Hacker News with Generative AI: Aerospace Engineering

LLMs for Engineering: Teaching Models to Design High Powered Rockets (arxiv.org)
Large Language Models (LLMs) have transformed software engineering, but their application to physical engineering domains remains underexplored.
Artificial Intelligence, Engineering, Aerospace Engineering
123 points by tamassimond 9 days ago | 44 comments
The Evolution of Supersonic Inlet Design (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
Aerospace Engineering, Supersonic Flight, Design
6 points by JumpCrisscross 17 days ago | 0 comments
Ultra-precision formation flying demonstration for space-based interferometry (arxiv.org)
We propose SILVIA (Space Interferometer Laboratory Voyaging towards Innovative Applications), a mission concept designed to demonstrate ultra-precision formation flying between three spacecraft separated by 100 m.
Space Exploration, Technology, Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy, Scientific Research
70 points by PaulHoule 18 days ago | 23 comments
A Real-Time Algorithm for Non-Convex Powered Descent Guidance [pdf] (depts.washington.edu)
Algorithms, Aerospace Engineering, Optimization, Real-time Systems
46 points by nill0 20 days ago | 7 comments
A New Form Factor for Drones: Vertical and Coaxial (core77.com)
Since its invention, the form factor of the airplane has been bird-based; both airplanes and birds remain aloft by having appreciable wingspans. And in broad strokes, the overall form of the airplane hasn't changed much in the past 100 years.
Drones, Aerospace Engineering, Design, Innovation
39 points by surprisetalk 49 days ago | 28 comments
42 - Spacecraft Simulation (github.com/ericstoneking)
42 is a comprehensive general-purpose simulation of spacecraft attitude and orbit dynamics. Its primary purpose is to support design and validation of attitude control systems, from concept studies through integration and test.
Spacecraft, Simulation, Software, Aerospace Engineering
81 points by Stevvo 126 days ago | 10 comments
NASA believes it understands why Ingenuity crashed on Mars (arstechnica.com)
Eleven months after the Ingenuity helicopter made its final flight on Mars, engineers and scientists at NASA and a private company that helped build the flying vehicle said they have identified what probably caused it to crash on the surface of Mars.
Space Exploration, Mars, NASA, Aerospace Engineering
94 points by thunderbong 149 days ago | 49 comments
Blended Wing Body Passenger Airplanes and the End of Winged Tubes (hackaday.com)
Ask someone to picture an airplane and they’re likely to think of what is essentially a tube with wings and a stabilizing tail tacked onto one end of said tube. Yet it is also no secret that the lift produced by such a tube is rather poor, even if they’re straightforward for loading cargo (static and self-loading) into them and for deciding where to put in windows.
Aviation, Aerospace Engineering, Design
8 points by rolph 157 days ago | 0 comments
Student rocket group shatters amateur space record (viterbischool.usc.edu)
Aftershock II, the latest rocket designed and built by the student-run USC Rocket Propulsion Lab (USCRPL) at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering, has broken the international altitude record – reaching further into space than any non-governmental and non-commercial group has ever flown before.
Space Exploration, Aerospace Engineering, Student Projects, Records, Universities
281 points by wallflower 163 days ago | 233 comments
Model Rocket Nails Vertical Landing After Three-Year Effort (hackaday.com)
Robotics, Aerospace Engineering, DIY Projects
128 points by rolph 302 days ago | 30 comments
NASA indefinitely delays return of Starliner to review propulsion data (arstechnica.com)
NASA, Space Travel, Aerospace Engineering, Delays
77 points by ceejayoz 321 days ago | 79 comments
Scientists are developing a new way to power low-orbit spacecraft using air (surrey.ac.uk)
Spacecraft, Aerospace Engineering, Renewable Energy
12 points by wawayanda 363 days ago | 1 comments