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About half a century ago a small satellite, Sputnik 1, was launched. The satellite did very little other than to transmit a radio signal to announce its presence in orbit. However, this humble beginning heralded the dawn of the Space Age. Today literally thousands of robotic spacecraft have been launched, many of which have flown to far-flung regions of the Solar System carrying with them the human spirit of scientific discovery and exploration. Numerous other satellites have been launched in orbit around the Earth providing services that support our technological society on the ground. How Spacecraft Fly: Spaceflight Without Formulae by Graham Swinerd focuses on how these spacecraft work. The book opens with a historical perspective of how we have come to understand our Solar System and the Universe. It then progresses through orbital flight, rocket science, the hostile environment within which spacecraft operate, and how they are designed. The concluding chapters give a glimpse of what the 21st century may hold in terms of human exploration of the Solar System and more futuristic propulsion technologies for interstellar travel. Graham Swinerd invites you to understand "how spacecraft fly," while becoming a convincing rocket scientist along the way!

Physics. --- Astronomy. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Astronautics. --- Physique --- Astronomie --- Astronautique --- Astronautics --- Space flight

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Peter Bond provides an overview of key, unmanned missions, chapter by chapter, to planets in the twentieth century. He tells the story of the mission planners and engineers who, working mostly in the background, made these unprecedented achievements in scientific exploration possible. Bond’s perspective provides a much-needed overview, but it also details the very human feelings that animated the intense rivalries between the Soviet Union and the United States, and most recently the difficulties that arose in collaborations between NASA and ESA on the Rosetta and Halley's Comet missions.

Physics. --- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Science, general. --- Science (General). --- Astronomy. --- Astronautics. --- Physique --- Astronomie --- Astronautique --- Asteroids. --- Comets. --- Jupiter (Planet) -- Exploration. --- Mars (Planet) -- Exploration. --- Mercury (Planet) -- Exploration. --- Moon -- Exploration. --- Neptune (Planet) -- Exploration. --- Outer space -- Exploration. --- Planets -- Exploration. --- Pluto (Dwarf planet) -- Exploration. --- Saturn (Planet) -- Exploration. --- Uranus (Planet) -- Exploration. --- Venus (Planet) -- Exploration. --- Planets --- Astrophysics --- Astronomy - General --- Astronomy & Astrophysics --- Physical Sciences & Mathematics --- Exploration --- Planets. --- Exploration. --- Outer space --- Solar system --- Science. --- Astrophysics. --- Cosmology. --- Aerospace engineering. --- Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary. --- Space sciences --- Aeronautics --- Astrodynamics --- Space flight --- Space vehicles --- Aeronautical engineering --- Astronautics --- Engineering --- Astronomical physics --- Astronomy --- Cosmic physics --- Physics

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Predictive Modeling of Dynamic Processes provides an overview of numerical simulation technology, applicable to a variety of industries and areas of engineering design. Covering automotive crash, blast, impact, and hypervelocity impact phenomena, this volume offers readers an in-depth explanation of the simulation potential for research and development. Chapters include informative introductions to each topic, and explain the specific requirements pertaining to a predictive numerical methodology. Successfully blending basics of material modeling, crash simulation and impact engineering, this volume fills a gap in the current competing literature available.

Mathematical models. --- Simulation methods. --- Thoma, K. --- Simulation techniques --- System simulation --- Operations research --- Systems engineering --- Models and modelmaking --- Models, Mathematical --- Simulation methods --- Thoma, Klaus --- Toma, K. --- Toma, Klaus --- Materials --- Dynamic testing. --- Mechanics. --- Mechanics, Applied. --- Computer simulation. --- Surfaces (Physics). --- Engineering. --- Astronautics. --- Solid Mechanics. --- Classical Mechanics. --- Simulation and Modeling. --- Characterization and Evaluation of Materials. --- Automotive Engineering. --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Space sciences --- Aeronautics --- Astrodynamics --- Space flight --- Space vehicles --- Construction --- Industrial arts --- Technology --- Physics --- Surface chemistry --- Surfaces (Technology) --- Computer modeling --- Computer models --- Modeling, Computer --- Models, Computer --- Simulation, Computer --- Electromechanical analogies --- Mathematical models --- Model-integrated computing --- Applied mechanics --- Engineering, Mechanical --- Engineering mathematics --- Classical mechanics --- Newtonian mechanics --- Dynamics --- Quantum theory --- Materials science. --- Automotive engineering. --- Aerospace engineering. --- Aeronautical engineering --- Astronautics --- Engineering --- Material science --- Physical sciences

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In Robotic Exploration of the Solar System, Paolo Ulivi and David Harland provide a comprehensive account of the design and management of deep-space missions, the spacecraft involved - some flown, others not - their instruments, and their scientific results. This third volume in the series covers launches in the period 1997 to 2003 and features: - a chapter entirely devoted to the Cassini-Huygens mission to Saturn; - coverage of planetary missions of the period, including the Deep Space 1 mission and the Stardust and Hayabusa sample returns from comets and asteroids; - extensive coverage of Mars exploration, the failed 1999 missions, Mars Odyssey, Mars Express, and the twin rovers Spirit and Opportunity. The story will continue in Part 4.

