Special Issues

Aerospace runs special issues to create collections of papers on specific topics. The aim is to build a community of authors and readers to discuss the latest research and develop new ideas and research directions. Special Issues are led by Guest Editors who are experts in the subject and oversee the editorial process for papers. Papers published in a Special Issue will be collected together on a dedicated page of the journal website. For any inquiries related to a Special Issue, please contact the Editorial Office.

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Convex Optimization for Aerospace Guidance and Control Applications
edited by
submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3286 | Submission Open
Keywords: convex optimization; optimal control; space trajectory; obstacle avoidance; ascent trajectory; path planning; urban air mobility
Aerodynamic Design with Machine Learning
edited by , , and Pramudita Satria Palar
submission deadline 9 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2300 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Progress in Jet Engine Technology III
edited by
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1278 | Submission Open
Keywords: jet engines; jet propulsion; jet engine architectures; turbofans; civil aviation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Gas Turbine and the Environment: Towards Net Zero CO2 Propulsion Systems
edited by Panagiotis Laskaridis, and
submission deadline 15 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 852 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Predictive Maintenance for Complex Systems—from Sensor Measurements to Prognostics to Maintenance Planning
edited by , , Adam F. Abdin and Anne Barros
submission deadline 16 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 3471 | Submission Open
Keywords: predictive maintenance planning; Remaining-Useful-Life prognostics (model-based/machine learning/physics-based); Industry 4.0; advanced diagnostics; decision making under uncertainty; machine learning for predictive maintenance; cost analysis; reliability; management of spare parts; simulation and assessment of maintenance planning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Green Propulsion: Present Solutions and Perspectives for Powering Environmentally Friendly Space Missions submission deadline 20 Jun 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 22735 | Submission Open
Keywords: green propulsion; solid propulsion; liquid propulsion; hybrid propulsion; propellant; pollution; environmental impact; space industry; clean technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Advanced Small Satellite Technology
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 9 articles | Viewed by 13705 | Submission Open
Keywords: new space paradigm; small satellite system; payload system
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Space Propulsion: Recent Advances and Challenges
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4285 | Submission Open
Keywords: space propulsion; chemical propulsion; electric propulsion; hybrid propulsion; solar sail propulsion; nuclear propulsion; spacecraft; rocket; launch vehicle; satellite; cubesat; deep space explorer
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Advanced Motion Planning and Control in Aerospace Applications submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 4 articles | Viewed by 4079 | Submission Open
Keywords: spacecraft; unmanned aerial vehicles; motion planning; pose measurement and estimation; position and attitude dynamics; trajectory optimization; rendezvous and docking; flight task decision making and assignment; intelligent control; system identification; fault diagnosis and fault-tolerant control; prescribed performance control; anti-disturbance control; model predictive control
Advanced Air Mobility
edited by and
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 3495 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)
Structures, Actuation and Control of Morphing Systems submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2859 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Hybrid Rocket Engines
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 2387 | Submission Open
Keywords: hybrid rocket engine; performance enhancement technology; combustion and flow theory; engine component design; thrust throttling; optimization; applications
Artificial Intelligence and Space Robotics: Perception, Autonomy, and Intelligence
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2314 | Submission Open
Keywords: autonomous robotics; intelligent control; artificial intelligence; machine learning; human– robot interaction; trustworthiness; environment interaction; decision making; space exploration; on-orbit service
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
UAV Path Planning and Navigation submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 747 | Submission Open
Keywords: UAV path planning; UAV localization; challenging/GNSS-denied environment; GNSS integrity monitoring; path optimization; cooperative path planning; cooperative localization; task assignment; UAV swarm
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Cross-Domain Intelligent Flight Vehicle Design
edited by , and Wenjun Ding
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 435 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Research and Development of Supersonic Aircraft submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 349 | Submission Open
Keywords: supersonic aircraft design; experiments; computer simulations; aircraft design; flight experiments; sonic boom mitigation; low emission technologies
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Structural Design of Aerospace Vehicles
edited by
submission deadline 30 Jun 2023 | Viewed by 118 | Submission Open
Keywords: structures analysis; finite element method (FEM); shell structures; smart materials and structures; aeroelasticity; structural dynamics; composite; topology optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Human Behaviors in Space Exploration Mission
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 599 | Submission Open
Keywords: space stress; coping; isolation; confinement; professional performance; countermeasures; team work; crew communication
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Spacecraft Potential Theory and Observations
edited by
submission deadline 1 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 111 | Submission Open
Keywords: spacecraft potential; solar wind; space weathering; charged dust & space debris; space plasma physics and celestial mechanics; theory and observations
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Recent Advances in Technologies for Aerospace Maintenance
edited by
submission deadline 5 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 5555 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Planetary Robot Design, Development, and Control submission deadline 7 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1261 | Submission Open
Keywords: rover design; In situ resource utilization (ISRU); robotic arm design; robotic grasping; optimal planning and control of robots; swarm robotics; Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM); Rovers concept of operations (CONOPS)
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Aerospace Prognosis Technology submission deadline 15 Jul 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 2255 | Submission Open
Advances in CubeSat Sails and Tethers submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 9822 | Submission Open
Keywords: propellantless CubeSat propulsion; lightsails (photon pressure propulsion) and dragsails (atmospheric drag); electric solar wind sail and plasma brake (Coulomb drag propulsion); electrodynamics tethers (Lorentz force propulsion); earth orbit as well as interplanetary CubeSats; orbital debris; on-board orbit and attitude control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Adjoint Method for Aerodynamic Design and Other Applications in CFD
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 8 articles | Viewed by 7290 | Submission Open
