Aerospace Research Central

2017

By Ketan AjaniSeptember 10, 2018

September 10, 2018

2017 Year In Review

Aerospace Design and Structures

Interest grows in digital twins, digital engineering

Surviving fragment impacts and fires

Structures small to large take shape

Exceptional year for R&D in structural dynamics

Interest grows in deployable structures

Applying uncertainty quantification to complex systems

From commercial to X-planes, a year of design progress

Testing a variety of adaptive structures

Aircraft Technology, Integration and Operations

Airbus, Boeing airliners make first flights

V-22s sold to Japan; electric aircraft being developed

Hybrid airships move closer to commercial flight

Hypersonic work emphasizes practicality

Efficiency and capability drive flight testing in 2017

Real-world applications, support for Starline test

NASA, FAA roll out apps for improved flight efficiency

Novel aircraft are being safely integrated into airspace

Information Systems

Attention on drone safety and data collection

Push for shared standards on military platforms

Autonomous drone test opens up possibility of low-level urban flights

Standards group releases UAS publications

Computing advances push manufacturing, design, deep learning

Communications systems: continued disruption and transformation

Aerospace Outreach

Turning-point year for urban mobility, electric aircraft

New asteroid missions; Cassini comes to end

Space geeks and others bask in solar eclipse

Space commerce, drones draw legal interest

A nod to tragic and triumphant events

Programs encourage carbon-emission reductions

Industry sees increased profits, major acquisitions

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