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• Frontmatter
• Contents
• Preface
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Composite materials
• 3 Design formulas
• 4 Introduction to fatigue
• 5 Introduction to crack propagation analysis
• 6 Buckling of thin-walled structures
• 7 Vibrations of thin-walled structures
• 8 Dynamic buckling of thin-walled structures
• 9 Optimization of thin-walled structures
• 10 Structural health monitoring (SHM)
• 11 Vibration correlation technique
• 12 Morphing flying vehicles
• 13 Large deflections of columns and plates
• 14 Typical NDT methods: laser shearography and acoustic emission
• 15 Monitoring natural frequencies to yield material properties
• Index

This book contains select papers presented during the 2nd National Conference on Small Satellites, discussing the latest research and developments relating to small satellite technology. The papers cover various issues relating to design and engineering, ranging from the control, mechanical, and thermal systems to the sensors, antennas, and RF systems used. The book is of interest to scientists and engineers working on or utilizing satellite and space technologies.

• Introduction: Into the Vortex
• Part I: 1914-1920
• Balloon Work George hopes to fight in France
• Autumn Flies Tamara survives civil war in Ukraine
• Blood of the Earth Harry learns the oil business in Romania
• Tramp Trade Manuel watches the Great War tear Spain apart
• Interlude: New York to Bermuda Sully greets his passengers
• Part II: 1920-1939
• Free Lunches Frank competes in the Amsterdam Olympics
• Unfinished People Tamara struggles in the Bronx
• The Silk-Stocking Revolt George runs for Congress against
• the New Deal
• Twelve Mile River Ben falls in love with Roosevelt's
• Washington
• Woman and Bird Tamara finds fame on Broadway
• Tea-Time Frank moves to the Philippines
• Stolen Soil Manuel's schemes reach Mexico and Cuba
• Interlude: Bermuda to the Azores Sully flies past the Point of
• No Return
• Part III: 1939-1942
• Three-Minute Channel Ben endures the London Blitz
• Back to Porridge Frank contends with the fall of the
• Netherlands
• Ship's Stores Manuel is arrested for smuggling
• Easy Dish Frank braves the invasion of Java
• Red Mississippi Ben reports from Russia
• Hold Your Hats George joins the army
• Interlude: The Azores to Portugal Sully prepares for
• arrival
• Part IV: 1942-1943
• Patent Denials Harry manages his company's German ties
• Dangerous Acts Tamara volunteers to entertain troops
• The Charter Offer Manuel makes a bargain
• Small Potatoes Frank broadcasts from Australia
• Acid Test Ben witnesses the Quit India campaign
• Hot Questions George testifies before Congress
• Conclusion: A Strange and Frightening World.

"On February 21, 1943, Pan American Airways' celebrated seaplane, the Yankee Clipper, took off from New York's Marine Air Terminal and island-hopped its way across the Atlantic Ocean. Arriving at Lisbon the following evening, it crashed in the Tagus River, killing twenty-four of its thirty-nine passengers and crew. Americans in a World at War traces the backstories of seven worldly Americans aboard that plane, their personal histories, their politics, and the paths that led them toward war. Combat soldiers made up only a small fraction of the millions of Americans, both in and out of uniform, who scattered across six continents during the Second World War. This book uncovers a surprising history of American noncombatants abroad in the years leading into the twentieth century's most consequential conflict. Long before GIs began storming beaches and liberating towns, Americans had forged extensive political, economic, and personal ties to other parts of the world. These deep and sometimes contradictory engagements, which preceded the bombing of Pearl Harbor, would shape and in turn be transformed by the US war effort. As the Yankee Clipper's passengers' travels take them from Ukraine, France, Spain, Panama, Cuba, and the Philippines to Java, India, Australia, Britain, Egypt, the Soviet Union, and the Belgian Congo, among other hot spots, their movements defy simple boundaries between home front and war front and upend conventional American narratives about World War II"-- Provided by publisher.