Keywords: adjoint equations; continuous adjoint method; discrete adjoint method; aerodynamic design; properties of adjoint solutions; gradient-based optimization; computational fluid dynamics; multidisciplinary optimization; adjoint-based stability analysis
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Flow Control and Drag Reduction
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5835 | Submission Open
Keywords: passive flow control; active flow control; flow separation control; lift enhancement and drag reduction; laminar flow control; transition control; turbulence drag reduction; shock wave control; SWBLI control
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Advances in Hypersonic Aircraft Propulsion Technology
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5805 | Submission Open
Keywords: hypersonic aircrafts; scramjets; combined cycle engine; detonation engine; air-breathing propulsion systems; supersonic combustion; spray dynamics; supercritical fluid; sustainable aviation fuel; thermal protection of structures
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Advanced Composite Materials and Structures for Aerospace Applications submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5203 | Submission Open
Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding in Air Traffic Management submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 3 articles | Viewed by 1820 | Submission Open
Keywords: automatic Speech Recognition; automatic Speech Understanding; ontology; air traffic management; machine learning; readback error detection; safety; certification
(This special issue belongs to the Section Air Traffic and Transportation)
Aircraft Modelling, Simulation and Control II submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1452 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Recent Advances in Scramjet Combustion
edited by , , Manvendra Tiwari and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1103 | Submission Open
Keywords: supersonic turbulent mixing; supersonic combustion; shock-induced combustion; dual combustor ramjet; combustion instabilities; hybrid combustion; numerical simulation; ignition and flame stabilization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Supersonic Combustion in Scramjet Engine submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 761 | Submission Open
Keywords: supersonic combustion; scramjet engine; fundamental physics; new developments; experimental techniques; numerical methods
Plasma Actuator
edited by
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 631 | Submission Open
Keywords: plasma actuator; flow control; flow instability and turbulence; gas discharge; low-temperature plasma; boundary layer; jets; shock wave-boundary layer interaction; airframe noise; jet noise; aerodynamic wake
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Space Weather Monitoring Observational Systems
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 332 | Submission Open
Keywords: space weather; monitoring; instrumentation; remote sensing; in-situ; sensors; sun-earth interaction; environmental effects; aurora; observatories; observational systems; space missions
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Intelligent Design, Control and Perception for Unmanned Aerial System
edited by Min Chang and
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 274 | Submission Open
Keywords: unmanned aerial system; intelligent perception and positioning; aerodynamic simulation; optimization in aerodynamics or structures; multi-UAVs control; unmanned systems effectiveness evaluation; aircraft design and optimization; aerospace propulsion; smart materials and aircraft structures design; rotorcraft; flight dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Advanced Aircraft Manufacturing and Maintenance Using Three-Dimensional Printing submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 258 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Advances in Unsteady Turbulent Flow Simulations for Aerospace Applications
edited by László Könözsy
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 253 | Submission Open
Keywords: unsteady turbulent flows; computational fluid dynamics (CFD); numerical analysis; high-performance computing; theoretical and applied industrial research; novel solution concepts; aerospace applications
Rocket Propulsion
edited by Hongjae Kang
submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 134 | Submission Open
Keywords: green hypergolic propellants; hypergolic E-fuel; hydrogen peroxide
Heat Transfer and Cooling Systems for Aerospace Equipment submission deadline 31 Jul 2023 | Viewed by 112 | Submission Open
Keywords: heat transfer; thermofluids; mass transport; heat transport; nanofluids; computational fluid dynamics; mixing; heat sinks
High Speed Flows: Measurements & Simulations submission deadline 25 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 233 | Submission Open
Keywords: supersonic/hypersonic flows; compression/expansion waves; high-speed unsteady flows & its control; ground/flight testing for high-speed flows; aerothermodynamics; atmospheric; planetary re-entry; design for demise; ramjet; scramjet; combustion; detonation
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Machine Learning for Aeronautics submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 7079 | Submission Open
Keywords: generative design; machine learning; deep learning; natural language processing; certification by analysis; efficiency; optimization
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Fundamental Detonation Mechanism and Advanced Detonation Propulsion Technology submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 6056 | Submission Open
Keywords: detonation; shock waves; initiation; propagation limits; detonation failure; Pulsed Detonation Engines; Rotating Detonation Engines; Oblique Detonation Engines
Heat Transfer, Combustion and Flow Dynamics in Propulsion Systems submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 5380 | Submission Open
Combustion Evaluation and Control of Solid Rocket Motors
edited by
submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 6 articles | Viewed by 5287 | Submission Open
Keywords: solid propellant combustion; mesoscopic measurement; condensed combustion products; high combustion efficiency
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Aeroelasticity: Recent Advances and Challenges
edited by , , Yuting Dai and Rui Huang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 5 articles | Viewed by 4033 | Submission Open
Keywords: aeroelasticity; fluid– structure interaction; unsteady aerodynamics; nonlinear dynamics
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
State-of-the-Art Aerospace Sciences and Technologies in UK submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1829 | Submission Open
Space Robotics and Mechatronics
edited by and Michael C. F. Bazzocchi
submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 2 articles | Viewed by 1578 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Space Trajectory Planning
edited by and
submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1413 | Submission Open
Keywords: trajectory/path planning; trajectory/path control; optimization; multi-objective; dynamic constraint; kinematics; actuator
(This special issue belongs to the Section Astronautics & Space Science)
Applied Aeroelasticity and Fluid-Structure Interaction submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 1072 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Human Factors during Flight Operations submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | 1 articles | Viewed by 773 | Submission Open
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
Aerodynamic and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
edited by and Jiangtao Huang
submission deadline 31 Aug 2023 | Viewed by 490 | Submission Open
Keywords: aerodynamic shape optimization; multidisciplinary design optimization; coupled adjoint method; new-concept aircraft; machine learning
(This special issue belongs to the Section Aeronautics)
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