Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology

Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology Journal of Aerospace Engineering & Technology (JOAET) is a peer-reviewed hybrid open-access journal launched in 2011, focused on the rapid publication of fundamental and multidisciplinary research papers on all areas of Aerospace Engineering & Technology.

The journal welcomes contributions across the following topic areas:

• Aeroacoustics & Noise Control: sound propagation and generation mechanisms, jet aeroacoustics and noise prediction, aircraft noise and military aviation acoustics, vehicle aeroacoustics and high-speed train noise, broadband and shock-associated noise, noise suppression and control methods, cavity and weapons bay acoustics, closed-loop feedback control systems, computational aeroacoustics and simulations, machine learning for noise modeling, and acoustic environment assessment
• Aircraft Structures & Design: fuselage design and wing structures, empennage and control surface design, landing gear and powerplant integration, cargo handling systems and aircraft accessories, monocoque and semi-monocoque structures, welded and composite structures, aerodynamic forces and stress analysis, composite materials and repair techniques, bonded scarf and adhesive bonding, non-destructive testing and inspection, surface preparation and treatment, smart materials and structural monitoring, and aerospace structural validation
• Aerodynamics & Fluid Mechanics: computational fluid dynamics and CFD applications, airfoil and wing aerodynamics, flow visualization and measurement, fluid-structure interaction and coupling, lattice and particle methods, turbomachinery aerodynamics, hot air balloon dynamics, wind turbine aerodynamics, insect and bio-inspired flight, delayed stall and Kramer effect, leading-edge vortices and flow separation, flapping and oscillating flow dynamics, and aerodynamic design optimization
• Aircraft Stability & Control: static and dynamic stability analysis, aerodynamic control forces and moments, flight dynamics and trajectory optimization, navigation and guidance systems, multidisciplinary aircraft design, flight mechanics and control systems, air traffic management and operations, multidisciplinary design optimization, ground and flight testing, applied CFD and flight simulation, flight safety and hazard analysis, human factors in aviation, and autonomous flight control
• Flight Simulation, Mechanics & Testing: aircraft design and aerodynamic analysis, flight dynamics simulation and modeling, CFD analysis and validation, integrated propulsion and control systems, structural dynamics and aeroelasticity, subsonic, transonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flight regimes, STOL and V/STOL operations, military and civil aircraft, UAV and unmanned system simulation, digital twin technology, artificial intelligence in simulation, and experimental flight testing
• Propulsion & Combustion Systems: hybrid and solid rocket propulsion, liquid rocket engines, jet engines and turbojets, environmental impacts of propulsion, green and sustainable propulsion technologies, propulsion system integration, combustion modeling and simulation, exhaust emission control, thermal management, turbocharging and supercharging, alternative fuels and biofuels, and predictive combustion analytics
• Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): UAV design and engineering, quadrotor and multi-rotor systems, fixed-wing UAV design, vertical takeoff and landing systems, autonomous flight and control, path planning and navigation, collision avoidance systems, payload optimization and integration, ground station design and operations, command and control systems, telemetry and data link systems, AI-based autonomy and decision-making, and UAV applications and deployment
• Avionics & Aerospace Systems: flight management systems, navigation and guidance systems, autopilot and flight control systems, sensors and sensor fusion, data acquisition and processing, signal and image processing, information management systems, complex systems engineering, wireless sensor networks, communication system design, system reliability and redundancy, failure detection and recovery, and health management systems
• Aerospace Communications & Electronics: aircraft communication systems, satellite communication integration, data link technologies and protocols, network architectures and topology, antenna design and propagation, signal processing and modulation, electromagnetic compatibility, power systems and distribution, electrical component design, avionics integration and testing, cybersecurity in aerospace systems, and system certification and compliance
• Aerospace Control & Navigation: inertial navigation systems, GPS and GNSS applications, augmented reality and sensor fusion, guidance and targeting systems, autonomous path planning, swarm and formation control, multi-agent systems, real-time control algorithms, safety-critical systems, fault tolerance and recovery, and control law design and validation
• Emerging Aerospace Technologies: urban air mobility and eVTOL systems, electric and hybrid-electric propulsion, hydrogen fuel cell systems, artificial intelligence and machine learning applications, autonomous aerospace systems, additive manufacturing for aerospace, quantum sensing and communication, advanced materials and metamaterials, sustainability and green aviation, and smart aerospace systems
• Aerospace Materials & Structures: advanced composite materials and laminates, metal matrix and ceramic matrix composites, nano-materials and smart materials, structural optimization and topology, damage tolerance and durability, repair and restoration, environmental effects on materials, manufacturing and processing, quality assurance and standards, and performance validation and testing