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Dynamic Performance Enhancement of a High‐Agility Hypersonic Mechanical System via a Learning‐Augmented Robust Control Architecture

International Journal of Mechanical System Dynamics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The design of control systems for high‐agility mechanical systems operating in extreme environments is a significant challenge in nonlinear dynamics. This paper addresses the complex dynamic control problem of a hypersonic interceptor, modeled as a multi‐input multi‐output (MIMO) mechanical system characterized by strong aerodynamic cross ...
Mohammad Mahdi Soori, Seyed Hossein Sadati   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

How can children and young people have a voice in urban treescapes?

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Scientific understanding of climate change has, to date, failed to result in sufficient action. This paper proposes that a deficit model of top‐down learning and dissemination in relation to public engagement with science may be part of the problem, particularly when considering the attitudes, values and empowerment of children and young ...
Simon Carr, Abi Hackett, Kate Pahl, Samyia Ambreen, Khawla Badwan, Elizabeth Curtis, Susannah Gill, Ambika Kapoor, Peter Lawrence, Johan Siebers, Jan White   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Development of Rocketry Capability in New Zealand—World Record Rocket and First of Its Kind Rocketry Course

Aerospace, 2015
The University of Canterbury has developed a rocket research group, UC Rocketry, which recently broke the world altitude record for an I-class motor (impulse of 320–640 Ns) and has run a rocketry course for the first time in New Zealand.
George Buchanan, David Wright, Christopher Hann, Hoani Bryson, Malcolm Snowdon, Avinash Rao, Adam Slee, Hans Philipp Sültrop, Bastian Jochle-Rings, Zane Barker, Abigail McKinstry, Claude Meffan, George Xian, Ryan Mitchell, XiaoQi Chen   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

From settler gardens to digital naturalists: human aesthetic preferences and land use changes facilitate the biogeographical expansion of a wild plant–virus interaction

PLANTS, PEOPLE, PLANET, EarlyView.
Anthropogenic facilitation of wild plants based on aesthetic preferences for particular traits can change the biogeography and ecology of natural communities. We use a mixed‐methods socioecological approach to characterize the ways in which humans interact with a common, widely distributed plant and a generalist viral symbiont that induces an ...
Elizabeth M. Lombardi, Jasmine S. Peters, Juan Pablo Jordán, Alison G. Power   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Anomalous Behavior of a Solid Rocket Motor Nozzle Insert During Static Firing Test

Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management, 2016
This paper presents the study and development of a firing test used to evaluate the behavior of a solid rocket motor. The motivation for the development of a subscale solid rocket motor with end burning propellant grain geometry arose from the need to ...
Ronald Izidoro Reis, Wilson Kiyoshi Shimote, Luiz Cláudio Pardini   +2 more
doaj  

Monte Carlo Uncertainty Quantification Using Quasi-1D SRM Ballistic Model

International Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 2016
Compactness, reliability, readiness, and construction simplicity of solid rocket motors make them very appealing for commercial launcher missions and embarked systems. Solid propulsion grants high thrust-to-weight ratio, high volumetric specific impulse,
Davide Viganò, Adriano Annovazzi, Filippo Maggi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Screening Surface Modifications to Benzene to Improve Solubility in Hydroxyl‐Terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB)—A DFT Demonstration

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The objective of this paper is to demonstrate the advantage of computationally pre‐screening surface‐modifying material candidates, using density functional theory (DFT), to inform experimental synthesis and formulation efforts. This demonstration focuses on improving the solubility of benzene‐based materials in hydroxyl‐terminated ...
Samantha E. Knoth
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Resonant Mixer Granulation Parameters on Prill Properties

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Resonant mixing is a promising processing approach to manage mixing of materials with high solids content and has shown strong performance for mixing powders and pastes in energetic materials. This has led to the exploration of the approach for granulation of primary particles into millimeter‐sized agglomerates, including for generating ...
Hannah Cook, S. Emad Renfroe, Jessica Keith, Eleanor E. Radlinski, Albin Darby, Blair Brettmann   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Hydroxyl‐Terminated Polybutadiene Grade on Rheology and Settling of High‐Solids Mixtures of Mock Propellants

Propellants, Explosives, Pyrotechnics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The most common binder used in composite rocket propellants is based on the pre‐polymer hydroxyl‐terminated polybutadiene (HTPB). It has been shown to have excellent mechanical properties and a long life once crosslinked, and studies have examined the kinetics of crosslinking and pot life of energetic formulations with HTPB.
Laurel Hilger, Alexandra A. Dobbs, Blair Brettmann   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioural manipulation of the cabbage stem flea beetle (Psylliodes chrysocephala L): Prospects for push–pull strategies in oilseed rape

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Behavioural manipulation of Psylliodes chrysocephala provides promising opportunities for sustainable pest management in oilseed rape systems. This review synthesises evidence on glucosinolates and their volatile isothiocyanate derivatives as phagostimulants and attractants, alongside the repellent or antifeedant effects of non‐host plants, plant ...
Suleiman Mustapha, Patricia A Ortega‐Ramos, Jozsef Vuts, Tariq M Butt, E. Joel Loveridge, Daniel Rüde, Samantha M Cook   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source