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Coordinated deformation mechanism and unified constitutive modeling of BCC/FCC dual-phase tungsten alloys

Tungsten alloys (TAs) are dual-phase metallic composites consisting of brittle W phase and ductile matrix phase, which pose substantial challenges in elucidating the microstructural evolution mechanisms...

Binder-interface engineering by Ti3CN MXene: A strategy for tungsten-based delay compositions with enhanced mechanical properties, reduced gas production, and tunable combustion

Delay precision of tungsten (W)-based delay compositions is limited by excessive gas production from binder decomposition and poor mechanical properties. To solve above issues, a new binder poly (vinyl...

Self-powered metasurface-based backscatter communication

This paper presents an integrated self-powered platform for low-power Internet of Things (IoT) sensing nodes by combining radio-frequency (RF) energy harvesting with passive backscatter communication....

Catalyst design for the thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate in composite solid propellants: From conventional catalysts to interface and confinement engineering

Ammonium perchlorate (AP) is the most widely used oxidizer in composite solid propellants, and its thermal decomposition behavior strongly affects energy release, combustion stability, and propulsion...

Reentry trajectory optimization for hypersonic vehicles based on a symplectic method

Reentry trajectory optimization for hypersonic vehicles involves strong nonlinearity, tightly coupled dynamics, and multiple path constraints, placing stringent demands on computational efficiency,...

Managing Interfacial Passivation in Bimetallic Metastable Intermolecular Composite (MIC) Energetic Films for Enhanced Storage Stability

Aluminum-based metastable intermolecular composites (MIC) are promising for micro-energy systems. However, during long-term storage, the combined effect of environmental stresses leads to interfacial...

Gyro-based disturbance rejection for Risley prisms: Closed-form boresight mapping and damped pseudo-inverse compensation

Risley prism beam directors deployed on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for directed-energy countermeasure missions such as anti-drone laser dazzling and electro-optical missile warning are susceptible...

Impact Properties and Fracture Toughness of Continuous Fiber-Reinforced PLA-Graphene Composites Developed for Material Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing

The integration of continuous fibers into material extrusion-based additive manufacturing has the potential to enable the fabrication of high-strength components for structural and functional applications,...

Historical data-driven identifier-based optimized integrated guidance and control with impact angle and fov constraints

This paper proposes an impact-angle-constrained integrated guidance and control (IGC) scheme for a strapdown missile intercepting maneuvering target under the seeker field-of-view (FOV) constraint....

A Ti3SiC2-LaB6 co-modified ceramizable composite with excellent high-temperature corrosion resistance

Carbon fiber/phenolic resin (CF/Ph) composite typically suffers from poor high-temperature corrosion resistance, limiting their reliability as thermal protection materials (TPMs) for solid rocket motor...

Combustion dynamics and energy release of high-solid-content boron/JP-10 nanoslurry fuel droplets

The development of high-energy-density fuels is critical for advancing energy conversion technologies in propulsion and energy systems. Although nanofluid fuels have shown promise in enhancing combustion...

Surface optimization and synergistic quantification method for OTS anti-relaxation coatings

To enhance the anti-relaxation performance of alkali metal vapor cells in quantum sensors, a synergistic optimization and quantitative evaluation strategy for surface parameters of octadecyl-trichlorosilane...

Multi-UAV adversarial decision-making under incomplete strategies: A distributionally robust optimization approach

This paper addresses the critical challenge of adversarial decision-making in multi-UAV systems under the condition of incomplete information about the strategies of opponents. While existing methods...

Influence of porosity and orthotropic foundation on the stability of orthotropic laminated doubly curved shallow shells

Porous materials are increasingly used in laminated composite shallow shells to reduce weight while maintaining structural performance, making it essential to understand how porosity affects buckling...

Reconstruction of complex flame structures for different combustion modes in a strut/cavity flameholder from sparse photoelectric signals

Future wide-speed-range scramjet operation will involve complex flame structures across different combustion states, including ignition and blowout. Accurately monitoring the evolution of the flame...

Sparse and intelligent command of unmanned swarms via hierarchical multiagent reinforcement learning

The integration of unmanned swarms into manned/unmanned cooperative systems in modern defence operations is severely constrained by commander decision-making overload and communication links, creating...

Ignition criteria for diesel fuel tanks under high-velocity impact of spherical tungsten fragment

Fuel tanks are critical yet vulnerable components in military platforms such as aircraft and ground vehicles, and high-velocity fragment impacts may trigger ignition and pose severe hazards. In realistic...

Classifier-free guided diffusion for side-scan sonar: Joint data enhancement with attention mechanism

Side Scan Sonar (SSS) is crucial for underwater environmental perception and indispensable for applications such as underwater target detection and topographic mapping. Nevertheless, the inherent complexity...

Study on the coupling mechanism between positive vorticity transport and hub vortex formation in water-jet propulsion systems

Water-jet propulsion technology is widely employed in high-speed naval vessels owing to their high propulsive efficiency. As an important component of the wake vortex system of the water-jet propulsion...

Fiber construction strategies and properties of boron/fluoropolymer composites

Boron is considered a highly promising fuel owing to its high mass calorific value and volume calorific value. However, the oxide layer on its surface considerably restricts its practical application....

Dynamic behavior of carbon fiber honeycomb sandwich structures subjected to high-velocity soft-body impact

The all-carbon fiber honeycomb sandwich structure was fabricated, and the deformation and failure of the structure under soft-body impact were investigated by means of experiments and numerical simulations....

Mechanism of rotational adsorption effect in hollow tungsten NPA welding under dual magnetic-gas control

Aiming at the unresolved formation mechanism and the lack of quantitative control strategy for the negative-pressure arc in Supplying Gas Hollow Tungsten Negative-Pressure Arc (NPA-SHT) welding, this...

Mechanistic insights into ionic liquid-assisted nitration of chitin: A promising energetic polysaccharide for advanced applications

In this study, chitin biopolymer (CT) was successfully nitrated using the 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride ionic liquid and fuming nitric acid as the reaction medium for the first time. The obtained...

Quasi-static multiaxial and dynamic mechanical behavior of disordered auxetic foam

Auxetic metamaterials have attracted significant attention for protective applications due to their counterintuitive deformation behavior and superior energy absorption capabilities. However, comprehensive...

Closed-loop arctic husky optimizer algorithm for synergistic path and process optimization in high-power laser cleaning for defence applications

While high-power laser cleaning has emerged as a premier green technology for maintaining military asset readiness, existing automated approaches often compromise structural integrity by treating contamination...

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