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Attitude Dynamics and Control of Space Debris During Ion Beam Transportation (Paperback): Vladimir S. Aslanov, Alexander S.... Attitude Dynamics and Control of Space Debris During Ion Beam Transportation (Paperback)
Vladimir S. Aslanov, Alexander S. Ledkov
R4,294 Discovery Miles 42 940 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Attitude Dynamics and Control of Space Debris During Ion Beam Transportation provides an overview of the cutting-edge research around the topic of contactless ion beam transportation for the removal of space debris. This practical guide covers topics such as space debris attitude motion, the motion of rigid materials in an inhomogeneous high-speed rarefied medium, gravity gradient torque, and more. The book examines and compares the various ways to control the spatial motion of space debris, such as engine thrust or altering the direction of the ion beam axis, and offers simple mathematical models for analyzing system behaviors.

Biomimicry for Aerospace - Technologies and Applications (Paperback): Vikram Shyam, Marjan Eggermont, Aloysius F Hepp Biomimicry for Aerospace - Technologies and Applications (Paperback)
Vikram Shyam, Marjan Eggermont, Aloysius F Hepp
R4,444 Discovery Miles 44 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The solutions to technical challenges posed by flight and space exploration tend to be multidimensional, multifunctional, and increasingly focused on the interaction of systems and their environment. The growing discipline of biomimicry focuses on what humanity can learn from the natural world. Biomimicry for Aerospace: Technologies and Applications features the latest advances of bioinspired materials-properties relationships for aerospace applications. Readers will get a deep dive into the utility of biomimetics to solve a number of technical challenges in aeronautics and space exploration. Part I: Biomimicry in Aerospace: Education, Design, and Inspiration provides an educational background to biomimicry applied for aerospace applications. Part II: Biomimetic Design: Aerospace and Other Practical Applications discusses applications and practical aspects of biomimetic design for aerospace and terrestrial applications and its cross-disciplinary nature. Part III: Biomimicry and Foundational Aerospace Disciplines covers snake-inspired robots, biomimetic advances in photovoltaics, electric aircraft cooling by bioinspired exergy management, and surrogate model-driven bioinspired optimization algorithms for large-scale and complex problems. Finally, Part IV: Bio-Inspired Materials, Manufacturing, and Structures reviews nature-inspired materials and processes for space exploration, gecko-inspired adhesives, bioinspired automated integrated circuit manufacturing on the Moon and Mars, and smart deployable space structures inspired by nature.

Mercury Rising - John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War (Paperback): Jeff Shesol Mercury Rising - John Glenn, John Kennedy, and the New Battleground of the Cold War (Paperback)
Jeff Shesol
R447 Discovery Miles 4 470 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

If the United States couldn't catch up to the Soviets in space, how could it compete with them on Earth? That was the question facing John F. Kennedy at the height of the Cold War-a perilous time when the Soviet Union built the wall in Berlin, tested nuclear bombs more destructive than any in history, and beat the United States to every major milestone in space. The race to the heavens seemed a race for survival-and America was losing. On February 20, 1962, when John Glenn blasted into orbit aboard Friendship 7, his mission was not only to circle the planet; it was to calm the fears of the free world and renew America's sense of self-belief. Mercury Rising re-creates the tension and excitement of a flight that shifted the momentum of the space race and put the United States on the path to the moon. Drawing on new archival sources, personal interviews, and previously unpublished notes by Glenn himself, Mercury Rising reveals how the astronaut's heroics lifted the nation's hopes in what Kennedy called the "hour of maximum danger."