• Introduction: Into the Vortex
• Part I: 1914-1920
• Balloon Work George hopes to fight in France
• Autumn Flies Tamara survives civil war in Ukraine
• Blood of the Earth Harry learns the oil business in Romania
• Tramp Trade Manuel watches the Great War tear Spain apart
• Interlude: New York to Bermuda Sully greets his passengers
• Part II: 1920-1939
• Free Lunches Frank competes in the Amsterdam Olympics
• Unfinished People Tamara struggles in the Bronx
• The Silk-Stocking Revolt George runs for Congress against
• the New Deal
• Twelve Mile River Ben falls in love with Roosevelt's
• Washington
• Woman and Bird Tamara finds fame on Broadway
• Tea-Time Frank moves to the Philippines
• Stolen Soil Manuel's schemes reach Mexico and Cuba
• Interlude: Bermuda to the Azores Sully flies past the Point of
• No Return
• Part III: 1939-1942
• Three-Minute Channel Ben endures the London Blitz
• Back to Porridge Frank contends with the fall of the
• Netherlands
• Ship's Stores Manuel is arrested for smuggling
• Easy Dish Frank braves the invasion of Java
• Red Mississippi Ben reports from Russia
• Hold Your Hats George joins the army
• Interlude: The Azores to Portugal Sully prepares for
• arrival
• Part IV: 1942-1943
• Patent Denials Harry manages his company's German ties
• Dangerous Acts Tamara volunteers to entertain troops
• The Charter Offer Manuel makes a bargain
• Small Potatoes Frank broadcasts from Australia
• Acid Test Ben witnesses the Quit India campaign
• Hot Questions George testifies before Congress
• Conclusion: A Strange and Frightening World.

• Foreword / by Dr. Rahul Razdan
• Foreword / by Daniel Watzenig
• Preface and Acknowledgments
• Section 1: Introduction
• Chapter 1
• Section 2: ACES as the future mobility: background
• Chapter 2. Recent events and progress propelling ACES growth
• Section 3: Concise overview of ACES
• Chapter 3. Autonomous vehicles: concise overview
• Chapter 4. Connected vehicles: concise overview
• Chapter 5. Electric vehicles: concise overview
• Chapter 6. Shared mobility: concise overview
• Section 4: Disruptions, challenges, and benefits of ACES
• Chapter 7. Disruptions caused by ACES mobility
• Chapter 8. Potential challenges of ACES
• Chapter 9. Potential benefits of ACES
• Section 5: Summary and conclusions
• CHAPTER 10. Summary: "ACES is imminent. it is a bumpy road. cross-organizational collaborations are a necessity."
• Index
• About the Author.

