Studies on Effects of Aircraft Noise on Behavior of Rats, Their Plasma Norepinephrine Levels and Cell Morphology of the Temporal Lobe
Abstract To study the physiological effects of airport noise exposure on organisms,…
A Hierarchical Tracking Controller for Quadrotor Without Linear Velocity Measurements
Abstract This chapter deals with the position control of quadrotor unmanned aerial…
Self-Healing Control Framework Against Actuator Fault of Single-Rotor Unmanned Helicopters
Abstract Unmanned helicopters (UHs) develop quickly because of their ability to hover…
Morphing Technologies: Adaptive Ailerons
Abstract European Union is involving increasing amount of resources on research projects…
Active Flow Control by Using Plasma Actuators
Abstract Active flow control has recently received an increasing attention since it…
Progress in Experimental Research of Turbine Aeroacoustics
Abstract Modifications on the intermediate turbine duct in order to reduce noise…
Introduction to Study of Effects of Lightning Strikes to an Aircraft
It is difficult to avoid thunderstorm regions by aircraft, so that on average every commercial airliner is struck by lightning once per year. Defining test and design criteria of aircraft is becoming important since aircraft safety is increasingly dependent on electronic equipment and the development of new materials (carbon composites, etc.) to replace the metallic airframes. In-flight statistics show that most strikes occurred 3-5 km above sea level, where the temperature is ~ 0C (Uman & Rakov, 2003; Larsson, 2002). There are two different types of lightning strikes to aircraft. The first type is that the aircraft initiates the lightning discharge when it is found in the intense electric field region of a thundercloud,…
Introduction toSynthetic Aperture Radar Systems for Small Aircrafts: Data Processing Approaches
The synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is considered now as the most effective instrument for producing radar images of ground scenes with a high spatial resolution. The usage of small aircrafts as the platform for the deployment of SAR systems is attractive from the point of view of many practical applications. Firstly, this enables for a substantial lowering of the exploitation costs of SAR sensors. Secondly, such solution provides a possibility to perform a rather quick surveillance and imaging of particular ground areas. Finally, the progress in…
Introduction To Analysis of the Maintenance Process of the Military Aircraft
This chapter presents the analysis of the maintenance process of a military aircraft with a detailed description of two areas, i.e. the process of maintaining and the process of operating. Each of these processes is briefly characterized. The section also involves methods enabling the determination of: residual durability of specified devices/systems of a military aircraft on the basis of the diagnostic parameters of these devices/systems, and the effectiveness of a combat task execution on the basis of information registered in the process…
Introduction to Key Factors in Designing In-Flight Entertainment Systems
Most of researches concerning In-Flight Entertainment (IFE) systems are done on case bases without a global view that encompasses all IFE components. Thus, we try to highlight the key factors of designing IFE system, and showing how its various components can integrate together to provide the required services for all parties involved with the system. Background and historical issues Flight entertainment started before the First World War by the Graf Zeppelin (see Figure 1). This aircraft had a long, thin body with a teardrop shape; it was about 776 feet long and 100 feet in diameter, filled with hydrogen, and the cabin was located under the hull; five engines were fixed to the hull to power the aircraft. Fig. 1. The Graf Zeppelin aircraft From the passengers comfort perspective, this model was equipped with a kitchen having electric ovens and a refrigeration unit, a small dinning room, washrooms for men and women,…