Aircraft Structures (Hardcover, 2nd ed.): G Lakshmi Narasaiah Aircraft Structures (Hardcover, 2nd ed.)
G Lakshmi Narasaiah
R2,000 Discovery Miles 20 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v 69 1957 (Hardcover): James William 1858-1911 Tutt The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v 69 1957 (Hardcover)
James William 1858-1911 Tutt
R980 Discovery Miles 9 800 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.49 (1937) (Hardcover): James William 1858-1911 Tutt The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.49 (1937) (Hardcover)
James William 1858-1911 Tutt
R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Scramjet Combustion - Fundamentals and Advances (Paperback): Gautam Choubey, Manvendra Tiwari Scramjet Combustion - Fundamentals and Advances (Paperback)
Gautam Choubey, Manvendra Tiwari
R4,285 Discovery Miles 42 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Scramjet Combustion explores the development of a high-speed scramjet engine operating in the supersonic/hypersonic range for various air and space transport applications. The book explains the basic structure, components, working cycle, and the relevant governing equations in a clear manner that speaks to both advanced and more novice audiences. Particular attention is paid to efficient air-fuel combustion, looking at both the underlying fundamentals of combustion as well strategies for obtaining optimum combustion efficiency. Methods for reaching the chemically correct air-fuel ratio, subsequent flame, and combustion stabilization as air enters at supersonic speed are also outlined. Further, it includes the continuous on-going efforts, innovations, and advances with respect to the design modification of scramjet combustors, as well as different strategies of fuel injections for obtaining augmented performance while highlighting the current and future challenges.

Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar (Paperback): Jianyu Yang Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar (Paperback)
Jianyu Yang
R3,440 Discovery Miles 34 400 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar covers bistatic SAR in a comprehensive way, presenting theory, method and techniques, as well as the most recent research and near-future applications. The book begins with imaging principles and characteristics of monostatic SAR, moving on to common and novel problems before presenting theories, methods and experimental system design. The title presents the design of experimental systems, research results and experimental verification. It gives key knowledge from a leading research group, including one of the earliest bistatic side-looking SAR experiments and the first bistatic forward-looking SAR experiment in the world that used two aircraft. Six chapters cover imaging theory, imaging algorithms, parameter estimation, motion compensation, synchronization and experimental verification. The book describes physical concepts simply and clearly and provides concise mathematical derivations.

IoT and Spacecraft Informatics (Paperback): K.L. Yung, Andrew W. H. W. IP, Fatos Xhafa, K.K. Tseng IoT and Spacecraft Informatics (Paperback)
K.L. Yung, Andrew W. H. W. IP, Fatos Xhafa, K.K. Tseng
R3,518 Discovery Miles 35 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

IoT and Spacecraft Informatics provides the theory and applications of IoT systems in the design, development and operation of spacecraft. Sections present a high-level overview of IoT and introduce key concepts needed to successfully design IoT solutions, key technologies, protocols, and technical building blocks that combine into complete IoT solutions. The book features the latest advances, findings and state-of-the-art in research, case studies, development and implementation of IoT technologies for spacecraft and space systems. In addition, it concentrates on different aspects and techniques to achieve automatic control of spacecraft. This book is for researchers, PhD students, engineers and specialists in aerospace engineering as well as those in computer science, computer engineering or mechatronics.

Space Micropropulsion for Nanosatellites - Progress, Challenges and Future (Paperback): Kean How Cheah Space Micropropulsion for Nanosatellites - Progress, Challenges and Future (Paperback)
Kean How Cheah
R2,622 Discovery Miles 26 220 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Space Micropropulsion for Nanosatellites: Progress, Challenges and Future features the latest developments and progress, the challenges faced by different researchers, and insights on future micropropulsion systems. Nanosatellites, in particular cubesats, are an effective test bed for new technologies in outer space. However, most of the nanosatellites have no propulsion system, which subsequently limits their maneuverability in space.