We are at the beginning of the next major disruptive cycle caused by computing. In transportation, the term Autonomous, Connected, Electric, and Shared (ACES) has been coined to represent the enormous innovations enabled by underlying electronics technology. The benefits of ACES vehicles range from improved safety, reduced congestion, and lower stress for car occupants to social inclusion, lower emissions, and better road utilization due to optimal integration of private and public transport. ACES is creating a new automotive and industrial ecosystem that will disrupt not only the technical development of transportation but also the management and supply chain of the industry. Disruptions caused by ACES are prompted by not only technology but also by a shift from a traditional to a software-based mindset, embodied by the arrival of a new generation of automotive industry workforce. In Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared Vehicles: Disrupting the Automotive and Mobility Sectors, Umar Zakir Abdul Hamid provides an overview of ACES technology for cross-disciplinary audiences, including researchers, academics, and automotive professionals. Hamid bridges the gap among the book's varied audiences, exploring the development and deployment of ACES vehicles and the disruptions, challenges, and potential benefits of this new technology. Topics covered include: Recent trends and progress stimulating ACES growth and development; ACES vehicle overview; Automotive and mobility industry disruptions caused by ACES; Challenges of ACES implementation; Potential benefits of the ACES ecosystem While market introduction of ACES vehicles that are fully automated and capable of unsupervised driving in an unstructured environment is still a long-term goal, the future of mobility will be ACES, and the transportation industry must prepare for this transition. Autonomous, Connected, Electric and Shared Vehicles is a necessary resource for anyone interested in the successful and reliable implementation of ACES." ACES are destined to be a game changers on the roads, altering the face of mobility." Daniel Watzenig, Professor Graz University of Technology, Austria.
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• Author Biographies ix Preface xi
• 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Applications of UAVs 1 1.2 Problems of Autonomous Navigation and Deployment of UAVs 2 1.3 Overview and Organization of the Book 4 1.4 Some Other Remarks 5 References 6
• 2 Deployment of UAV Base Stations for Wireless Communication Coverage 11 2.1 Introduction 11 2.2 Related Work 14 2.3 UAV-BS Deployment for Maximizing Coverage 17 2.3.1 Problem Statement 17 2.3.2 Proposed Solution 19 2.3.3 Evaluation 21 2.4 UAV-BS Deployment for Maximizing Coverage and Minimizing Interference 24 2.4.1 System Model and Problem Statement 24 2.4.2 Proposed Solution 27 2.4.3 Simulation Results 31 2.4.3.1 Dataset and Simulation Set-Up 31 2.4.3.2 Comparing Approaches 32 2.4.3.3 Simulation Results 32 2.5 Voronoi Partitioning-Based UAV-BS Deployment 36 2.5.1 Problem Statement and Main Results 36 2.5.2 Simulation Results 41 2.6 Range-Based UAV-BS Deployment 43 2.6.1 Problem Statement and Main Results 43 2.6.2 Simulation Results 49 2.7 Summary 52 References 52
• 3 Deployment of UAVs for Surveillance of Ground Areas and Targets 57 3.1 Introduction 57 3.2 Related Work 60 3.3 Asymptotically Optimal UAV Deployment for Surveillance of a Flat Ground Area 61 3.3.1 Problem Statement 61 3.3.2 Deployment Algorithm 63 3.3.3 Evaluation 67 3.4 UAV Deployment for Surveillance of Uneven Ground Areas 71 3.4.1 Problem Statement 71 3.4.2 Deployment Algorithm 73 3.4.3 Evaluation 78 3.5 2D UAV Deployment for Ground Target Surveillance 80 3.5.1 Problem Statement 80 3.5.2 Proposed Solution 82 3.5.3 Evaluation 85 3.6 3D UAV Deployment for Ground Target Surveillance 87 3.6.1 Problem Statement 87 3.6.2 Proposed Solution 89 3.6.3 Evaluation 95 3.7 Summary and Future Research 99 References 100
• 4 Autonomous Navigation of UAVs for Surveillance of Ground Areas and Targets 105 4.1 Introduction 105 4.2 RelatedWork 108 4.3 Asymptotically Optimal Path Planning for Surveillance of Ground Areas 110 4.3.1 Problem Statement 110 4.3.2 Path Planning Algorithm 111 4.3.3 Simulation Results 114 4.4 Navigation of UAVs for Surveillance of a Moving Ground Area 117 4.4.1 Problem Statement 117 4.4.2 Navigation Law 119 4.4.2.1 Available Measurements 120 4.4.3 Simulation Results 122 4.5 Navigation of UAVs for Surveillance of Moving Targets on a Road Segment 125 4.5.1 Problem Statement 125 4.5.2 Proposal Solution 126 4.5.2.1 Monitoring Mode 126 4.5.2.2 Initial Mode 127 4.5.2.3 Searching Mode 128 4.5.2.4 Accumulating Mode 129 4.5.3 Simulation Results 130 4.6 Navigation of UAVs for Surveillance of Moving Targets along a Road 134 4.6.1 Problem Statement 134 4.6.2 Navigation Algorithm 137 4.6.3 Simulation Results 139 4.7 Navigation of UAVs for Surveillance of Groups of Moving Ground Targets 142 4.7.1 Problem Statement and Proposed Approach 143 4.7.2 Navigation Method 146 4.7.3 Simulation Results 150 4.8 Summary and Future Research 153 References 154
• 5 Autonomous UAV Navigation for Covert Video Surveillance 159 5.1 Introduction 159 5.2 Related Work 160 5.3 Optimization-Based Navigation 162 5.3.1 System Model 162 5.3.2 Problem Statement 165 5.3.3 Predictive DP Based Trajectory Planning Algorithm 166 5.3.3.1 Aeronautic Trajectory Refinement 169 5.3.4 Evaluation 174 5.4 Biologically Inspired Motion Camouflage-based Navigation 181 5.4.1 Problem Statement 182 5.4.1.1 Available Measurements 182 5.4.2 Motion Camouflage Guidance Law 183 5.4.3 Evaluation 185 5.5 Summary and Future Work 188 References 189
• 6 Integration of UAVs and Public Transportation Vehicles for Parcel Delivery 195 6.1 Introduction 195 6.2 Related Work 199 6.3 System Model 203 6.4 One-way Path Planning 204 6.4.1 Problem Statement 204 6.4.2 Proposed Solution 207 6.4.2.1 Path Traversal Time 207 6.4.2.2 Reliable Path Construction 210 6.4.2.3 Energy-aware Reliable Path 213 6.4.3 Evaluation 215 6.5 Round-trip Path Planning in a Deterministic Network 218 6.5.1 Deterministic Model 218 6.5.1.1 Extended Multimodal Network 220 6.5.2 Problem Statement 222 6.5.2.1 Shortest UAV Path Problem 222 6.5.3 Proposed Solution 223 6.5.3.1 The Dijkstra-based Algorithm 223 6.5.3.2 Reliable UAV Path 225 6.5.3.3 Extended Coverage 228 6.5.4 Evaluation 228 6.6 Round-trip Path Planning in a Stochastic Network 232 6.6.1 Problem Statement 233 6.6.2 Proposed Solution 235 6.6.2.1 Proposed Algorithm 235 6.6.2.2 Robust Round-trip Planning Algorithm 240 6.6.3 Evaluation 243 6.7 Summary and Future Work 246 References 246 Abbreviations 252 Index 253.
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Autonomous Navigation and Deployment of UAVs for Communication, Surveillance and Delivery Authoritative resource offering coverage of communication, surveillance, and delivery problems for teams of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Autonomous Navigation and Deployment of UAVs for Communication, Surveillance and Delivery studies various elements of deployment of networks of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) base stations for providing communication to ground users in disaster areas, covering problems like ground traffic monitoring, surveillance of environmental disaster areas (e.g. brush fires), using UAVs in rescue missions, converting UAV video surveillance, and more. The work combines practical problems, implementable and computationally efficient algorithms to solve these problems, and mathematically rigorous proofs of each algorithm's convergence and performance. One such example provided by the authors is a novel biologically inspired motion camouflage algorithm to covert video surveillance of moving targets by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). All autonomous navigation and deployment algorithms developed in the book are computationally efficient, easily implementable in engineering practice, and based only on limited information on other UAVs of each and the environment. Sample topics discussed in the work include: Deployment of UAV base stations for communication, especially with regards to maximizing coverage and minimizing interference Deployment of UAVs for surveillance of ground areas and targets, including surveillance of both flat and uneven areas Navigation of UAVs for surveillance of moving areas and targets, including disaster areas and ground traffic monitoring Autonomous UAV navigation for covert video surveillance, offering extensive coverage of optimization-based navigation Integration of UAVs and public transportation vehicles for parcel delivery, covering both one-way and round trips Professionals in navigation and deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles, along with researchers, engineers, scientists in intersecting fields, can use Autonomous Navigation and Deployment of UAVs for Communication, Surveillance and Delivery to gain general knowledge on the subject along with practical, precise, and proven algorithms that can be deployed in a myriad of practical situations.
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• 1. Review, Prospect and Technical Challenge of Launch Vehicle
• 2. Autonomous Guidance Control for Ascent Flight
• 3. Ascent Predictive Guidance for Thrust Drop Fault of Launch Vehicles Using Improved GS-MPSP
• 4. Birkhoff pseudospectral method and convex programming for trajectory optimization
• 5. Autonomous Descent Guidance via Sequential Pseudospectral Convex Programming.

