Volume 15 (2022)
Volume 14 (2021)
Volume 13 (2020)
Volume 12 (2019)
Volume 11.1 (2018)
Volume 11 (2017)
Volume 10 (2013)
Volume 9 (2012)
Volume 8 (2011)
Volume 7 (2010)
Volume 6 (2009)
Volume 5 (2008)
Volume 4 (2007)
Volume 3 (2006)
Volume 2 (2005)
Volume 1 (2004)

 

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Number of Volumes 17
Number of Issues 40
Number of Articles 296
Number of Contributors 496
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Time to Accept (Days) 147
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Number of Reviewers 388

 

It is my pleasure to introduce this new journal in aerospace science and technology. Journal of aerospace science and technology is an open access double-blind peer reviewed Semiannual publication which is published by Iranian Aerospace Society. As we understand, there is little or no forum in this field with an international scope in the region of central and west Asia, and therefore we strongly believe that it will make it possible in the region and in the whole world for better communication among scientists and researchers in aeronautical and astronautical sciences and technologies, and also in all related fields as aerodynamics and fluid mechanics, thermodynamics and propulsion, combustion and heat transfer, dynamics and control, flight mechanics, design, structures and vibration, aviation management, etc.  To start a new submission, please first read the Guide for Authors page for detailed information about manuscript format, style and other requirements. Manuscript submission, refereeing and publishing are completely free of charge. New manuscripts should be submitted online by the corresponding author through the website after registration. This journal is following of Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE) and complies with the highest ethical standards in accordance with ethical laws. (Read more about this journal...)

Publication order: Semiannual

Language: English


 

All articles published in the journal are in a state of Open Access for the public to study or scientific exploit in accordance with the principles of research and correct citing.

 

Aerospace Science and Technology
Analysis and Comparison of Fuzzy PID Controller Performance in Time and Frequency domain For a Stabilized Pitch-Yaw Gimbal

Amir Moghtadaei Rad

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 1-15

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.377460.1140

Abstract
  In this article, a complete model including cross-coupling of azimuth and elevation axes, the effect of axis friction, non-perpendicularity and imbalance of axes was implemented for the platform with two degrees of freedom. Since this model includes 3 loops of current, stability and tracking from the ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
A Method for Selection of Optimum Solidity in Design of a Tandem Compressor Blade Row

Hamzeh Eshraghi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 16-30

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.365224.1133

Abstract
  In the current article, using results of previous researches, a guideline has been developed to select a proper value for solidity of a tandem blade row in an axial flow compressor stage. Next, using this guideline, a highly loaded tandem compressor stage has been designed. To verify the selected solidity ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Darrieus Wind Turbine; Performance Enhancement Due to the Blade Cross-Section Optimization

Jafar Jafari; Hamid Parhizkar; Sajad Ghasemlooy

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 31-47

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.365726.1134

Abstract
  This research investigates the effect of optimization of blade cross-section on the performance of the Darrieus wind turbine. The fluid flow around a Darrieus wind turbine is simulated by URANS (Unsteady Reynolds Averaged Navier Stokes) method. And blade cross-section was modeled by the Bezier curve ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Way Point Tracking of Fixed-Wing Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Using Backstepping Controller and Fuzzy Logic

Seyedeh sepideh Madani; mohammad ali shahi ashtiyani

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 48-55

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.103296.0

Abstract
  Nowadays, operational usage of the unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in various missions is on the increase considering their capabilities. Provided that there is coordination between the UAV, navigation and control system, operational capability of the UAVs increases. Since there is no pilot in UAVs, ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Different Intelligent Methods for Coefficient Tuning of Quadrotor Feedback-linearization Controller

Mana Ghanifar; Milad Kamzan; Morteza Tayefi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 56-65

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.355914.1123

Abstract
  This paper investigates different intelligent methods of tuning feedback-linearization control coefficients. Feedback-linearization technique is an effective method of controlling nonlinear systems. The most critical part of designing this controller is tuning the gains, especially if the plant has complex ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Fast Terminal Sliding Mode Control for the Soft Landing of a Space Robot on an Asteroid Considering a Barycentric Gravitational Model

