Aeronautics and astronautics are two closely related disciplines, sometimes found under the
joint term aerospace, that have progressed at a formidable pace during the 20th century …

This article discusses the mission performance of regional aircraft with hybrid-electric
propulsion. The performance analyses are provided by mission simulations tools specifically …

This article presents estimation models for the model-based preliminary design of
electromechanical actuators. Models are developed to generate all the parameters required …

It would seem that yet another graduate student's Ph. D. journey has come to a completion
through several challenging, laborious, and/or time-consuming activities: A research …

The aerospace industry is currently transitioning to More Electric subsystem architectures
due to steadily improving electric technologies and the technology saturation of established …

WHILE there has been some progress toward identifying suitable fluidic actuator concepts
for application on commercial transport aircraft, there is still considerable uncertainty as to …

Today, the preliminary design process of power system architectures of civil aircraft is
usually characterized by the separation into Air Transport Association chapters. However …

Airframers realize that global optimization of the entire aircraft is the only remaining way to
achieve substantial improvements in the total aircraft package. Therefore, this thesis …

This paper presents a methodology for evaluating different flight control actuation system
architectures in the early conceptual design phase. In particular, this paper shows how …

Increases in power demands and changes in the design practices of overall equipment
manufacturers has led to a new paradigm in vehicle systems definition. The development of …