Questions tagged [aerospace-engineering]
Aerospace engineering is the primary branch of engineering concerned with the research, design, development, construction, and testing of aircraft and spacecraft.
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Assuming sufficient electrical power, is an electrolysed oxyhydrogen rocket practical?
Assume we have access to light electrical power e.g. a (hypothetical) small fusion reactor.
Is it practical to operate a water-fuelled rocket, in which water is converted to hydrogen and oxygen (or ...
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Optimizing Launch to LEO
I recently decided I would try to develop my own launch to LEO optimizer, as I have always been fascinated with the complexity of that problem. I have been using matlab, as I am very comfortable with ...
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Meshing Complex models in abaqus
I'm trying to mesh a model of a morphing wing in Abaqus and have been running into issues. It was recommended that I partition the model into smaller parts, but it seems that the more I try to ...
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Why do wing-tip vortices cause an induced angle of attack upstream?
My question is the following. Wing-tip vortices induce a downward flow on the root side of the wing. So, if this induction happens at the wing, and these vortices are then shed downstream, why is ...
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Wind Load on conical structure
Is there a way to calculate the wind load acting on this conical cylinder?
The wind pressure blowing through the hollow conical cylinder is at 30 bar. The conical cylinder is tilted at 10 degree ...
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How do I learn about Rockets and planes?
I want to learn how to make aeroplanes and rocket, how they work, etc. I want to be able to make working models. How do I go about it, what books can i read, what videos can I watch for easy, clear ...
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Deriving the longitudinal equations of motion for an aircraft
I'm trying to create a state-space model for the pitch control of an aircraft as described here:
https://ctms.engin.umich.edu/CTMS/index.php?example=AircraftPitch§ion=SystemModeling
The ...
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How could predict the affect the of adding another element to alloy in the terms of thermal conductivity and material wear resistance?
I'm interested in the effect thermal conductivity affect and material wear resistance by adding different element to an already high thermal conductivity like GRCop-42.
My main interest are to the ...
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How does one calculate the aerodynamic pressure on a spacecraft during Max Q?
Just as lift - off of a spacecraft commences, that spacecraft undergoes aerodynamic pressure. After a certain point, the spacecraft reaches Max Q or maximum aerodynamic pressure. I do know that Max Q ...
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High-level sun sensor modelling for satellite
I am searching for some references on how to model at high level a sensor in terms of the statistical interpretation of the errors (bias, noise, ecc). Do someone have any reference (books or papers) ...
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How to calculate missile's radius of turn?
I want to make a simple simulator game and in this game there is a missile that must hit something.
The problem is, I can't find the equation to calculate its radius of turn.
The game is a simulator ...
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How to theoretically determine the flow rate for a fan design?
I am trying to design a ducted axial fan. The fan will be pulling air through a filter, and ejecting out into the atmosphere (For a CO2 direct air capture application). However I want to start with ...
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Sensor fusion for IMU
I'm working with MPU-6050 sensor with Raspberry Pi 4. I can read acceleration and gyroscope raw data from the sensor. However I want to get yaw, pitch and roll angles from these data. I tried to ...
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When something undergoes angular acceleration (like a bar) how does the distribution of forces look along the bar?
This is something kind of explained with propellers and turbine blades but I'd love some good explanations. Thank you!
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I have a problem with my representation of roll in Simulink
I am currently an engineering student and a member of the aerospace club of my engineering school (ESILV) which is called LéoFly. We’re a team of 12 students and are building a Fusex (...
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