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Experimental Methods of Shock Wave Research
This comprehensive and carefully edited volume presents a variety of experimental methods used in Shock Waves research. In 14 self contained chapters this 9th volume of the “Shock Wave Science and Technology Reference Library” presents the experimental methods used in Shock Tubes, Shock Tunnels and Expansion Tubes facilities. Also described is their set-up and operation. The uses of an arc …
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- 978-3-319-23745-9
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- 211 b/w illustrations, 232 illustrations in colour
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Exercise in Space A Holistic Approach for the Benefit of Human Health on Earth
This volume of the Series SpringerBriefs in Space Life Sciences summarizes the newest finding in the field of mental health and physiological exercise in Space. Currently two major challenges are impacting human health in the western societies, one being a move towards a sedentary society, the second one being longevity. Both have a considerable impact on physical as well as mental health. Spac…
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- 978-3-319-29571-8
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- 8 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour
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Advances in Aerospace Guidance, Navigation and Control: Selected Papers of th…
The two first CEAS (Council of European Aerospace Societies) Specialist Conferences on Guidance, Navigation and Control (CEAS EuroGNC) were held in Munich, Germany in 2011 and in Delft, The Netherlands in 2013. ONERA The French Aerospace Lab, ISAE (Institut Supérieur de l’Aéronautique et de l’Espace) and ENAC (Ecole Nationale de l’Aviation Civile) accepted the challenge of jointly organ…
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- 978-3-319-17518-8
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- XVIII, 740
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- 629.4 ADV a
Modeling and Control for a Blended Wing Body Aircraft: A Case Study
This book demonstrates the potential of the blended wing body (BWB) concept for significant improvement in both fuel efficiency and noise reduction and addresses the considerable challenges raised for control engineers because of characteristics like open-loop instability, large flexible structure, and slow control surfaces. This text describes state-of-the-art and novel modeling and control de…
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- 978-3-319-34340-2
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- XIV
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- Advances in Industrial Control
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Global Navigation Satellite Systems and Their Applications
Dr. Madry, one of the world's leading experts in the field, provides in a condensed form a quick yet comprehensive overview of satellite navigation. This book concisely addresses the latest technology, the applications, the regulatory issues, and the strategic implications of satellite navigation systems. This assesses the strengths and weaknesses of satellite navigation networks and review of …
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- 978-1-4939-2607-7
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- XIII, 110
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- 527 MAD g
Survival and Sacrifice in Mars Exploration
With current technology, a voyage to Mars and back will take three years. That’s a lot of time for things to go wrong. But sooner or later a commercial enterprise will commit itself to sending humans to Mars. How will the astronauts survive? Some things to consider are: ith current technology, a voyage to Mars and back will take three years. That’s a lot of time for things to g…
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- 978-3-319-12448-3
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- XXV, 163
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- Springer Praxis Books
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A Modern Course in Aeroelasticity: Fifth Revised and Enlarged Edition
This book covers the basics of aeroelasticity or the dynamics of fluid-structure interaction. While the field began in response to the rapid development of aviation, it has now expanded into many branches of engineering and scientific disciplines and treat physical phenomena from aerospace engineering, bioengineering, civil engineering, and mechanical engineering in addition to drawing the atte…
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- 978-3-319-09453-3
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- Solid Mechanics and Its Applications
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- 520 DOW m
A Design for a Reusable Water-Based Spacecraft Known as the Spacecoach
Based on components already in existence, this manual details a reference design for an interplanetary spacecraft that is simple, durable, fully reusable and comprised mostly of water. Using such an accessible material leads to a spacecraft architecture that is radically simpler, safer and cheaper than conventional capsule based designs. If developed, the potential affordability of the design w…
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- 978-3-319-22676-7
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- 629.4 MCC d
Theory of Vibration Protection
This text is an advancement of the theory of vibration protection of mechanical systems with lumped and distributed parameters. The book offers various concepts and methods of solving vibration protection problems, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of different methods, and the fields of their effective applications. Fundamental approaches of vibration protection, which are consid…
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- 978-3-319-28020-2
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- 4 b/w illustrations, 312 illustrations in colour
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The Twenty-first Century in Space
This final entry in the History of Human Space Exploration mini-series by Ben Evans continues with an in-depth look at the latter part of the 20th century and the start of the new millennium. Picking up where Partnership in Space left off, the story commemorating the evolution of manned space exploration unfolds in further detail. More than fifty years after Yuri Gagarin’s pioneering journey …
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