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Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures
John Valasek
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Description for Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures
Hardcover. 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. Editor(s): Valasek, John. Series: Aerospace Series. Num Pages: 306 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: TRP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 252 x 174 x 19. Weight in Grams: 616.
Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures provides a highly timely presentation of the state-of-the-art, future directions and technical requirements of morphing aircraft. Divided into three sections it addresses morphing aircraft, bio-inspiration, and smart structures with specific focus on the flight control, aerodynamics, bio-mechanics, materials, and structures of these vehicles as well as power requirements and the use of advanced piezo materials and smart actuators. The tutorial approach adopted by the contributors, including underlying concepts and mathematical formulations, unifies the methodologies and tools required to provide practicing engineers and applied researchers with the insight to synthesize morphing air vehicles and morphing structures, ... Read more
Morphing Aerospace Vehicles and Structures provides a highly timely presentation of the state-of-the-art, future directions and technical requirements of morphing aircraft. Divided into three sections it addresses morphing aircraft, bio-inspiration, and smart structures with specific focus on the flight control, aerodynamics, bio-mechanics, materials, and structures of these vehicles as well as power requirements and the use of advanced piezo materials and smart actuators. The tutorial approach adopted by the contributors, including underlying concepts and mathematical formulations, unifies the methodologies and tools required to provide practicing engineers and applied researchers with the insight to synthesize morphing air vehicles and morphing structures, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
306
Condition
New
Series
Aerospace Series
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470972861
SKU
V9780470972861
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99-1
About John Valasek
John Valasek, Texas A&M University, USA John Valasek is Associate Professor and Director of the Vehicle Systems & Control Laboratory within the Aerospace Engineering Department at Texas A&M University. He has been actively conducting flight mechanics and controls research of Manned and Unmanned Air Vehicles in both Industry and Academia for 25 years. He was previously a Flight Control Engineer ... Read more
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