Autonomous Navigation and Deployment of UAVs for Communication, Surveillance and Delivery (Hardcover): AV Savkin Autonomous Navigation and Deployment of UAVs for Communication, Surveillance and Delivery (Hardcover)
AV Savkin
R2,891 Discovery Miles 28 910 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Autonomous Navigation and Deployment of UAVs for Communication, Surveillance and Delivery Authoritative resource offering coverage of communication, surveillance, and delivery problems for teams of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Autonomous Navigation and Deployment of UAVs for Communication, Surveillance and Delivery studies various elements of deployment of networks of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base stations for providing communication to ground users in disaster areas, covering problems like ground traffic monitoring, surveillance of environmental disaster areas (e.g. brush fires), using UAVs in rescue missions, converting UAV video surveillance, and more. The work combines practical problems, implementable and computationally efficient algorithms to solve these problems, and mathematically rigorous proofs of each algorithm's convergence and performance. One such example provided by the authors is a novel biologically inspired motion camouflage algorithm to covert video surveillance of moving targets by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). All autonomous navigation and deployment algorithms developed in the book are computationally efficient, easily implementable in engineering practice, and based only on limited information on other UAVs of each and the environment. Sample topics discussed in the work include: Deployment of UAV base stations for communication, especially with regards to maximizing coverage and minimizing interference Deployment of UAVs for surveillance of ground areas and targets, including surveillance of both flat and uneven areas Navigation of UAVs for surveillance of moving areas and targets, including disaster areas and ground traffic monitoring Autonomous UAV navigation for covert video surveillance, offering extensive coverage of optimization-based navigation Integration of UAVs and public transportation vehicles for parcel delivery, covering both one-way and round trips Professionals in navigation and deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles, along with researchers, engineers, scientists in intersecting fields, can use Autonomous Navigation and Deployment of UAVs for Communication, Surveillance and Delivery to gain general knowledge on the subject along with practical, precise, and proven algorithms that can be deployed in a myriad of practical situations.

The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.67 (1955) (Hardcover): James William 1858-1911 Tutt The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.67 (1955) (Hardcover)
James William 1858-1911 Tutt
R982 Discovery Miles 9 820 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Aeronautics; v. 11-12 (Hardcover): Aeronautical Society of America, Aero Club of Pennsylvania Aeronautics; v. 11-12 (Hardcover)
Aeronautical Society of America, Aero Club of Pennsylvania
R1,076 Discovery Miles 10 760 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.101 (1989) (Hardcover): James William 1858-1911 Tutt The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.101 (1989) (Hardcover)
James William 1858-1911 Tutt
R888 Discovery Miles 8 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.110 (1998) (Hardcover): James William 1858-1911 Tutt The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.110 (1998) (Hardcover)
James William 1858-1911 Tutt
R920 Discovery Miles 9 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Research Anthology on Reliability and Safety in Aviation Systems, Spacecraft, and Air Transport, VOL 1 (Hardcover): Information... Research Anthology on Reliability and Safety in Aviation Systems, Spacecraft, and Air Transport, VOL 1 (Hardcover)
Information Reso Management Association
R10,314 Discovery Miles 103 140 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Beyond the Saga of Rocket Science - The Dawn of the Space Age (Hardcover): Walter Sierra Beyond the Saga of Rocket Science - The Dawn of the Space Age (Hardcover)
Walter Sierra
R2,166 R1,768 Discovery Miles 17 680 Save R398 (18%) Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.54 (1942) (Hardcover): James William 1858-1911 Tutt The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.54 (1942) (Hardcover)
James William 1858-1911 Tutt
R868 Discovery Miles 8 680 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
The Conquest of the Air - The Romance of Aerial Navigation (Hardcover): John Alexander The Conquest of the Air - The Romance of Aerial Navigation (Hardcover)
John Alexander
R799 Discovery Miles 7 990 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Stick And Rudder - An Explanation Of The Art Of Flying (Hardcover, Ed): Wolfgang Langewiesche Stick And Rudder - An Explanation Of The Art Of Flying (Hardcover, Ed)
Wolfgang Langewiesche
R831 R712 Discovery Miles 7 120 Save R119 (14%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In the early 1940s, Wolfgang Langewiesche wrote a series of articles in Air Facts analyzing the various aspects of piloting techniques. Based on these articles, Langewiesches classic work on the art of flying was published in 1944. This book explains precisely what pilots do when they fly, just how they do it, and why. These basics are largely unchanging. The book applies to large airplanes and small, old airplanes and new, and is of interest not only to the learner but also to the accomplished pilot and instructor. Today, several excellent manuals offer the pilot accurate and valuable technical information. But Stick and Rudder remains the leading think-book on the art of flying.