Mahsa Azadmanesh; Jafar Roshanian; Mostafa Hassanalian

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 66-76

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.394618.1147

Abstract
  This study aims to control a space robot's soft-landing trajectory on the asteroid EROS433 considering a weak, yet effective gravitational field. As the research innovation, the study employs a fast terminal sliding mode control (FTSMC) to manage the landing trajectory and enhance the dynamic tracking ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Designing a Hybrid GEO-LEO Constellation Pattern for Regional Satellite Navigation in Iran

Shahrokh Zohrabzadeh Bozorgi; Abolghasem Naghash

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 77-87

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2022.362842.1132

Abstract
  In this paper, a few hybrid satellite constellations including combinations of LEO and GEO satellites for providing satellite navigation and positioning services for users in Iran have been designed and proposed. The performance of the constellations has been analyzed based on DOP values variations. ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Determination of a High-speed Centrifugal Pump's Stable Performance Range by Computational Fluid Dynamics

Ali Cheraghi; Reza Ebrahimi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 88-100

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2022.357423.1128

Abstract
  Feed pumps play a crucial role in the dynamics of hydraulic systems. The surge phenomenon is a common type of instability in pumps and compressors. This phenomenon is a systematic instability and is influenced by the dynamics of all components of a hydraulic system, including tank, valves, suction pipes, ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Investigating the relative motion of two satellites corresponding to the orbital collocation strategy

Fatemeh Amozegary; Amir reza Kosari; Mahdi Fakoor

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 101-114

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.376290.1142

Abstract
  The ever increasing demand for placing satellites in the geostationary orbit has caused the revision and change of the conventional mechanism of allocating orbital slots. Therefore, collocation approaches and station keeping of several satellites with a common position have been developed to improve ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Aviation Accident Rescue Operation Enhancement by Geo-Tagging Pilot Communication

Kamran Raissi Charmakani; Gholamreza Moradi

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 115-123

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.385518.1144

Abstract
  Knowledge of aircraft last position and trajectory is of the utmost importance for search and rescue in aviation today. In case of an accident, this information is necessary for rapid response.The existing method of reporting the whereabouts depend upon pilot reports during flight or signals from special ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Mixed Convection and Radiation Heat Transfer in an Enclosure Filled with Unevenly Heated Plates at Different Configurations

Sahar Noori; Armin Sheidani; Djavad Kamari

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 124-145

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.357234.1127

Abstract
  In this study the effect of different configurations of three plates located in an air-filled container, which included vertical, horizontal and tilted, on coupled radiation and natural convection heat transfer has been numerically investigated. The side walls of the cavity were kept a constant temperature, ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Improving the performance and work-absorbing capacity of the axial-flow compressor by using tandem blades.

Alireza Sekhavat Benis; Reza Aghaei Togh

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, Pages 146-158

Abstract
  The compressor blade is responsible for increasing the flow pressure. By adding a blade behind the main blade, the compressor performance can be improved by increasing the pressure ratio and reducing the weight. The tandem improves the performance and increases the compressor absorption coefficient by ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Improving the performance and work-absorbing capacity of the axial-flow compressor by using tandem blades.

Alireza Sekhavat Benis; Reza Aghaei Togh

Volume 16, Issue 1 , June 2023, , Pages 146-158

Abstract
  The compressor blade is responsible for increasing the flow pressure. By adding a blade behind the main blade, the compressor performance can be improved by increasing the pressure ratio and reducing the weight. The tandem improves the performance and increases the compressor absorption coefficient by ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Droplet Breakup Analysis inside Porous Media at Different Porosities, Using LBM

Mohammad Reza Salimi; Mohammad Taeibi Rahni; Abolfazl Amiri Hezaveh; Mehdi Zakyani Rodsari

Volume 15, Issue 2 , October 2022, , Pages 61-71

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2022.322220.1110

Abstract
  In present research, the interaction between single liquid droplet with particles inside a porous media is investigated numerically in two dimensions. The He’s model is used to simulate two phase flow and multiple relaxation time collision operator is implemented to increase numerical stability. ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Investigation of Flow Separation Phenomenon for Supersonic Convergent–Divergent Nozzles

Omid Habibi; Reza Ebrahimi; Hassan Karimi Mazraeh Shahi

Volume 14, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 141-151

Abstract
  The nozzle, an end-element of the propulsive process Cycle, represents a critical part of any aerospace vehicle. The task of accelerating and efficiently exhausting combusted and reactive gases according to the delivered thrust represents the main objective of the propulsion system design. Flow separation ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Mixed Mode (I/II/III) Stress Intensity Factors in Gas Turbine Blade Considering 3D Semi-elliptical Crack