This open access book highlights the autonomous and intelligent flight control of future launch vehicles for improving flight autonomy to plan ascent and descent trajectories onboard, and autonomously handle unexpected events or failures during the flight. Since the beginning of the twenty-first century, space launch activities worldwide have grown vigorously. Meanwhile, commercial launches also account for the booming trend. Unfortunately, the risk of space launches still exists and is gradually increasing in line with the rapidly rising launch activities and commercial rockets. In the history of space launches, propulsion and control systems are the two main contributors to launch failures. With the development of information technologies, the increase of the functional density of hardware products, the application of redundant or fault-tolerant solutions, and the improvement of the testability of avionics, the launch losses caused by control systems exhibit a downward trend, and the failures induced by propulsion systems become the focus of attention. Under these failures, the autunomous planning and guidance control may save the missions. This book focuses on the latest progress of relevant projects and academic studies of autonomous guidance, especially on some advanced methods which can be potentially real-time implemented in the future control system of launch vehicles. In Chapter 1, the prospect and technical challenges are summarized by reviewing the development of launch vehicles. Chapters 2 to 4 mainly focus on the flight in the ascent phase, in which the autonomous guidance is mainly reflected in the online planning. Chapters 5 and 6 mainly discuss the powered descent guidance technologies. Finally, since aerodynamic uncertainties exert a significant impact on the performance of the ascent / landing guidance control systems, the estimation of aerodynamic parameters, which are helpful to improve flight autonomy, is discussed in Chapter 7. The book serves as a valuable reference for researchers and engineers working on launch vehicles. It is also a timely source of information for graduate students interested in the subject. .

