Defence Technology

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A comprehensive review on material selection for polymer matrix composites subjected to impact load	83
Recent advances in catalytic combustion of AP-based composite solid propellants	79
Deep hybrid: Multi-graph neural network collaboration for hyperspectral image classification	72
A novel noise reduction technique for underwater acoustic signals based on complete ensemble empirical mode decomposition with adaptive noise, minimum mean square variance criterion and least mean squ	67
Hazard evaluation of ignition sensitivity and explosion severity for three typical MH2 (M= Mg, Ti, Zr) of energetic materials	66
Maneuvering target tracking of UAV based on MN-DDPG and transfer learning	65
Recent progress on transition metal oxides and carbon-supported transition metal oxides as catalysts for thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate	63
Recent applications of carbon-based composites in defence industry: A review	58
Static and free vibration analyses of functionally graded porous variable-thickness plates using an edge-based smoothed finite element method	52
An INS/GNSS integrated navigation in GNSS denied environment using recurrent neural network	50
Effect of friction stir processing on mechanical properties and heat transfer of TIG welded joint of AA6061 and AA7075	49
A review on lightweight materials for defence applications: Present and future developments	47
Experimental research on the instability propagation characteristics of liquid kerosene rotating detonation wave	46
Damage mechanics and energy absorption capabilities of natural fiber reinforced elastomeric based bio composite for sacrificial structural applications	46
Finite element analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates with porosity via a new hyperbolic shear deformation theory	45
Damage response of conventionally reinforced two-way spanning concrete slab under eccentric impacting drop weight loading	45
Survey and technological analysis of laser and its defense applications	45
Dynamic impact protective body armour: A comprehensive appraisal on panel engineering design and its prospective materials	43
Nitro-tetrazole based high performing explosives: Recent overview of synthesis and energetic properties	41
Optimal design of a novel cylindrical sandwich panel with double arrow auxetic core under air blast loading	40
Influence of active constrained layer damping on the coupled vibration response of functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic plates with skewed edges	40
Investigation on the process parameters of TIG-welded aluminum alloy through mechanical and microstructural characterization	39
Mechanical properties of thermal aged HTPB composite solid propellant under confining pressure	38
Maximizing deviation method for multiple attribute decision making under q-rung orthopair fuzzy environment	38
On vibration analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced magneto-electro-elastic plates with different electro-magnetic conditions using higher order finite element methods	38

Size dependent free vibration analysis of functionally graded piezoelectric micro/nano shell based on modified couple stress theory with considering thickness stretching effect	38
A novel signal feature extraction technology based on empirical wavelet transform and reverse dispersion entropy	37
An experimental study on ballistic impact response of jute reinforced polyethylene glycol and nano silica based shear thickening fluid composite	36
Multi-scale traffic vehicle detection based on faster R–CNN with NAS optimization and feature enrichment	35
Experimental investigation on dynamic response and damage models of circular RC columns subjected to underwater explosions	35
A novel feature extraction method for ship-radiated noise	35
Research and development on hypervelocity impact protection using Whipple shield: An overview	34
A review on the high energy oxidizer ammonium dinitramide: Its synthesis, thermal decomposition, hygroscopicity, and application in energetic materials	33
Experimental investigation on anti-penetration performance of polyurea-coated ASTM1045 steel plate subjected to projectile impact	33
A novel facial emotion recognition scheme based on graph mining	31
Adaptive phase field modelling of crack propagation in orthotropic functionally graded materials	31
Direct ink writing of 3D-Honeycombed CL-20 structures with low critical size	31
Effects of jute fibre content on the mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of the composites in structural applications	31
Synergistic effect of hybrid Himalayan Nettle/Bauhinia-vahlii fibers on physico-mechanical and sliding wear properties of epoxy composites	30
Path planning for moving target tracking by fixed-wing UAV	30
Effect of organo-modified montmorillonite nanoclay on mechanical, thermal and ablation behavior of carbon fiber/phenolic resin composites	29
Performance study of jute-epoxy composites/sandwiches under normal ballistic impact	29
Research progress on advanced rail materials for electromagnetic railgun technology	29
FE modeling of concrete beams and columns reinforced with FRP composites	28
Chemical design and characterization of cellulosic derivatives containing high-nitrogen functional groups: Towards the next generation of energetic biopolymers	27
Static and dynamic stability responses of multilayer functionally graded carbon nanotubes reinforced composite nanoplates via quasi 3D nonlocal strain gradient theory	27