Seyed mohammad navid ghoreishi; Nabi Mehri-Khansari; Houman rezaei

Volume 15, Issue 1 , June 2022, , Pages 1-13

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2021.294317.1077

Abstract
  Regardless of the initiation or propagation procedure of crack in a gas turbine blade, the precise expectation of the fracture behavior, such as mixed-mode Stress Intensity Factors (SIF), plays a significant role in acquiring its operational life. Therefore, multilateral three-dimensional fracture solutions ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
A new method to primary and optimized design of ducted fan

Ahmad Sharafi

Volume 14, Issue 2 , October 2021, , Pages 52-65

Abstract
  In the present study, the aerodynamic performance of the ducted fan is investigated using the surface vorticity method and the lifting line theory. In previous research, to consider the effects of the duct, most of the parameters derived from empirical tests or computational fluid dynamics. Our goal ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
A Fuzzy Fast Terminal Approach for Tracking a Probe Around an Asteroid

Mahsa Azadmanesh; Jafar Roshanian; Mostafa Hassanalian

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 December 2022

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2022.362213.1131

Abstract
  This paper employs the fast terminal sliding mode control with the sign and the saturation function to track the landing trajectory of a probe on an asteroid and to further improve the dynamic tracking performance. Then the controller is enhanced by adding the fuzzy control to both fast terminals. To ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
The Success of the Hybrid Genetic and Particle Swarm Algorithm for a Return Spacecraft from the Atmosphere with an Optimal Trajectory Design Approach to Reduce Aerodynamic Heat Transfer

Alireza Ekrami Kivaj; Alireza Novinzadeh; farshad pazooki; Ali Mahmoodi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 May 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.375858.1138

Abstract
  This study aims to investigate the spacecraft returning from the atmosphere. Due to high speed, prolonged flight duration, and numerical sensitivity, returning from the atmosphere is regarded as one of the more challenging tasks in route design. Our suborbital system is subjected to a substantial thermal ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
On the Effects of Stiffness Ratio in Nonlinear Aeroelastic Stability of a Folding Wing

Sayed Hossein Moravej Barzani; Mahdi Mortazavi; Hossein Shahverdi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 22 May 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.396484.1149

Abstract
  In this paper, the effects caused by the combination of folding angles simultaneously with changing the stiffness ratio of different parts of a folding wing are investigated. The geometrically exact fully intrinsic equations are employed to simulated the wing nonlinear dynamic behavior. The important ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
New Guidance method for high altitude target Based on Constrained Incremental Predictive Control

Mohammad Yavari; Nemat Allah Ghahremani; Reza Zardashtti; Jalal Karimi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 06 June 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.383679.1143

Abstract
  In this paper a new mid-course guidance algorithm for intercepting high altitude target is proposed. A part of target flight path is outside the atmosphere. The maximum acceleration command is designed as a variable constraint that varies with altitude. This physical limitation is happened for the aerodynamically ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Integrated optimization of staging and trajectory of launch vehicles using B-spline curves

Reza Jamilnia

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 29 July 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.393426.1146

Abstract
  In this paper, in order to simultaneously optimize the staging and trajectory of launch vehicles, changes are made in the structure of the trajectory optimization problem. In this approach, the flight times of all stages are considered freely and as optimization variables. During the solution and in ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Guidance law design for the final stage of the orbit injection problem

Morteza Sharafi; Mahdi Jafari; mojtaba alavipour

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 05 May 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.388139.1145

Abstract
  In this paper, optimal guidance law design considering fixed final state and time for the final phase a spacecraft or launch vehicle is investigated and studied. This guidance law, not only satisfied a specific optimality criterion, but it also has the least sensitivity to the initial state’s deviations; ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Numerical Study of Flattened Miniature Heat Pipe with Hybrid Porous Wick and Double Heat Sources

G. R. Abdizadeh; Sahar Noori; Mohammad Saeedi; Hamidreza Tajik

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 18 July 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.400610.1154