The documentary tells the personal stories of current and former Black Astronauts, of their journey to achieve the impossible with their tenacity and courage and overcoming barriers to allow others to follow. From the heartbreaking story of Ed Dwight, first African American to be considered by NASA only later to be rejected, to Guion "Guy" Bluford becoming the First African American Astronaut to fly into space. Learn about these decorated heroes and find out about their commitment and fortitude and overcoming obstacles to lead the way for African Americans in Space Exploration.

• Introduction
• Launchpad: from Ecuador to the unknown
• Landing site selection: New York
• Pad reconstruction: Puerto Rico and the kindness of strangers
• Ground support: Adverse weather conditions
• Load and go: The academic dynamics that shaped my dreams
• Defying initial conditions: Built to be tougher than expected
• Launch vehicle rollout: Developing an empire state of mind
• Final countdown: Education, the silver bullet to poverty
• Liftoff: Skyrocketing to my dreams
• Mission Control Center: The data that helped shape my identity
• Max pressure: Inching closer to real-world results
• Cruise phrase: Mastering engineering while monitoring a family reality
• Trajectory correction: Preparing to reach for the stars
• Entry, descent, and landing: The Rover, the helicopter, and me
• Surface operations: Searching for joy
• Epilogue: Beaming toward a compassionate future.

"Elio Morillo's life is abruptly spun out of orbit when economic collapse and personal circumstances compel his mother to flee Ecuador for the United States in search of a better future for her son. His itinerant childhood sets into motion a migration that will ultimately carry Elio to the farthest expanse of human endeavor: space. Overcoming a history of systemic adversity and inequality in public education, Elio forged ahead on a journey as indebted to his galactic dreams as to a loving mother whose sacrifices safeguarded the ground beneath his feet. Today, Elio is helping drive human expansion into the solar system and promote the future of human innovation--from AI and robotics to space infrastructure and equitable access" -- Book jacket.

• Introduction
• Vehicle concept and design
• Safety
• Cockpit
• Aerodynamics
• Frame
• Bodywork
• Comparison series-racing
• Glossary.

In this book, the reader learns the essential differences to the passenger car through the analysis divided according to assemblies. This gives her/him the tools to apply the detailed knowledge acquired to the design and development of competition vehicles. The course for a successful car is set in the concept phase. For this reason, it is given a lot of space and associated design-related areas such as the choice of materials, lightweight construction, design principles, reliability, etc. are discussed. When considering the vehicle as a whole, however, safety systems (rollover device, crash elements, restraining ropes), the cockpit (driver position, seat with restraint system, steering wheel, gearshift, pedal system), the frame or monocoque, the outer skin and aerodynamic devices (ventilation, aerodynamic drag, downforce) must not be omitted. The detailed, in-depth presentation makes the work just as suitable for the interested motorsport enthusiast as it is for the engineer with a practical interest in questions relating to the complete vehicle. The formula material is prepared in such a way that the book can also be used as a reference work.

• Introduction : Soundscapes and Schematics
• Sound Competition : Make Way for the Automobile
• First Encounters : Sound in the Age of the Electrical Signal
• Klaxon and the Rise of Modern Advertising
• Klaxon and the Mutable Law of the Technology Business
• Danger Sound Klaxon : Localizing the International Brand of the Future
• Sounding the Alarm : Klaxon in the Trenches
• Sidewalk Blues : The Klaxon in Diminuendo
• Conclusion : Quieting the Klaxon

• TORVEASTRO project: plans and achievements
• Orbiting space station robots: issues, challenges and requirements for a novel design
• Dimensional design of Torveastro, a space orbital station service robot
• Assembly and testing of a new joint mechanism for TORVEASTRO
• Kinematics equations for the control system of the TORVEastro robot
• Arm control design in TORVEastro prototype
• Performance analysis of Torveastro, an outer space service robot
• Materials for Space Astronaut Service Robots
• Additive manufacturing of light alloys for aerospace: an overview
• Continuum robots for space applications
• Design and performance of a berthing space manipulator
• How swarm robot dynamic can describe mechanical systems
• Mechanism Design Optimization of a Portable Scanner for Measuring Atmosphere Light Pollution
• Repetitive Path Planning with Experience-based Bidirectional Rapidly-exploring Random Trees.

This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of space robots as presented at the International Conference on Robots for Space Applications in Orbital Stations (TORVEASTRO), held in Rome, Italy on April 20-21, 2023. Topics addressed include history of space and robotics, bio-inspired space robotics, grasping, handling and intelligent manipulation, kinematics and dynamics, navigation & motion planning, robot vision and control, human-machine interfaces, new designs and prototypes, humanoid astronaut robots, and service space robots.