Blast resistance evaluation of urban utility tunnel reinforced with BFRP bars	27
Visual SLAM in dynamic environments based on object detection	27
Buckling analysis of embedded graphene oxide powder-reinforced nanocomposite shells	26
Isogeometric analysis for free vibration of bidirectional functionally graded plates in the fluid medium	26
Influence of porosity distribution on nonlinear free vibration and transient responses of porous functionally graded skew plates	26
Optimization of buckling load for laminated composite plates using adaptive Kriging-improved PSO: A novel hybrid intelligent method	26
Vapor-phase decomposition of dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), a sarin surrogate, in presence of metal oxides	25
Air combat decision-making of multiple UCAVs based on constraint strategy games	25
Effects of nano-sized aluminum on detonation characteristics and metal acceleration for RDX-based aluminized explosive	25
Effect of nano powder (Al2O3-CaO) addition on the mechanical properties of the polymer blend matrix composite	25
Consequence of reinforced SiC particles and post process artificial ageing on microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir processed AA7075	25
Damage modeling of ballistic penetration and impact behavior of concrete panel under low and high velocities	24
Evaluation of effectiveness of polymer coatings in reducing blast-induced deformation of steel plates	24
Theoretical calculation and experimental study on the interaction mechanism between TKX-50 and AP	24
Recent advances on the nitrogen-rich 1,2,4-oxadiazole-azoles-based energetic materials	24
Effect of tool rotational speed on the particle distribution in friction stir welding of AA6092/17.5 SiCp-T6 composite plates and its consequences on the mechanical property of the joint	24
Peridynamic modeling and simulation of thermo-mechanical de-icing process with modified ice failure criterion	23
A higher order coupled frequency characteristics study of smart magneto-electro-elastic composite plates with cut-outs using finite element methods	23
Buckling analysis of shear deformable composite conical shells reinforced by CNTs subjected to combined loading on the two-parameter elastic foundation	23
High strain rate deformation of explosion-welded Ti6Al4V/pure titanium	23
Formation and characterization of core-shell CL-20/TNT composite prepared by spray-drying technique	22
The investigation of NTO/HMX-based plastic-bonded explosives and its safety performance	22
Experimental and numerical investigations of interface properties of Ti6Al4V/CP-Ti/Copper composite plate prepared by explosive welding	22
Crashworthiness performance of hybrid kenaf/glass fiber reinforced epoxy tube on winding orientation effect under quasi-static compression load	22
Dissimilar friction stir spot welding of AA2024-T3/AA7075-T6 aluminum alloys under different welding parameters and media	21
Research on the influences of confining pressure and strain rate on NEPE propellant: Experimental assessment and constitutive model	21
The effect of sintering and cooling process on geometry distortion and mechanical properties transition of PTFE/Al reactive materials	21
Multi-objective design optimization of composite submerged cylindrical pressure hull for minimum buoyancy factor and maximum buckling load capacity	21
Bionic stab-resistant body armor based on triangular pyramid structure	21

The effect of strain rate on compressive behavior and failure mechanism of CMDB propellant	20
Blast response of clay brick masonry unit walls unreinforced and reinforced with polyurea elastomer	20
Investigation of the mechanical and ballistic properties of hybrid carbon/ aramid woven laminates	20
On the higher-order thermal vibrations of FG saturated porous cylindrical micro-shells integrated with nanocomposite skins in viscoelastic medium	20
A cooperative interference resource allocation method based on improved firefly algorithm	20
Fabrication and characterization of Al–CuO nanocomposites prepared by sol-gel method	20
A Multi-UCAV cooperative occupation method based on weapon engagement zones for beyond-visual-range air combat	20
Underwater acoustic signal denoising model based on secondary variational mode decomposition	20
Dynamic crushing behaviors and enhanced energy absorption of bio-inspired hierarchical honeycombs with different topologies	20
Integrated guidance and control of guided projectile with multiple constraints based on fuzzy adaptive and dynamic surface	20
Mechanical behavior and failure mechanism of polyurea nanocomposites under quasi-static and dynamic compressive loading	19
Development of multi-physics numerical simulation model to investigate thermo-mechanical fatigue crack propagation in an autofrettaged gun barrel	19
Chain damage effects of multi-spaced plates by reactive jet impact	19
Effect of porosity on active damping of geometrically nonlinear vibrations of a functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic plate	19
Optimal control based coordinated taxiing path planning and tracking for multiple carrier aircraft on flight deck	19
Explosion temperature mapping of emulsion explosives containing TiH2 powders with the two-color pyrometer technique	19
The surface activation of boron to improve ignition and combustion characteristic	19
Finite-time tracking control and vibration suppression based on the concept of virtual control force for flexible two-link space robot	19
Machine learning method to predict dynamic compressive response of concrete-like material at high strain rates	18
Local blast wave interaction with tire structure	18
