Bøger udgivet af American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics

2003 marks the centennial of manned flight, a major anniversary for an Earth-shattering accomplishment. The papers contained in this volume were presented at the 2003 American Association for the Advancement of Science Annual Meeting.

Provides an engineering history of the human powered helicopter creatively designed, skilfully built, and courageously flown by students of the University of Maryland. This technical history explains the concepts of helicopter aerodynamics, aeromechanics, and composite structures using a minimum of jargon, without oversimplifying the explanations.

This study on the development of high-altitude rockets contains significant data which should be of interest to jet propulsion and rocket engineers.

Offers a comprehensive treatment of dynamics of space systems, starting with the fundamentals and covering topics from basic kinematics and dynamics to advanced celestial mechanics. This book focuses on the use of rotating reference frames that often occur in aerospace systems.

Provides a project-based learning experience for engineering students, who are tasked with designing a hypersonic trans-atmospheric vehicle. This experience guides students through the same process that a team of engineers would follow by breaking a large design problem into smaller, more tractable subproblems.

This text provides a technical exploration of military and commercial test and evaluation. It addresses the vital relationship of quality test and evaluation to the acquisition and operations of defence weapons systems, and covers such concepts as cost and effectiveness analysis.

From the component design, to the subsystem design, to the engine systems design, engine development and flight-vehicle application, this how-to text bridges the gap between basic physical and design principles and actual rocket-engine design as it's done in industry.

"Engineering Computations and Modeling in MATLAB/Simulink" provides a broad overview of The

This is a presentation of the determination of gust loads on airplanes, especially continuous turbulence gust loads. It emphasizes the basic concepts involved and covers relationships, definitions of terminology and nomenclature, historical perspective and explanations of calculations.

This text documents the fundamental theoretical developments in astrodynamics and space navigation that led to Man's ventures into space. It includes elements of celestial mechanics, spacecraft trajectories, and space navigation, as well as the history of the underlying mathematical developments.

Offers an overview of various functional areas that support defense acquisition projects as well as their application to those projects. This book also highlights significant issues such as organizational considerations, the defense industrial base, and acquisition workforce issues.

Unifies various aspects of flight dynamics for the efficient development of aerospace vehicle simulations. This work provides the reader with a set of tools to build, program, and execute simulations. It uses tensors for modeling flight dynamics in a form invariant under coordinate transformations.

A history of Pratt & Whitney company's role in the evolution of aircraft engines from 1925 onwards. It describes the evolution from piston engines to gas turbines by the engineers who created those engines. It offers young engineers insights about design, development, marketing, and product support for commercial and military customers.

Covers the subject of integrated navigation systems, which is designed for those directly involved with the design, integration, and test and evaluation of navigation systems. This book provides a foundation for addressing the different aspects of integrated navigation systems.