Autonomous navigation methods for spacecraft formation flying in cislunar space Sergio Bonaccorsi Abstract. Due to the increasing number of deep missions following years, focus on and strategies that enable a perform critical operations autonomously is becoming crucial. In context space, this research aims investigate […]

Currently, a new generation of scientific aerospace vehicles, using advanced hypersonic airbreathing propulsion based on supersonic combustion technology, is in development at several research centers [1]. The 14-X Brazilian Hypersonic Aerospace Vehicle, Figure 1, designed by Rolim et al. [2], at the Prof. Henry T. Nagamatsu Laboratory of Aerothermodynamics and Hypersonics, Figure 2, at the Ins...

Leo H. O. Hellström, a) Bharathram Ganapathisubramani, b) and Alexander J. Smits c) Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, U.S.A. Faculty of Engineering and the Environment, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO17 1BJ, U.K. Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ 08544, U.S.A., and Mechanical and Aerospace Engineer...

In the aerospace industry, a significant effort is being made to replace metal components with more structurally efficient composite components to reduce mass, weight, and improve the reliability of aerospace fluid systems. Osprey Technologies and Convergence Engineering Corporation have teamed to develop various composite highpressure lines and fittings for composite-to-metal transition hardwa...