A new experimental way for the monitoring of the real/equivalent in-service-time of double base rocket propellant by coupling VST and PCA	18
Liquid phase in-situ synthesis of LiF coated boron powder composite and performance study	18
Impact of atmospheric turbulence on coherent beam combining for laser weapon systems	18
Preparation of HMX/TATB spherical composite explosive by droplet microfluidic technology	18
Autonomous maneuver decision-making for a UCAV in short-range aerial combat based on an MS-DDQN algorithm	17
Optimization of reluctance accelerator efficiency by an improved discharging circuit	17
Experimental investigation on enhanced damage to fuel tanks by reactive projectiles impact	17
Gas metal arc welding of high nitrogen stainless steel with Ar–N2-O2 ternary shielding gas	17
Statistical variability and fragility assessment of ballistic perforation of steel plates for 7.62 mm AP ammunition	17
An efficient light-to-heat conversion coupling photothermal effect and exothermic chemical reaction in Au NRs/V2C MXene membranes for high-performance laser ignition	17
Research status and development trend of MEMS S&A devices: A review	17
Analysis of sliding electric contact characteristics in augmented railgun based on the combination of contact resistance and sliding friction coefficient	17
Shock-induced reaction behaviors of functionally graded reactive material	17
Experimental investigation for machinability aspects of graphene oxide/carbon fiber reinforced polymer nanocomposites and predictive modeling using hybrid approach	17
Preparation of ammonium nitrate-based solid composite propellants supplemented with polyurethane/nitrocellulose blends binder and their thermal decomposition behavior	16
Influence of magnetically constricted arc traverse speed (MCATS) on tensile properties and microstructural characteristics of welded Inconel 718 alloy sheets	16
An interface shear damage model of chromium coating/steel substrate under thermal erosion load	16
Research of vibrations effect on hydraulic valves in military vehicles	16
Gabor-CNN for object detection based on small samples	16
Effects of total pressures and equivalence ratios on kerosene/air rotating detonation engines using a paralleling CE/SE method	16
A new energy efficient management approach for wireless sensor networks in target tracking	16
Force chains based mesoscale simulation on the dynamic response of Al-PTFE granular composites	16
Effect of metal powders on explosion of fuel-air explosives with delayed secondary igniters	16
Numerical research on adverse effect of muzzle flow formed by muzzle brake considering secondary combustion	15
An infrared target intrusion detection method based on feature fusion and enhancement	15
Damage to aircraft composite structures caused by directed energy system: A literature review	15
Improving the damage potential of W-Zr reactive structure material under extreme loading condition	15
Vibration analysis of fluid-conveying multi-scale hybrid nanocomposite shells with respect to agglomeration of nanofillers	15
Influence of thickness and projectile shape on penetration resistance of the compliant composite	15
Modeling and simulation of muzzle flow field of railgun with metal vapor and arc	15
Numerical investigation of the failure mechanism of cubic concrete specimens in SHPB tests	15
Numerical modelling of non-ideal detonation in ANFO explosives applying Wood-Kirkwood theory coupled with EXPLO5 thermochemical code	15
Online hierarchical recognition method for target tactical intention in beyond-visual-range air combat	15
Preparation and characterization of HMX/NH2-GO composite with enhanced thermal safety and desensitization	15
The SSA-BP-based potential threat prediction for aerial target considering commander emotion	14
Radar emitter multi-label recognition based on residual network	14
Formation and impact-induced separation of tandem EFPs	14
Performance analysis and design of loitering munitions: A comprehensive technical survey of recent developments	14
Characteristics structure analysis on debris cloud in the hypervelocity impact of disk projectile on thin plate	14
Development of cost effective personnel armour through structural hybridization	14
Response of masonry systems against blast loading	14
An investigation on anti-impact and penetration performance of basalt fiber composites with different weave and lay-up modes	14
A novel DOA estimation algorithm using directional antennas in cylindrical conformal arrays	14
Blast responses of polyurea retrofitted utility tunnel reinforced with basalt fibre reinforced polymer bars	14
Multifunctional A356 alloy/ PKSAnp composites: Microstructure and mechanical properties	14
The personal protective equipment (PPE) based on individual combat: A systematic review and trend analysis	13
Iron/aluminum nanocomposites prepared by one-step reduction method and their effects on thermal decomposition of AP and AN	13
Dual-steering mode based on direct yaw moment control for multi-wheel hub motor driven vehicles: Theoretical design and experimental assessment	13
Effect of the microporous structure of ammonium perchlorate on thermal behaviour and combustion characteristics	13
Barrier Lyapunov functions-based dynamic surface control with tracking error constraints for ammunition manipulator electro-hydraulic system	13
Vibration characteristics of sandwich plates with an auxetic honeycomb core and laminated three-phase skin layers under blast load	13
Ignition of nanothermites by a laser diode pulse	13
Field test and probabilistic analysis of irregular steel debris casualty risks from a person-borne improvised explosive device	13
