Development of low-thrust solid rocket motors for small, fast aircraft propulsion [PDF]
, 2020 Thesis: Ph. D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, May, 2020Cataloged from the official PDF of thesis.Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-289).Small, uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) are expanding
Vernacchia, Matthew T.
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A small-Scale Low-Cost Technology Demonstrator of a reusable Launch Vehicle [PDF]
, 2005 Recent years have seen an increasing interest of the scientific community toward the study and development of unmanned automatic vehicles, also in the Reusable Launch Vehicle (RLV) frame. Indeed, a number of unmanned vehicle projects have been devoted to
Grassi, M. +15 more
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Flow-induced noise around the a-pillar of an idealized car greenhouse [PDF]
, 2002 Due to the successes in reducing motor and tire noise as perceived inside cars and trucks, aerodynamically generated noise becomes more and more important.
Lier, L.J. van +11 more
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Implicit Large-Eddy Simulation of Solid Rocket Motors using the Immersed Boundary Method [PDF]
, 2021 We explore the potential of the immersed boundary (IB) method to predict pressure oscillations in solid rocket motors (SRM) by performing three-dimensional, high-fidelity simulations of two different configurations, including a small, laboratory-scale ...
Di Mascio A. +7 more
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Bioinspired Energy Harvesting from Atmospheric Phenomena for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles [PDF]
, 2020 This Paper discusses energy harvesting from atmospheric phenomena for small unmanned aerial vehicles, theoretically through simulations and practically through experimental flights.
Moschetta, Jean-Marc +2 more
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Diseño de la planta motriz eléctrica para la avioneta Diamond DA50-RG [PDF]
, 2022 En la actualidad la aviación se ha encaminado en la búsqueda de alternativas que reduzcan el impacto ambiental provocado por la quema de combustibles fósiles.
Vargas Velasco, Diego Fernando
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Variaciones geométricas de hélices para pequeños cuadricópteros: Estudio experimental [PDF]
, 2022 En el presente estudio se evalúa el efecto en el empuje producido y el nivel de ruido emitido por una hélice cuando se le realizan variaciones geométricas a su diseño.
Páez Coneo, Jennifer
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Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.The article overviews past and current efforts on caloric materials and systems, highlighting the contributions of Ames National Laboratory to the field. Solid‐state caloric heat pumping is an innovative method that can be implemented in a wide range of cooling and heating applications.
Agata Czernuszewicz +5 more
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CUSTARD (Cranfield University Space Technology Advanced Research Demonstrator) - A Micro-System Technology Demonstrator Nanosatellite. Summary of the Group Design Project MSc in Astronautics and Space Engineering. 1999-2000, Cranfield University [PDF]
, 2003 CUSTARD (Cranfield University Space Technology And Research Demonstrator) was the group design project for students of the MSc in Astronautics and Space Engineering for the Academic Year 1999/2000 at Cranfield University. The project involved the initial
Turner, Ray, Hobbs, Stephen
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Terahertz Channel Modeling, Estimation and Localization in RIS‐Assisted Systems
Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.Reconfigurable intelligent surfaces have become a recent intensive research focus. Based on practical applications, channel strategies for RIS‐assisted terahertz wireless communication systems are categorized into three different types: channel modeling, channel estimation, and channel localization.
Hongjing Wang +9 more
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