...Mostafa Jafari; Hamid Reza Zarghami Purpose Regarding the important roles of creativity and innovation for accomplishing innovative missions in aerospace industries, this study aims to explore the impact of a three-month TRIZ (an engineering problem-solving toolkit) training workshop on enhancing...

... review study suggests however that internal combustion engines used in transportation produce 23 percent of the UK's carbon dioxide emissions, a number which has increased from 14 percent in 1980 (Taylor, 2008). © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Aerospace industry Aircraft engines...

...Weishi Chen; Qunyu Xu; Huansheng Ning; Taosheng Wang; Jing Li Purpose Foreign object debris (FOD) poses a significant hazard to aviation safety and brings huge economic losses to the aerospace industry due to aircraft damage and out‐of‐service delays. Different schemes and sensors have been...

...M. Sedighi; M. Moattari Purpose Aerospace industry was pioneered in the use of superplastic forming (SPF) process. Weight saving is the most important need in this industry. For this reason, there is special attention paid to this method. Blow forming is a common method for SPF process. Process...

... element and contains a combination of materials including nickel, titanium and fibreglass. Light weight honeycomb core sandwich construction has been used extensively in the aerospace industry (Gay et al., 2003). Those are machined into various shapes prior to bonding (Huang and Lu, 2006...

... direction have been assumed to be equal to the ones measured directly by tests executed on the design laminates under mono‐axial loads. Fulvio Romano can be contacted at: f.romano@ciza.it © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2010 Structural design Composite materials Aerospace industry...

...Mostafa Jafari; Jalal Rezaeenour; Peyman Akhavan; Mehdi N. Fesharaki Purpose The objective of this paper is to develop a model for planning and establishment of knowledge management (KM) strategy in one of the Iranian Sub‐stream Aerospace Industries Organization to improve company's performance...

...Mostafa Jafari; Peyman Akhavan; Jalal Rezaee Nour; Mehdi N. Fesharaki Purpose This paper aims to discuss the essential issues of knowledge management adoption, in order to establish a knowledge management program in Iran Aerospace Industries Organization (AIO). Design/methodology/approach...

... and adhesive property degradation on integrity of adhesively bonded joints. Results reported here will be of use in assessing effects of de‐painting on the structural performance of adhesively bonded joints. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Adhesives Joining processes Paints Aerospace...

... that V_e can be added and rendezvous time cannot too long. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007 Aerospace industry Space technology In space transportation systems, the idea of aeroassisted orbital transfer opens new mission opportunities, especially with regard...

...Mostafa Jafari; Peyman Akhavan; Mehdi N. Fesharaki; Mohammad Fathian Purpose The main objective of this paper is to develop a knowledge management (KM)approach in Iran aerospace industries based on the findings through the analysis of successful practices in KM area. Design/methodology/approach...

... for service on the Atlas and Delta launch vehicles. CECE demonstrates propulsion technologies to land on the moon Keywords: Aerospace industry, Space technology In recent testing, Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne's (PWR) Common Extensible Cryogenic Engine (CECE) reportedly exceeded performance...

... Study highlights challenges in aerospace composites Keywords: Aircraft industry, Aerospace industry The need to establish first tier aerospace carbon fibre component suppliers and boost training in composites manufacture in North West England is highlighted in the findings of a new...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Aerospace industry Aircraft UAV centre to enable routine unmanned flying Keywords: Aerospace industry, Aircraft A new partnership will see the creation of a national UAV centre that will provide operators...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Air safety Aerospace industry Safety recommendation A-06-44 through -47 Keywords: Air safety, Aerospace industry The National Transportation Safety Board recommends that the Federal Aviation Administration...

... Real-time embedded communications solution for aerospace market Keywords: Aerospace industry, Aircraft components LynuxWork Inc. announces that its LynxOS-178 real-time operating system(RTOS) product now claims complete integration with Objective Interface Systems'ORBexpress RT...

... from: SGI, Tel: +1 650.933.7777 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Aerospace industry Transport industry Faster analysis of aerospace components and assemblies Keywords: Aerospace industry, Transport industry To support faster time to market and achieve more...

... These efforts are expected to lead to an international ethics code of conduct that will set standards of global ethical behaviour, AIA of America President and CEO John Douglass said. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Business ethics Aerospace industry AIA...

... © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Aerospace industry Training Eurofighter supports International Aerospace Summer School Keywords: Aerospace industry, Training The four national members of the Eurofighter consortium supported the first International...

... Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2006 --> Aerospace industry Aircraft components Launch hardware tracker Keywords: Aerospace industry, Aircraft components The launch was supported by the Strategic and Developmental Planning Directorate of the Air Force Space and Missile...