraft system with a focus on aerodynamics. In addition, trim condition and static stability constraints…

A probabilistic-based analysis for wind distribution determination of a runway

Ahmet Esat Suzer, Aziz Kaba

The purpose of this study is to describe precisely the wind speed regime and characteristics of a runway of an International Airport, the north-western part of Turkey.

Free vibration and buckling analysis of FGM plates using inverse trigonometric shear deformation theory

Supen Kumar Sah, Anup Ghosh

The purpose of this paper is to carry out free vibration and buckling analysis of functionally graded material (FGM) plate.

Multi-objective optimization model for airport gate assignment problem

Ramazan Kursat Cecen

The purpose of this paper is to provide feasible and fast solutions for the multi-objective airport gate assignment problem (AGAP) considering both passenger-oriented and…

Modeling of fuel flow-rate of commercial aircraft for the descent flight using particle swarm optimization

Ridvan Oruc, Tolga Baklacioglu

The purpose of this paper is to create a new fuel flow rate model for the descent phase of the flight using particle swarm optimization (PSO).

Bird strike virtual testing for preliminary airframe design

Petros V. Perdikoulis, Ioannis K. Giannopoulos, Efstathios E. Theotokoglou

The purpose of this paper is to use numerical methods early in the airframe design process and access the structural performance of wing leading edge devices made of different…

Learning from incidents in aircraft maintenance and continuing airworthiness: regulation, practice and gaps

James Clare, Kyriakos I. Kourousis

The ability to learn from previous events in support of preventing future similar events is a valuable attribute of aviation safety systems. A primary constituent of this…

High-order derivative fusion estimation of rotorcraft angular rate

Changwu Liu, Haowen Wang, Chen Jiang

The paper aims at developing a novel algorithm to estimate high-order derivatives of rotorcraft angular rates to break the contradiction between bandwidth and filtering…

Determining the effect of air transportation on air pollution in the most polluted city in Turkey

Selçuk Gürçam, Emrah Konuralp, Selcuk Ekici

This study was carried out in Igdir, where Turkey’s urban air pollution is at the highest level, and the population is among the smallest. Thus, the study aims to determine the…