Science --- Space research --- Cosmology --- Astrophysics --- Biology --- astrofysica --- popularisering wetenschap --- astronauten --- biologie --- ruimte (astronomie) --- ruimtevaart --- astronomie --- kosmologie --- Espai exterior --- Robots --- Astronomy. --- Astrophysics. --- Space sciences. --- Astrobiology. --- Aerospace engineering. --- Astronautics. --- Popular Science in Astronomy. --- Astronomy, Astrophysics and Cosmology. --- Space Sciences (including Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Exploration and Astronautics). --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Exploració --- Informàtica --- Space sciences --- Aeronautics --- Astrodynamics --- Space flight --- Space vehicles --- Aeronautical engineering --- Astronautics --- Engineering --- Astrobiology --- Habitable planets --- Life --- Science and space --- Astronomy --- Astronomical physics --- Cosmic physics --- Physics --- Espai extraatmosfèric --- Astronàutica --- Astronomia --- Ciències de l'espai --- Espai --- Origin --- Atoms. --- Molecules. --- Nonlinear optics. --- 535.374 --- 535.5 --- 535.5 Polarization. Double refraction. Dispersion in anistropic bodies --- Polarization. Double refraction. Dispersion in anistropic bodies --- 535.374 Amplification of radiation by stimulated emission --- Amplification of radiation by stimulated emission

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Flying insects are intelligent micromachines capable of exquisite maneuvers in unpredictable environments. Understanding these systems advances our knowledge of flight control, sensor suites, and unsteady aerodynamics, which is of crucial interest to engineers developing intelligent flying robots or micro air vehicles (MAVs). The insights we gain when synthesizing bioinspired systems can in turn benefit the fields of neurophysiology, ethology and zoology by providing real-life tests of the proposed models. This book was written by biologists and engineers leading the research in this crossdisciplinary field. It examines all aspects of the mechanics, technology and intelligence of insects and insectoids. After introductory-level overviews of flight control in insects, dedicated chapters focus on the development of autonomous flying systems using biological principles to sense their surroundings and autonomously navigate. A significant part of the book is dedicated to the mechanics and control of flapping wings both in insects and artificial systems. Finally hybrid locomotion, energy harvesting and manufacturing of small flying robots are covered. A particular feature of the book is the depth on realization topics such as control engineering, electronics, mechanics, optics, robotics and manufacturing. This book will be of interest to academic and industrial researchers engaged with theory and engineering in the domains of aerial robotics, artificial intelligence, and entomology.

Autonomous robots. --- Autonomous robots -- Design and construction. --- Insects -- Locomotion -- Simulation methods. --- Mobile robots. --- Mobile robots -- Design and construction. --- Autonomous robots --- Mobile robots --- Insects --- Mechanical Engineering - General --- Mechanical Engineering --- Engineering & Applied Sciences --- Design and construction --- Simulation methods --- Locomotion --- Design and construction. --- Simulation methods. --- Engineering. --- Microprogramming. --- Artificial intelligence. --- Computer simulation. --- Entomology. --- Aerospace engineering. --- Astronautics. --- Control engineering. --- Robotics. --- Mechatronics. --- Control, Robotics, Mechatronics. --- Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics). --- Simulation and Modeling. --- Control Structures and Microprogramming. --- Aerospace Technology and Astronautics. --- Hexapoda --- Insecta --- Pterygota --- Arthropoda --- Entomology --- Robots --- Autonomous robotic systems --- Artificial Intelligence. --- Space sciences --- Aeronautics --- Astrodynamics --- Space flight --- Space vehicles --- Computer programming --- Computer modeling --- Computer models --- Modeling, Computer --- Models, Computer --- Simulation, Computer --- Electromechanical analogies --- Mathematical models --- Model-integrated computing --- AI (Artificial intelligence) --- Artificial thinking --- Electronic brains --- Intellectronics --- Intelligence, Artificial --- Intelligent machines --- Machine intelligence --- Thinking, Artificial --- Bionics --- Cognitive science --- Digital computer simulation --- Electronic data processing --- Logic machines --- Machine theory --- Self-organizing systems --- Fifth generation computers --- Neural computers --- Zoology --- Microprogramming . --- Aeronautical engineering --- Astronautics --- Engineering --- Mechanical engineering --- Microelectronics --- Microelectromechanical systems --- Automation --- Control engineering --- Control equipment --- Control theory --- Engineering instruments --- Programmable controllers