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Integrated distributed formation control of moving mass flight vehicles

Swarms of moving mass flight vehicles (MMFVs) offer significant potential for high-speed cooperative maneuvering missions in atmospheric environments, yet impose considerable challenges on control system...

CFD simulation and experimental study of explosion behavior of RDX/Al dust in the 5 L spherical explosion chamber

RDX (hexogen) can rapidly release large amounts of heat and gaseous products during explosion, while aluminum powder provides sustained heat release. As a result, RDX/Al mixed dust usually exhibits...

Torpedo artificial jamming countermeasure method based on attention gate wasserstein generative adversarial networks

This research investigates the challenges posed by artificial jamming in torpedo target detection. The study provides a concise exploration of jamming scenario applicable to both fuze and guidance system....

Dynamic Evolution of Three-Dimensional Molding Behavior of TATB Molding Powder Systems Based on Digital Volume Correlation

1,3,5-triamino-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene (TATB) is currently the only certified insensitive high explosive (IHE). Polymer-bonded explosives (PBX) based on TATB have significant military applications. Investigating...

3D structured vesicular (μAl/PTFE)/NC composites: Tailoring combustion performance through rapid phase transition fabrication

Micrometer-sized aluminum is attractive for energetic systems but suffers from surface passivation and agglomeration, which limit ignition and energy-release efficiency. In this work, three-dimensional...

Synergistic catalysis-activation mechanism of NiF2 modifier for boosting the combustion performance and energy release of aluminized HTPB propellants

The dense oxide layer on the surface of aluminum (Al) particles is recognized as a major limitation to their combustion efficiency in solid propellants. Metal fluorides have emerged as promising combustion...

Synergistic modification of boron powders for energetic materials: A review of preparation strategies, combustion performance and mechanisms

Boron (B) is a highly promising metal fuel in energetic materials (EMs) due to its exceptional gravimetric and volumetric heat of combustion. However, its application is hindered by delayed ignition...

A Coarse-to-fine two-stage adaptive denoising method for ship signal

The mode decomposition-based denoising method serves as an effective technique, and has found extensive application in denoising for ship signal. However, existing denoising methods of this type suffer...

Synergistic thermal kinetics and laser ignition of go-templated quaternary nano-energetic materials: A sustainable path toward green primary explosives

The development of environmentally sustainable primary explosives is critical for modernizing defense and civilian initiation systems while mitigating the toxicological hazards associated with traditional...

Joint spatial-spectral-temporal parameter estimation for asynchronous distributed arrays under sub-Nyquist sampling

Electromagnetic sensing in asynchronous distributed arrays is fundamentally constrained by hardware-limited sampling and lack of synchronization. Sub-Nyquist sampling, imposed by stringent Size, Weight,...

Interpretable physics-informed kolmogorov–arnold networks for linking casting-induced segregation to burning-rate non-uniformity in composite solid propellants

Burning-rate stability in composite solid propellants is influenced by casting-induced particle segregation and the resulting spatial variability in local combustion conditions. To quantitatively resolve...

Effect of KP content on combustion performance of gas generating agents

Gas-generating agents are promising propellants for auxiliary power systems and variable-thrust solid rocket motors. Potassium perchlorate (KP) can impart high-pressure-exponent behavior to such formulations,...

A collaborative target assignment method for heterogeneous multi-firepower elements based on an adaptive grabbing-order mode

Current swarm targets, such as drone and missile swarms, pose significant challenges to target assignment decisions in air defence systems. Distributed air defence systems integrating heterogeneous...

Dynamic response and failure of truncated hemispherical shells subjected to trans-medium projectile impact: Experiments and numerical simulations

Trans-medium penetration of supercavitating projectiles into underwater curved shell structures involves complex multiphase fluid-structure interaction (FSI). However, existing studies on projectile...

Theoretical and experimental study on combustion response function testing based on a variable-burning-surface rotary valve

To address the issues of low efficiency and data redundancy in traditional combustion response function testing for solid propellants, this paper proposes a theoretical model for rotary valve-based...

Initiation Threshold of Hexanitrostilbene under Wide-Range Shock Pulse Durations: From Nanosecond to Microsecond

Understanding the shock initiation behavior of explosives under extreme timescales is critical for the design and safety assessment of slapper detonators. Given the pronounced duration dependence of...

Isolation-based nearest neighbor ensembles for infrared dim and small target detection

Infrared dim and small target detection (ISTD) is critical in both military and civilian applications, yet it remains highly challenging due to low signal-to-noise ratios, small target sizes, and complex...

Progressive knowledge-enhanced instruction generation for tactical UAV swarms

Modern unmanned aerial vehicle systems are rapidly evolving toward intelligence and swarm operations, necessitating a transition in tactical interaction from fixed-format inputs to diverse and spoken...

Smart noise convolution jamming suppression via subspace calibration and alternating inversion

Smart noise convolution jamming (SNCJ) is an advanced active jamming technique enabled by digital radio frequency memory. By convolving an intercepted radar transmitted waveform with noise, SNCJ can...

Synergistically enhanced thermal and combustion in microfluidic-engineered nano-Al/CuO@F2603 energetic microspheres

Nano-thermite (Al/CuO) exhibits high reactivity and energy density, but its application is often limited by issues such as nanoparticle agglomeration and inhomogeneous mixing. This study presents an...

Laser protection technologies based on nonlinear absorption colloidal suspension

With the increasing threat of soft-kill laser weapons to military optoelectronic systems, there is an urgent need for nonlinear laser protection technologies that combine high performance, long-term...

Simple and controllable preparation of high-energy insensitive CL-20/DAAF composite microspheres with enhanced combustion and mechanical properties

High energy and low sensitivity are generally mutually exclusive in energetic materials, and precise regulation of the microstructure is an effective strategy to balance these properties. In this study,...

Electromechanical behavior of graphene-based multifunctional composites under quasi-static indentation and low-velocity impact tests aided by XCT analysis

Fiber-reinforced polymer composites (FRPCs) are highly efficient structural materials, yet they remain susceptible to subsurface damage caused by out-of-plane loading. Carbon-based nanomaterials have...

Efficient synthesis of 3,6-dinitropyrazolo[4,3-c] pyrazole via an in situ diazotization strategy: Structural and detonation performance characterization

3,6-dinitropyrazolo[4,3-c] pyrazole (DNPP) is an important fused heterocyclic energetic compound. A series of DNPP derivatives and their corresponding ionic salts with excellent properties have been...

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