This book produces convincing evidence that exploiting the potential of space could help solve many environmental and social issues affecting our planet, such as pollution, overcrowding, resource depletion and conflicts, economic inequality, so...Lasīt vairāk
This book covers recent developments and current status of various materials, designs, and manufacturing practices which together contribute towards weight reduction of systems used in defense, aerospace, and automotive sectors....Lasīt vairāk
The stories of three individual careers combine seamlessly to tell the dramatic story of the RAF from the era of biplanes and into the jet age of the Cold War. How did the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) "cavalry of the air" tra...Lasīt vairāk
The book serves as a core text for graduate courses in advanced fluid mechanics and applied science. It consists of two parts. The first provides an introduction and general theory of fully developed turbulence, where treatment of turbulence is based...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 09-Jan-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Cambridge University Press, ISBN-13: 9781108499606)
A concise yet comprehensive treatment of the fundamentals of solid mechanics, including a wealth of solved examples, assigned exercises, and homework problems. It is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on the topic acro...Lasīt vairāk
Multi-rotor Platform Based UAV Systems is aimed at providing an excellent opportunity for experiential learning, capability augmentation and confidence building for senior level undergraduates, entry-level graduates as well as engineers wor...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-Dec-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics, ISBN-13: 9781624105821)
Methods of Orbital Maneuvering examines the use of direct methods in applied spacecraft trajectory optimization. A full breadth of orbit transfer topics is discussed, from the formation of initial guesses to the generation of a full, high-fidel...Lasīt vairāk
Distributed Cognition and Reality puts theory into practice, as the first book to show how to apply the Perceptual Cycle Model in aviation decision making. Based on case studies, critical incident interviews and live observations in cockpits, t...Lasīt vairāk
When starting new airlines in response to government deregulation, entrepreneurs in the U.S. and Europe reduced some traditional service qualities (to reduce costs), concentrated on non-stop services between city pairs not already so connected,...Lasīt vairāk
For civil aviation to progress it has never been just about technology and business practices. To go from the rudiments of the early services that plied across short distances in Europe and America to what we experience today required most of a...Lasīt vairāk
Since 1981, the biennial International Symposium on Aviation Psychology (ISAP) has been convened for the purposes of (a) presenting the latest research on human performance problems and opportunities within aviation systems, (b) envisioning des...Lasīt vairāk
This book provides a socio-cultural analysis of the ways in which air traffic controllers formally and informally learn about their work and the active role that organisational cultures play in shaping interpretation and meaning. In particular,...Lasīt vairāk