American Journal of Aerospace Engineering

Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2018

  • Constant Rate Production: DOE Approach to Meeting NASA Needs for Radioisotope Power Systems for Nuclear-Enabled Launches

    Robert Michael Wham, George Behrens Ulrich, Jacquelyn Candelaria Lopez-Barlow, Stephen Guy Johnson

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 63-70
    Received: 10 September 2018
    Accepted: 4 October 2018
    Published: 23 October 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajae.20180502.11
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    Abstract: The use of radioisotope power systems (RPSs) for nuclear-enabled National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) missions is made possible through a long-standing arrangement between the Department of Energy (DOE) and NASA. The requirements for the power system come from NASA, but DOE performs the procurement, fueling, testing, and delivery. A... Show More
  • Hypersonic Glider Autopilot Using Adaptive Higher Order Sliding Mode Control with Impulsive Actions

    Christian Tournes, Yuri Shtessel, Allen Spencer

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 71-86
    Received: 28 August 2018
    Accepted: 14 September 2018
    Published: 25 October 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajae.20180502.12
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    Abstract: Hypersonic glider designs often exhibit limited control authority and poor transversal stability. Furthermore, the methods used for aerodynamic performance estimation at high flight altitudes and hypersonic speeds are inevitably inaccurate and uncertain. Hypersonic Glider performance could be severely degraded by using traditional control and autop... Show More
  • Researches on a Martian Modular Base Shielded by an Artificial Magnetic Field

    Marco Peroni

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 87-95
    Received: 11 September 2018
    Accepted: 11 October 2018
    Published: 7 November 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajae.20180502.13
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    Abstract: This proposal for the future colonization of Mars starts from the purpose of creating an expandable and modular community made of elements as transparent as possible with large windows that allow the view of Martian landscape as to mitigate psychologically effects derived from long stay away from planet Earth. To realize this aim, it will be necess... Show More
  • Adapting SE (3) Nonlinear Geometric Method to Control Single-Tri Rotors with Integrator

    Dinh-Thinh Hoang, Thi-Hong-Hieu Le, Ngoc-Hien Nguyen

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 2, December 2018
    Pages: 96-105
    Received: 4 October 2018
    Accepted: 18 October 2018
    Published: 21 November 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ajae.20180502.14
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    Abstract: This paper presents a new method for controlling tri rotor-type unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) adapted from the SE (3) nonlinear geometric method for quadrotor-type UAV. Like its predecessor, the control strategy for single tri rotors is realized in a hierarchical architecture, containing both attitude controller and position controller. As a basis... Show More