PDF-(READ)-Frontiers of Propulsion Science (Progress in Astronautics and Aeronautics)

Frontiers of Propulsion Science is the firstever compilation of emerging science relevant to such notions as space drives warp drives gravity control and fasterthanlight travel the kind of breakthroughs that would revolutionize spaceflight and enable human voyages to other star systems Although these concepts might sound like science fiction they are appearing in growing numbers in reputable scientific journals This is a nascent field where a variety of concepts and issues are being explored in the scientific literature beginning in about the early 1990s The collective status is still in step 1 and 2 of the scientific method with initial observations being made and initial hypotheses being formulated but a small number of approaches are already at step 4 with experiments underway This emerging science combined with the realization that rockets are fundamentally inadequate for interstellar exploration led NASA to support the Breakthrough Propulsion Physics Project from 1996 through 2002 Frontiers of Propulsion Science covers that project as well as other related work so as to provide managers scientists engineers and graduate students with enough starting material that they can comprehend the status of this research and decide if and how to pursue it in more depth themselves Five major sections are included in the book Understanding the Problem lays the groundwork for the technical details to follow Propulsion Without Rockets discusses space drives and gravity control both in general terms and with specific examples FasterThanLight Travel starts with a review of the known relativistic limits followed by the fasterthanlight implications from both general relativity and quantum physics Energy Considerations deals with spacecraft power systems and summarizes the limits of technology based on accrued science and From This Point Forward offers suggestions for how to manage and conduct research on such visionary topics. 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Dunn b The development of a The graduate program in the Departmentof Aeronautics and Astronautics at MITprovides educational opportunities in a wide variety of aerospace-related topics through academic subjects and research. The Evaluation of Chemiluminescence as a Combustion Diagnostic under Varying Operating Conditions Venkata Noriand Jerry SeitzmanBen T. Zinn Combustion Lab Guggenheim School of Aerospace Engineering Georg Chief Scientist, CMB, 215 Wynn Drive, 5th Floor, and Senior AIAA member Aerospace Engineers, EV31, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, MSFC, AL 35812, AIAA Member 2 American Institute of Aerona The primary focus of Fundamentals of High Accuracy Inertial Navigation is on the physical and mathematical principles forming the basis for inertial navigation. The material in the book is directly applicable to the inertial navigation of all types of vehicles whether on land, in or on the ocean, in the atmosphere, or in space in the vicinity of the Earth. By marrying warhead fundamentals with more modern design approaches, this book will assist new members of the warhead community to learn more rapidly, as well as provide a reference text for those working actively in the field. The book\'s chapters are each self-contained articles however, the topics are linked and may be divided into three groups. The first group provides a broad introduction, as well as four fundamental technology areas, namely, explosives, dynamic characterization of materials, explosive-metal interaction physics, and hydrocodes. The second group presents the mechanics of three major types of warheads, shaped charges, explosively formed projectiles, and fragmentation warheads. The interaction with various types of targets is also presented. The third group addresses test methodology. Flash radiography and high-speed photography are covered extensively, especially from an applications point of view. Special methods are also presented, including the use of tomographic reconstruction of flash radiographs and the use of laser interferometry. Featuring over seventy images from the heroic age of space exploration, Through Astronaut Eyes presents the story of how human daring along with technological ingenuity allowed people to see the Earth and stars as they never had before.Photographs from the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs tell powerful and compelling stories that continue to have cultural resonance to this day, not just for what they revealed about the spaceflight experience, but also as products of a larger visual rhetoric of exploration. The photographs tell us as much about space and the astronauts who took them as their reception within an American culture undergoing radical change throughout the turbulent 1960s.This book explores the origins and impact of astronaut still photography from 1962 to 1972, the period when human spaceflight first captured the imagination of people around the world. Photographs taken during those three historic programs are much admired and reprinted, but rarely seriously studied. This book suggests astronaut photography is particularly relevant to American culture based on how easily the images were shared through reproduction and circulation in a very visually oriented society. Space photography\'s impact at the crossroads of cultural studies, the history of exploration and technology, and public memory illuminates its continuing importance to American identity. Looking up at the stars at the age of ten, John Casper dreamed of being a space explorer. The Sky Above tells how persistence and determination led to flying in space, after serving the nation as a combat fighter pilot and test pilot. Despite life-threatening experiences and failures, his spiritual faith was pivotal in overcoming life\'s challenges.Through vivid storytelling, the reader rides alongside the author in the cockpit, feeling the fear of enemy antiaircraft fire and the pressure of high g-forces during combat maneuvering. His insider accounts of four Space Shuttle missions vividly describe exhilarating launches, the magical experience of weightlessness, and the magnificent beauty of Earth from hundreds of miles above.A central theme running throughout Casper\'s life is his faith, as he struggles with the loss of fellow pilots and confronts life\'s inconsistencies and disappointments. This is a story about his growth and trust in his Creator, whose tenacious spirit never left him, even during the devastating Challenger and Columbia disasters.Readers interested in stories of true adventure or overcoming adversity will discover unique drama and insight. Those trying to reach their dreams, whatever they are, will find inspiration those unsure or challenged in their faith will find encouragement. This is the first book written that discusses the physics of designing warheads against ballistic missiles. In his exploration of the mathematical equations and logic behind antiballistic missiles (ATBMs) warhead design, Lloyd takes an in-depth look at warhead design and endgame concepts against ATBMs. Conventional Warhead Systems Physics and Engineering Design features a previously unpublished investigation of energy, momentum, and methods for estimating damage on very complex ballistic missile payloads, such as submunitions of chemical and biological nature. Direct hit, warhead design, and fragmentation are comprehensively discussed for the first time in print. High strain rate, explosives, thermodynamics, heat transfer, chemistry, penetration mechanics, statistics, dynamics, and finite element equations are also covered extensively in this single, compact volume. From the component design, to the subsystem design, to the engine systems design, engine development and flight-vehicle application, this how-to text bridges the gap between basic physical and design principles and actual rocket-engine design as it\'s done in industry. This text is a practical guide to building Kalman filters and shows how the filtering equations can be applied to real-life problems. Numerous examples are presented in detail, showing the many ways in which Kalman filters can be designed. Computer code written in FORTRAN, MATLAB[registered], and True BASIC accompanies all of the examples so that the interested reader can verify concepts and explore issues beyond the scope of the text. Sometimes mistakes are introduced intentionally to the initial filter designs to show the reader what happens when the filter is not working properly. The text spends a great deal of time setting up a problem before the Kalman filter is actually formulated to give the reader an intuitive feel for the problem being addressed. Real problems are seldom presented in the form of differential equations and they usually do not have unique solutions. Therefore, the authors illustrate several different filtering approaches for tackling a problem. Readers will gain experience in software and performance tradeoffs for determining the best filtering approach for the application at hand. The second edition has two new chapters and an additional appendix. memory filter is introduced and it is shown that for some radar tracking applications the fading memory filter can yield similar performance to a Kalman filter at far less computational cost. A second new chapter presents techniques for improving Kalman filter performance. Included is a practical method for preprocessing measurement data when there are too many measurements for the filter to utilize in a given amount of time. The chapter also contains practical methods for making the Kalman filter adaptive. A new appendix has been added which serves as a central location and summary for the text\'s most important concepts and formulas. MATLAB is a registered trademark of The MathWorks, Inc.