• 1. Constructions in space
• 2. Inflatable structures
• 3. Materials in the space environment
• 4. Chemical curing of composite materials on earth
• 5. Chemical curing in a vacuum
• 6. Chemical curing in plasma and ion beams
• 7. Chemical curing in temperature variations
• 8. Chemical curing in flights
• 9. Composite wall structures
• 10. Curing process in earth orbit
• 11. Evaluation of construction
• 12. Large space habitat
• 13. Supporting space structures
• 14. Ground infrastructure
• 15. Prospective finances and investment.
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Design and Fabrication of Large Polymer Constructions in Space is a ground-breaking study of the polymeric materials, advanced chemical processes, and cutting-edge technology required in the construction of large polymer-based structures for space, when all steps in the process are carried out in the space environment, whether in orbit, in deep space, or on the surface of a moon, asteroid, or planet. The book begins by introducing the fundamentals and requirements of large constructions and inflatable structures for space. The next section of the book focuses on the utilization of polymeric materials within the space environment, examining the effects on materials (vacuum, plasma, temperature), the possible approaches to polymerization both in space and in orbit, the preparation and structure of polymer composites, and the methods for testing materials and structures in terms of strength, defects, and aging. Three chapters then cover how these materials and techniques might be applied to specific categories of construction, including larger space habitats, supporting space structures, and ground infrastructure. Finally, the financial aspects, the consequences for human space exploitation, and the possible future developments are discussed. Using materials science to push the boundaries of construction for space exploration and exploitation, this book is a unique resource for academic researchers and advanced students across polymer science, advanced materials, chemical engineering, construction, and space engineering, as well as for researchers, scientists and engineers at space agencies, companies and laboratories, involved in developing materials or technology for use in space. This is also of great interest to anyone interested in the role of materials science in the building of large space stations, spacecraft, planetary bases, large aperture antenna, radiation and thermal shields, and repairmen sets.
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DRONE TECHNOLOGY This book provides a holistic and valuable insight into the revolutionary world of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The book elucidates the revolutionary and riveting research in the ultramodern domain of drone technologies, drone-enabled IoT applications, and artificial intelligence-based smart surveillance. The book explains the most recent developments in the field, challenges, and future scope of drone technologies. Beyond that, it discusses the importance of a wide range of design applications, drone/UAV development, and drone-enabled smart healthcare systems for smart cities. It describes pioneering work on mitigating cyber security threats by employing intelligent machine learning models in the designing of IoT-aided drones. The book also has a fascinating chapter on application intrusion detection by drones using recurrent neural networks. Other chapters address interdisciplinary fields like artificial intelligence, deep learning, the role of drones in healthcare in smart cities, and the importance of drone technology in agriculture. Audience The book will be read and consulted by a range of industry engineers involved with introducing drone technology to their daily operations.

DRONE TECHNOLOGY This book provides a holistic and valuable insight into the revolutionary world of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The book elucidates the revolutionary and riveting research in the ultramodern domain of drone technologies, drone-enabled IoT applications, and artificial intelligence-based smart surveillance. The book explains the most recent developments in the field, challenges, and future scope of drone technologies. Beyond that, it discusses the importance of a wide range of design applications, drone/UAV development, and drone-enabled smart healthcare systems for smart cities. It describes pioneering work on mitigating cyber security threats by employing intelligent machine learning models in the designing of IoT-aided drones. The book also has a fascinating chapter on application intrusion detection by drones using recurrent neural networks. Other chapters address interdisciplinary fields like artificial intelligence, deep learning, the role of drones in healthcare in smart cities, and the importance of drone technology in agriculture. Audience The book will be read and consulted by a range of industry engineers involved with introducing drone technology to their daily operations.

Explore the connections among aeroelasticity, flight dynamics, and control with an up-to-date multidisciplinary approach. New insights into the interaction between these fields, which is a distinctive feature of many modern aircraft designed for very high aerodynamic efficiency, are fully illustrated in this one-of-a-kind book. Presenting basic concepts in a systematic and rigorous, yet accessible way, this book builds up to state-of-the-art models through an intuitive step-by-step approach. Both linear and nonlinear attributes are covered and, by revisiting classical solutions using modern analysis methods, this book provides a unique perspective to bridge the gap between disciplines. Numerous original numerical examples, including online source codes, help to build intuition through hands-on activities. This book will empower the reader to design better and more environmentally friendly aircraft, and is an ideal resource for graduate students, researchers, and aerospace engineers