Abstract
  Designing flattened miniature heat pipes (FMHPs) for electronic devices is a challenging issue due to high heat flux and limited heat dissipation space. It requires understanding the combined effects of the sintered-grooved wick structure, double heat sources, and flat thickness on heat pipes' thermal ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Space Robots Formation Control for Large Solar Sail Deployment

Mahshid Soleymani; Maryam Kiani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 17 July 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.404049.1157

Abstract
  Solar sails use sunlight to propel a vehicle through space by reflecting solar photons off a mirror-like surface made of light reflective material. To be able to work as an interplanetary cargo-ship, the solar sail area should be large enough to receive required acceleration from the sunlight. However, ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Effects of harmonic control and dynamic twist on helicopter rotor performance in forward flight

Farid Shahmiri; Fatemeh Kiani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 08 July 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.357131.1124

Abstract
  The optimum rotor blade planform of helicopters required to minimize power, maximize rotor thrust, and maximize lift-to-drag ratio in forward flight, using a numerical optimization approach, is investigated. Here, the traditional approach is modified by Central Composite Design Data (CCD) and a flight ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Optimal Round Trip Path-Planning of An Aerial Robot by Consideration of Geometric Constraints of Obstacles

Shayan Dehkhoda; Mohammad-Ali Amiri Atashgah

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 31 January 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.326735.1112

Abstract
  This paper is dedicated to the optimal path-planning of a quadrotor to deliver the goods in the form of a round-trip mission. At first, quadrotor modeling is performed by the Newton-Euler method and then the problem is formulated as an optimal control effort problem. Then, by discretization of the equations ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Numerical Study of the Effect of Tip Clearance and Rotor-Stator Distance on the Performance of an Axial Turbine

Amir Akbari; Hossein Khaleghi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 25 January 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.295476.1098

Abstract
  The use of unshrouded turbine rotor blades can considerably reduce the weight of an aero engine. However, in an unshrouded high-pressure turbine, the tip leakage flow generates about 30% of the turbine total loss. Another factor which affects the loss in axial-flow turbines, is the axial distance between ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
An enhanced Lattice-Boltzmann method for speeding numerical solutions

Morteza Bayati

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 29 July 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.376159.1139

Abstract
  Minimizing the computational cost and improving the convergence speed is the main goal of any computational design. In this regard, due to the low convergence speed of the traditional iterative method of fluid flow solution, a new method to improve the traditional iterative method is applied. In this ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Guidelines on Conceptual and Preliminary Design of Hypersonic Waveriders with Different Number of Inlet Ramps

Mohammadreza Varshavi; Sahar Noori

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 03 August 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.400869.1155

Abstract
  Air-breathing hypersonic flight is presumed by many of the savants in the field of aeronautical engineering as the last boundary of aerial vehicle design to be pushed back. An auspicious design configuration for the prospective hypersonic transport vehicles of the future is a “Waverider,” ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Leading-Edge Serration on the Blades of Savonius Wind Turbine

Sahel Alasvand; Mostafa Kazemi; Mahmood Mani

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 August 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.398694.1150

Abstract
  The noise of wind turbines is mainly of aerodynamic origin and is caused by the impact of the flow on the turbine blade. Therefore, improving the behaviour of the flow around the turbine and reducing aeronoise can result in reducing its annoying noise. In the first step of this research, a suitable serration ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Design and Comparison of MPC and LQR Control Methods for a Passenger Aircraft

Amirali Nikkhah; Morteza Tayefi; moein Ebrahimi; Navid Mohammadi

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 07 August 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.397939.1153

Abstract
  The paper compares the performance of two altitude controllers, model predictive controller (MPC) and linear quadratic requlator (LQR), for aircraft in cruise flight and height change conditions. The design of the controllers is based on the linearized state space matrix of the aircraft’s longitudinal ...  Read More

Aerospace Science and Technology
Optimal Strategy for Multi-agent Mission Segregation: Search and Coverage Application

Benyamin Ebrahimi; Jafar Roshanian; Ali Asghar Bataleblu

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript, Available Online from 11 September 2023

https://doi.org/10.22034/jast.2023.403842.1156

Abstract
  Significant attention has been given to the field of multi-agent systems in recent years due to its potential to solve complex problems that cannot be addressed by a single agent. One such problem is the cooperative search and coverage application, which requires multiple agents to efficiently search ...  Read More

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