The burning rate of a solid propellant is a fundamental characteristic, which is measured for every propellant composition that is
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Modern tracking systems are required to estimate the distribution of targets in a surveyed scene while coping with a variety
Case Study: Starling, Sandpiper and Robin Birds’ unique characteristics such as wing shape, flexibility, feathers, and flapping motion, result in
State estimation in dynamical systems with randomly switching coefficients is an important problem with a variety of applications. The most commonly
The seminar will present a computational and experimental study of the nonlinear aeroelastic behavior of a pre-tensed, high aspect-ratio, thin
Transition to turbulence initiated by linear transient growth mechanism in plane Poiseuille flow is demonstrated in the present study. A
The modelling of cracks and shearbands, arising from brittle and ductile response of materials, poses significant computational challenges. In this
Cooperative estimation has been an active area of research in recent time. The idea underlying most state-of-the-art methods is to
Market requirements for business, commuter and unmanned aircrafts generally lead to compact, low cost and fuel efficient small aero-engines. Design
Polymer chain length statistics as it results from the polymerization process has long been known in chemistry but has not
The present work focuses on plume interactions in a convergent Hall thruster cluster for thrust vectoring. The analysis is done
The lecture describes the process of combining a hobby project and home manufacturing techniques to create a home built UAV
One of the key issues in future space technologies is the relative position control of a satellite cluster, known as
One of the most widely considered topics in satellite cluster flight is the control of relative positions among satellites, referred
The analysis of noise level emanating from a distant source is needed in a number of applications, most notably in
Tracking a non-cooperative target is an important challenge in the field of robotics due to the fact that most targets
In this seminar I will address some fundamental problems in the nonlinear mechanics of soft and biological materials; (i) the
Small wind turbines located in urban environment, often suffer from low wind velocity regime and high wind fluctuation. The low
Aging metallic aircraft, manufactured in the early 70’s, are still being operated around the world, and are subjected to new
New challenges in aerodynamic design of flight vehicles are sometimes met by changing the wing sweep angle during flight. Simulations
Injection systems are integrated in a variety of applications including fuel injection systems, painting and coating processes, medical inhalers and
Flow separation and reattachment are widespread in engineering in general, and in aeronautics in particular. One of the issues that
Cooperative or networked navigation are terms used to describe an approach whereby members of a community (or network) exchange information
The diverse hummingbird family (Trochilidae) has unique adaptations for nectarivory, among which is the ability to sustain hover feeding. As
The use of multiple interceptors against a single target is an effective way of increasing the chances of success of
It is known that a structure should resist loads without failure. For structures that contain humans, i.e. houses, boats, cars,
