AIAA Aerospace Design Engineers Guide

AIAA Aerospace Design Engineers Guide
Author: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 456
Release: 2005-07-18
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 9781860584244

An indispensable reference for aerospace designers, analysts and students. This fifth revised and enlarged edition of this classic, indispensable, and practical guide provides a condensed collection of commonly used engineering reference data specifically related to aerospace design. New material on air breathing propulsion, systems engineering, and radar cross section has been added to reflect recent data in aircraft design. Features: New material on air breathing propulsion, systems engineering, and radar cross section Most commonly used formulas and data for aerospace design Convenient size and binding Large, easy-to-read tables, charts, and figures Handy reference for everyday use Developed by aerospace professionals AIAA Aerospace Design Engineers Guide is an essential tool for every design engineer and every aspiring aerospace engineering student.

Elements of Spacecraft Design

Elements of Spacecraft Design
Author: Charles D. Brown
Publisher: AIAA
Total Pages: 632
Release: 2002
Genre: Space vehicles
ISBN: 9781600860515

Annotation This text discusses the conceptual stages of mission design, systems engineering, and orbital mechanics, providing a basis for understanding the design process for different components and functions of a spacecraft. Coverage includes propulsion and power systems, structures, attitude control, thermal control, command and data systems, and telecommunications. Worked examples and exercises are included, in addition to appendices on acronyms and abbreviations and spacecraft design data. The book can be used for self-study or for a course in spacecraft design. Brown directed the team that produced the Magellan spacecraft, and has taught spacecraft design at the University of Colorado. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Space Vehicle Design

Space Vehicle Design
Author: Michael Douglas Griffin
Publisher: AIAA
Total Pages: 700
Release: 2004
Genre: Space vehicles
ISBN: 9781600861123

Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics

Modeling and Simulation of Aerospace Vehicle Dynamics
Author: Peter H. Zipfel
Publisher: AIAA
Total Pages: 586
Release: 2000
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 9781563474569

A textbook for an advanced undergraduate course in which Zipfel (aerospace engineering, U. of Florida) introduces the fundamentals of an approach to, or step in, design that has become a field in and of itself. The first part assumes an introductory course in dynamics, and the second some specialized knowledge in subsystem technologies. Practicing engineers in the aerospace industry, he suggests, should be able to cover the material without a tutor. Rather than include a disk, he has made supplementary material available on the Internet. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Introduction to Flight Testing and Applied Aerodynamics

Introduction to Flight Testing and Applied Aerodynamics
Author: Barnes Warnock McCormick
Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Total Pages: 156
Release: 2011
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9781600868276

An introduction into the art and science of measuring and predicting airplane performance, ""Introduction to Flight Testing and Applied Aerodynamics"" will benefit students, homebuilders, pilots, and engineers in learning how to collect and analyze data relevant to the takeoff, climb, cruise, handling qualities, descent, and landing of an aircraft. This textbook presents a basic and concise analysis of airplane performance, stability, and control. Basic algebra, trigonometry, and some calculus are used. Topics discussed include: Engine and propeller performance; Estimation of drag; Airplane dynamics; Wing spanwise lift distributions; Flight experimentation; Airspeed calibration; Takeoff performance; Climb performance; and, Dynamic and static stability. Special features: examples containing student-obtained data about specific airplanes and engines; simple experiments that determine an airplane's performance and handling qualities; and, end-of-chapter problems (with answers supplied in an appendix).

Aerospace Materials and Applications

Aerospace Materials and Applications
Author: Biliyar N. Bhat
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2018
Genre: Aeronautics
ISBN: 9781624104886

"The present volume is focused on documenting the novel processing, fabrication, characterization, and testing approaches that are unique to aerospace materials/structures/systems"--Preface.

Flight Vehicle System Identification

Flight Vehicle System Identification
Author: Ravindra V. Jategaonkar
Publisher: AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics)
Total Pages: 568
Release: 2006
Genre: Science
ISBN:

This valuable volume offers a systematic approach to flight vehicle system identification and exhaustively covers the time domain methodology. It addresses in detail the theoretical and practical aspects of various parameter estimation methods, including those in the stochastic framework and focusing on nonlinear models, cost functions, optimization methods, and residual analysis. A pragmatic and balanced account of pros and cons in each case is provided. The book also presents data gathering and model validation, and covers both large-scale systems and high-fidelity modeling. Real world problems dealing with a variety of flight vehicle applications are addressed and solutions are provided. Examples encompass such problems as estimation of aerodynamics, stability, and control derivatives from flight data, flight path reconstruction, nonlinearities in control surface effectiveness, stall hysteresis, unstable aircraft, and other critical considerations.