Astronautics category: 1620 books
Proceedings of the 28th Conference of Spacecraft TT&C Technology in China
Openness, Integration and Intelligent Interconnection
Language: English
Release Date: July 25, 2017
This book collects selected papers from the 28th Conference of Spacecraft TT&C Technology in China held on November 8-10, 2016. The book features state-of-the-art studies on spacecraft TT&C in China with the theme of “Openness, Integration and Intelligent Interconnection”. To meet requirements...
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Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2019
First published in 1999, this book provides answers to many of the problems associated with the design and application of auditory warnings. It represents the position of contemporary auditory warnings research and development in a single unique volume. Application domains include air traffic control,...
by Marco Aliberti
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: January 17, 2018
This book presents the renewing strategic vision and progressive diversification of the Indian space programme at the nexus socio-economic development, commerce and geopolitics. It disentangles India´s evolving rationales for engaging in space from a wide range of perspectives and provides novel...
by Jiri Cecrdle
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: January 27, 2015
Whirl flutter is the aeroelastic phenomenon caused by the coupling of aircraft propeller aerodynamic forces and the gyroscopic forces of the rotating masses (propeller, gas turbine engine rotor). It may occur on the turboprop, tilt-prop-rotor or rotorcraft aircraft structures. Whirl Flutter of Turboprop...
by Richard Blockley
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 21, 2016
Green Aviation is the first authoritative overview of both engineering and operational measures to mitigate the environmental impact of aviation.
It addresses the current status of measures to reduce the environmental impact of air travel. The chapters cover such items as:
Engineering...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 17, 2012
This NASA technical memorandum is an invaluable supplement to the acclaimed Shuttle history, Wings in Orbit, compiled to provide selected highlights of the science and engineering payloads, experiments, engineering and scientific tests, and other technical activities that were carried out during the...
Human Factors on the Flight Deck
Safe Piloting Behaviour in Practice
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2012
What is for a professional pilot required to fly as safe as possible? Written by pilots the book gives a detailed introduction into the basics of accident prevention in air traffic. Explicit background knowledge as well as detailed listings of safety relevant features in human behaviour are included.
The Sustainability of Air Transportation
A Quantitative Analysis and Assessment
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2017
This book presents, for the first time, a comprehensive analysis and assessment of the sustainability of the contemporary civil air transport system, examining its three main components: airports, air traffic control, and airlines. It offers an in-depth examination and quantitative insight into the...
by Progressive Management
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2013
This fascinating and informative history of the Army's Redstone missile traces its complex development from the beginning through its use in the Mercury manned space program for NASA. The preface reads:
This volume tells the story of the Redstone Field Artillery Missile System, the first large...
by Don Candy
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2015
Sam McKensie, a boy whose father was killed while attacking a surface to air missile base in Viet Nam, becomes a Naval Aviator in the footsteps of his uncle Bo Jameson. He eventually joins an elite and unknown SEAL team called DEVGRU to assist in developing an advanced HAHO/HALO system with capabilities...
Aircraft Aerodynamic Design
Geometry and Optimization
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2014
Optimal aircraft design is impossible without a parametric representation of the geometry of the airframe. We need a mathematical model equipped with a set of controls, or design variables, which generates different candidate airframe shapes in response to changes in the values of these variables....
Living in Space
A Handbook for Work and Exploration Beyond the Earth's Atmosphere
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2014
We are the first species with the ability to leave planet Earth and expand the horizons of existence into the infinite realm of the universe. Humanity has been working, learning and building toward this accomplishment throughout history.
Those who live and work in space will be no different...
Honeycomb Technology
Materials, Design, Manufacturing, Applications and Testing
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Honeycomb Technology is a guide to honeycomb cores and honeycomb sandwich panels, from the manufacturing methods by which they are produced, to the different types of design, applications for usage and methods of testing the materials. It explains the different types of honeycomb cores available and...
Model Driven Development for Embedded Software
Application to Communications for Drone Swarm
Language: English
Release Date: March 27, 2018
Model-driven Development for Embedded Software: Application to Communications for Drone Swarm describes the principles of model-oriented design used in the aeronautical field, specifically for the UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle). The book focuses on designing an embedded system for drones to carry out...