Transportation

This book explores system design life cycle problems for complex engineering systems and satellites. more...

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'Glare' is part of a family of hybrid materials developed by Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. This book deals with the less technical issues related to its introduction in aviation technology from different perspectives. more...

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The introduction of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) projects concerns and confuses the transportation planners, policy-makers, and professionals who seek to evaluate them. Until recently, most assessments have considered the various new technologies from an engineering point of view. But now governments and debt markets want to have the business case established for these sizable investments. It is no longer enough to claim there are benefits to ITS and to use simulation models to support this case. Decision-makers want real analysis with real data to help make decisions regarding where and what should be funded. The 17 chapters in this book, which evolved from a conference on measuring the contributions of ITS sponsored by the California Department of Transportation in February 2002, examine the costs and benefits of ITS in an economic and business policy context. Section 1 examines the broad theme of how and what ITS contributes to the economy and how one makes a business case for ITS. Section 2 includes three chapters on ITS applications in mass transit. Section 3 explores ITS applications in the automobile/highway system. Section 4 considers integrative issues includin more...

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Ballistic reentry vehicles, capsules and planetary probes are the fastest human designed objects to fly through planet??'s atmospheres. With velocities over Mach 20, RV??'s have to dissipate a huge kinetic energy, and environment may exceed 100 g??'s at center of mass, 100 bars stagnation pressure and 100 MW/m?? on nosetip. Design of thermal protection system is a formidable material engineering problem. Vehicle conception covers large discipline realms, among which Aerodynamics and Flight Mechanics are essential as they only can provide necessary aeroshell shape, mass and inertia properties and tolerances to achieve adequate environment and trajectory performance. Capsules and probes have different missions and entry conditions but approaches and methods are identical. Based on a long engineering experience, this book offers a comprehensive and state of the art analysis of aerodynamic and flight mechanic entry topics. In addition, it provides a large set of application exercises and solutions. It is addressed to university and engineering school students, as well as engineers in aerospace companies and government agencies, or simply curious readers. more...

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The definitive reference for space engineers on all issues related to rendezvous and docking/berthing (RVD/B), this book provides an overview of the major issues governing approach and mating strategies, and system concepts for rendezvous and docking/berthing. Written for aerospace engineers, students and newcomers to the field. more...

Price: $104.00