Applied Mathematics in Aerospace Science and Engineering

This book contains the proceedings ofthe meeting on "Applied Mathematics in the Aerospace Field," held in Erice, Sicily, Italy from September 3 to September 10, 1991. The occasion of the meeting was the 12th Course of the School of Mathematics "Guido Stampacchia," directed by Pro...

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Other Authors: Miele, Angelo (Editor), Salvetti, Attilio (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 1994, 1994
Edition:1st ed. 1994
Series:Mathematical Concepts and Methods in Science and Engineering
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Collection: Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • 1: Fluid Mechanics
  • 1. Slow Variations in Fluid Mechanics
  • 2. Computer-Extended Series in Fluid Mechanics
  • 3. Solving the Equations of Compressible Viscous Flow about Aerospace Configurations
  • 4. Mathematical Problems in the Gas Dynamics of High-Altitude Flight
  • 5. Toward a Unification of Potential and Viscous Aerodynamics: Boundary Integral Formulation
  • 6. Numerical Solution of the Navier-Stokes Equations for Viscous Compressible Flows
  • 2: Flight Mechanics and Control
  • 7. Singular Perturbations in Flight Mechanics
  • 8. Multi-Phase Trajectory Optimization Methods with Applications to Hypersonic Vehicles
  • 9. Offline and Online Computation of Optimal Trajectories in the Aerospace Field
  • 10. Optimal Wind Energy Extraction for Dynamic Soaring
  • 11. Introduction to Optimal Trajectories for Aeroassisted Orbital Transfer
  • 3: Dynamics and Structures
  • 12. Lyapunov Stability Theory Based Control of Uncertain Dynamical Systems
  • 13. Stability Problems in Space Flight Mechanics
  • 14. Numerical Approximations in Analytical Dynamics
  • 15. Effects of Plasticity of Metallic Materials on Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics
  • 16. Mathematical Models and Their Use in Engineering
  • 4: Mathematical Techniques
  • 17. Recent Mathematical Methods for Engineering System Design, Part 1: Overcoming Bellman’s Curse of Dimensionality in Large Optimization Problems
  • 18. Recent Mathematical Methods for Engineering System Design, Part 2: System Approach in Engineering Optimization
  • 19. Numerical Treatment of Quasi-Singular Integrals in Dynamic Response Problems
  • 20. Symbolic Calculus Computations in the Aerospace Field