Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology: Volume 84 Issue 2

Ceramic engine considerations for future aerospace propulsion

Amir S. Gohardani, Omid Gohardani

The purpose of this paper is to outline the potential usage of ceramic engines in combination with other technologies as a possible propulsion contender for future aerospace…

Attitude and heading reference system with acceleration compensation

Elder M. Hemerly, Benedito C.O. Maciel, Anderson de P. Milhan, Valter R. Schad

The purpose of this paper is to employ an extended Kalman filter for implementing an AHRS (attitude and heading reference system) with acceleration compensation, thereby improving…

Strap‐down stabilization for multi‐load optoelectronic imaging platform

Yawei Wang, Weihu Zhou, Xiaoquan Han, Zhongyu Wang, Jinbin Ding

The purpose of this paper is to describe a strap‐down image stable strategy for multi‐load optoelectronic imaging platform hung below a tethered aerostat.

Dynamics of vibration isolation system obeying fractional differentiation

Song Li, Bo Fang, Tianzhi Yang, Yewei Zhang, Lijun Tan, Wenhu Huang

The purpose of this paper is to analyze a new, whole‐spacecraft isolator and its performance of vibration isolation, which has been designed to ensure spacecraft safety at the…

Attitude motion of spacecraft during oblique solar panel deployment

Bai Zhengfeng, Zhao Yang

The purpose of this paper is to establish the dynamics model of spacecraft during deployment of oblique solar panel using Auto Dynamic Analysis of Mechanical System (ADAMS) and to…

Gathering the fractionated electromagnetic satellites cluster by simulating fish school

Jianmin Su, Yunfeng Dong

Fractionated satellite clusters need coming together and avoiding crashing with limited random initial relative motion conditions. It is not necessary to keep the invariable…