Books in the Aerospace Series series

This book is an updated in-depth study and explanation of avionics as applied to civil aircraft. Substantial new content covers changes in avionics technology, software, and system safety. Ian Moir and Allan Seabridge are both highly experienced in the aircraft industry and are also involved in devising and delivering training courses.

Much-needed, fresh approach that brings a greater insight into the physical understanding of aerodynamics Based on the author s decades of industrial experience with Boeing, this book helps students and practicing engineers to gain a greater physical understanding of aerodynamics.

There is increasing interest in the potential of UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle) and MAV (Micro Air Vehicle) technology and their wide ranging applications including defence missions, reconnaissance and surveillance, border patrol, disaster zone assessment and atmospheric research.

Major changes in gas turbine design, especially in the design and complexity of engine control systems, have led to the need for an up to date, systems-oriented treatment of gas turbine propulsion.

This text outlines the concepts of modern control theory applied to the design and analysis of general flight control systems in a concise and mathematically rigorous style. It presents a comprehensive treatment of atmospheric and space flight control systems including aircraft, rockets and entry vehicles and spacecraft.

Due to the disparate nature of the technologies involved in Systems Health Management (SHM), no single person can understand all aspects of the discipline. This book is the first reference text in its field to collate together in one text the state-of-the-art in research and technology.

Groundbreaking first book on the highly topical subject of morphing aerospace vehicles and structures Addresses morphing aircraft, bio-inspiration, and smart structures in three sections, with specific focus on the flight control, aerodynamics, bio-mechanics, materials, and structures of these vehicles.

Providing a detailed examination of the issues that affect the long term health of aircrew, cabin crew and passengers, Air Travel and Health offers guidance to engineers designing aircraft in the difficult field of legislation and product liability.

Aircraft Flight Dynamics and Control addresses airplane flight dynamics and control in a largely classical manner, but with references to modern treatment throughout.

This new edition covers all the different areas of engineering required in the design and implementation of spacecraft and space missions. Detailing recent developments in space activities, all chapters have been thoroughly revised and updated in the areas of launch vehicles, structures, ground stations and mechanisms.

Basic Helicopter Aerodynamics is widely appreciated as an easily accessible, rounded introduction to the first principles of the aerodynamics of helicopter flight. Simon Newman has brought this third edition completely up to date with a full new set of illustrations and imagery. An accompanying website

An accessible, clearly organized study guide for student pilots wishing to take commercial ground examinations to obtain ATPL or CPL licenses, this book also provides a reliable up-to-date reference for qualified and experienced personnel wishing to improve their understanding of the principles of flight.

Path Planning Strategies for Cooperative Autonomous Air Vehicles offers a dedicated, practical guide to computational path planning for cooperative autonomous vehicles. Focusing path planning for multiple UAVs for simultaneous arrival on target, it also covers path planners that are applicable to land, sea, or space-borne vehicles.

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the derivation of computational models from basic physical mathematical principles, giving the reader sufficient information to be able to represent the basic architecture of air vehicles and their embedded systems.

Presents a comprehensive coverage of various aspects of loading action analysis, along with the logical extension to the conceptual design of the airframe.

Advances in systems technology continue to ally systems and avionics, with aircraft support and flight systems ever increasingly controlled and monitored by electronics.

Unmanned Aircraft Systems delivers a much needed introduction to UAV System technology, taking an integrated approach that avoids compartmentalising the subject. Arranged in four sections, parts 1-3 examine the way in which various engineering disciplines affect the design, development and deployment of UAS.

Complete and up-to-date reference book and guide for pilots training for the JAA examination in aircraft performance Divided into 3 parts, explaining the aerodynamic theory for each phase of flight, scheduled performance theory, and the practical aspects of aeroplane performance.

All aspects of fuel products and systems including fuel handling, quantity gauging and management functions for both commercial (civil) and military applications. The fuel systems on board modern aircraft are multi-functional, fully integrated complex networks.

This book is a comprehensive reference on deriving and developing computational models from basic physical & mathematical principles, giving the reader sufficient information to be able to represent the basic architecture of air vehicles and their embedded systems and to then be able to apply those models in analysis and simulation.

Introduction to Feedback Control provides an easy to read and to understand monograph that describes control theory using minimal mathematics and focusing on simple rules, tools and methods for the analysis and testing of feedback control systems using real systems engineering design and development examples.

Principles of Flight Simulation is a comprehensive guide to flight simulator design, covering the modelling, algorithms and software which underpin flight simulation. The book covers the mathematical modelling and software which underpin flight simulation.

Introduction to Antenna Placement and Installationintroduces the characteristics of antennas and their integration onaircraft. The book covers antenna siting and placement,computational antenna modelling on structures, measurement onsub-scale models of the airframe, full-scale ground measurementsand in-flight measurements.

Ian Moir and Allan Seabridge Military avionics is a complex and technically challenging field which requires a high level of competence from all those involved in the aircraft design and maintenance.

This introductory text walks readers from the fundamental mechanics of lift to the stage of being able to make practical calculations and predictions of the coefficient of lift for realistic wing profile and platform geometries.

Aerospace propulsion devices embody some of the most advanced technologies, ranging from materials, fluid control, and heat transfer and combustion. In order to maximize the performance, sophisticated testing and computer simulation tools are developed and used.

Aircraft Display Systems covers all aspects of this vital field of avionics. All elements from simple fuel monitoring, through to the displays associated with complex fly--by--wire and navigational systems, are explored.