Recent and future trends in space and aeronautics - Special section on selected advanced control systems

摘要

In our context there is a great deal of interest in present and future progress in the fields of both space and aeronautics; linked industries remain very attentive to new developments, applications or new technologies that may improve performance as well as reduce costs. This attention undeniably strengthens the motivation for engineers to cooperate with academia, and so innovative industry-relevant issues and goals are the focus of new researches. Indeed, looking at the recent past, rapid advancement of technologies has been achieved in space and aeronautics. This section focuses on some recent developments on spacecraft, aircraft and unmanned air vehicles (UAVs).