Aircraft Systems Classifications: A Handbook of Characteristics and Design Guidelines (Hardcover): A Seabridge Aircraft Systems Classifications: A Handbook of Characteristics and Design Guidelines (Hardcover)
A Seabridge
R3,359 Discovery Miles 33 590 Ships in 18 - 22 working days

Aircraft Systems Classifications Enables aerospace professionals to quickly and accurately reference key information about all types of aircraft systems Aircraft Systems Classifications: A Handbook of Characteristics and Design Guidelines provides comprehensive information on aircraft systems delivered in a concise, direct, and standardized way, allowing readers to easily find the information they need. The book presents a full set of characteristics and requirements for all types of aircraft systems, including avionic, mission, and supporting ground systems, in a single volume. Readers can delve further into specific topics by referencing the detailed glossary and bibliography. To aid in reader comprehension, each aircraft system is broken down according to various criteria, such as: Purpose, description, and safety Integration with other systems Key interfaces and design drivers Modeling and simulation Best practices and future trends Written for aerospace professionals, researchers, and advanced students with some existing knowledge of the aircraft industry, this book allows readers to quickly reference information on every aspect of aircraft systems.

Fault-Tolerant Attitude Control of Spacecraft (Paperback): Qinglei Hu, Bing Xiao, Bo Li, Youmin Zhang Fault-Tolerant Attitude Control of Spacecraft (Paperback)
Qinglei Hu, Bing Xiao, Bo Li, Youmin Zhang
R3,483 Discovery Miles 34 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Fault-Tolerant Attitude Control of Spacecraft presents the fundamentals of spacecraft fault-tolerant attitude control systems, along with the most recent research and advanced, nonlinear control techniques. This book gives researchers a self-contained guide to the complex tasks of envisaging, designing, implementing and experimenting by presenting designs for integrated modeling, dynamics, fault-tolerant attitude control, and fault reconstruction for spacecraft. Specifically, the book gives a full literature review and presents preliminaries and mathematical models, robust fault-tolerant attitude control, fault-tolerant attitude control with actuator saturation, velocity-free fault tolerant attitude control, finite-time fault-tolerant attitude tracking control, and active fault-tolerant attitude contour. Finally, the book looks at the future of this interesting topic, offering readers a one-stop solution for those working on fault-tolerant attitude control for spacecraft.

The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.48 (1936) (Hardcover): James William 1858-1911 Tutt The Entomologist's Record and Journal of Variation; v.48 (1936) (Hardcover)
James William 1858-1911 Tutt
R871 Discovery Miles 8 710 Ships in 18 - 22 working days
Aviation Fuels (Paperback): Bhupendra Khandelwal Aviation Fuels (Paperback)
Bhupendra Khandelwal
R3,981 Discovery Miles 39 810 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Aviation Fuels provides up-to-date data on fuel effects on combustion performance and use of alternative fuels in aircraft. This book covers the latest advances on aviation fuel technologies, including alternative fuels, feedstocks and manufacturing processes, combustion performance, chemical modeling, fuel systems compatibility and the technical and environmental challenges for implementing the use of alternative fuels for aviation. Aviation fuel and combustion researchers, academics, and program managers for aviation technologies will value this comprehensive overview and summary on the present status of aviation fuels.

Advanced Approaches in Turbulence - Theory, Modeling, Simulation, and Data Analysis for Turbulent Flows (Paperback): Paul Durbin Advanced Approaches in Turbulence - Theory, Modeling, Simulation, and Data Analysis for Turbulent Flows (Paperback)
Paul Durbin
R4,344 Discovery Miles 43 440 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Advanced Approaches in Turbulence: Theory, Modeling, Simulation and Data Analysis for Turbulent Flows focuses on the updated theory, simulation and data analysis of turbulence dealing mainly with turbulence modeling instead of the physics of turbulence. Beginning with the basics of turbulence, the book discusses closure modeling, direct simulation, large eddy simulation and hybrid simulation. The book also covers the entire spectrum of turbulence models for both single-phase and multi-phase flows, as well as turbulence in compressible flow. Turbulence modeling is very extensive and continuously updated with new achievements and improvements of the models. Modern advances in computer speed offer the potential for elaborate numerical analysis of turbulent fluid flow while advances in instrumentation are creating large amounts of data. This book covers these topics in great detail.

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