A comparison of the ballistic behaviour of conventionally sintered and additively manufactured alumina	13
Numerical investigation on free air blast loads generated from center-initiated cylindrical charges with varied aspect ratio in arbitrary orientation	13
Recent progress in developing ballistic and anti-impact materials: Nanotechnology and main approaches	13
Preparation and characterization of HMX/EVA/hBNNSs micro-composites with improved thermal stability and reduced sensitivity	13
Thermodynamics and performance of Al/CuO nanothermite with different storage time	13
Texture evaluation in AZ31/AZ31 multilayer and AZ31/AA5068 laminar composite during accumulative roll bonding	13
Analysis of the stress wave and rarefaction wave produced by hypervelocity impact of sphere onto thin plate	12

Effects of particle size and content of RDX on burning stability of RDX-based propellants	12
Automatic recognition of sonar targets using feature selection in micro-Doppler signature	12
Effect of operating temperature on aged single lap bonded joints	12
Rapid destruction of sarin surrogates by gas phase reactions with focus on diisopropyl methylphosphonate (DIMP)	12
Numerical simulation of warhead transportation	12
Study on performance degradation and failure analysis of machine gun barrel	12
Bidirectional parallel multi-branch convolution feature pyramid network for target detection in aerial images of swarm UAVs	12
Penetration and internal blast behavior of reactive liner enhanced shaped charge against concrete space	12
Coating processes towards selective laser sintering of energetic material composites	12
Robust adaptive UKF based on SVR for inertial based integrated navigation	12
Adaptive robust feedback control of moving target tracking for all - Electrical tank with uncertainty	12
Enhancing the explosive characteristics of a Semtex explosive by involving admixtures of BCHMX and HMX	12
Influence of propagation direction on operation performance of rotating detonation combustor with turbine guide vane	11
Combustion characteristic and aging behavior of bimetal thermite powders	11
Effect of functionally-graded interphase on the elasto-plastic behavior of nylon-6/clay nanocomposites; a numerical study	11
Microwave absorption properties of Ni/C@SiC composites prepared by precursor impregnation and pyrolysis processes	11
Delamination process in cross-ply UHMWPE laminates under ballistic penetration	11
Numerical and experimental investigation on aluminum 6061-V-grooved stainless steel 304 explosive cladding	11
Background dominant colors extraction method based on color image quick fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm	11
Investigation on thermal characteristics and desensitization mechanism of improved step ladder-structured nitrocellulose	11
Experimental study on propagation characteristics of rotating detonation wave with kerosene fuel-rich gas	11
Rapid preparation of size-tunable nano-TATB by microfluidics	11
Light weight HTPB-clay nanocomposites (HCN) with enhanced ablation performance as inhibition materials for composite propellant	11
Influence of carbide ceramic reinforcements in improving tribological properties of A333 graded hybrid composites	11
Manipulator-based autonomous inspections at road checkpoints: Application of faster YOLO for detecting large objects	11
Nitroxy- and azidomethyl azofurazans as advanced energetic materials	11
Investigation on energy output structure of explosives near-ground explosion	11
Critical interfaces in body armour systems	11
Modelling ballistic impact on military helmets: The relevance of projectile plasticity	11
New insights in nano-copper chromite catalyzing ultrafine AP: Evaluation of dispersity and mixing uniformity	11
Real-time prediction of projectile penetration to laminates by training machine learning models with finite element solver as the trainer	11
An improved adaptive differential evolution algorithm for single unmanned aerial vehicle multitasking	11
Experimental study of transient pressure wave in the behind armor blunt trauma induced by different rifle bullets	11
Applicability of unique scarf joint configuration in friction stir welding of AA6061-T6: Analysis of torque, force, microstructure and mechanical properties	11
Experimental study on ceramic balls impact composite armor	11
Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion	10
Inherent relationship between process parameters, crystallization and mechanical properties of continuous carbon fiber reinforced PEEK composites	10
Design optimization of composite egg-shaped submersible pressure hull for minimum buoyancy factor	10
Irreversible demagnetization mechanism of permanent magnets during electromagnetic buffering	10
A split target detection and tracking algorithm for ballistic missile tracking during the re-entry phase	10
Influence of metal/composite interface on the damage behavior and energy absorption mechanisms of FMLs against projectile impact	10
Interval uncertain optimization for damping fluctuation of a segmented electromagnetic buffer under intensive impact load	10
Bending and stress analysis of polymeric composite plates reinforced with functionally graded graphene platelets based on sinusoidal shear-deformation plate theory	10
Distributed Multicircular Circumnavigation Control for UAVs with Desired Angular Spacing	10
Numerical simulation of dynamic large deformation and fracture damage for solid armature in electromagnetic railgun	10
Research on extraction and reproduction of deformation camouflage spot based on generative adversarial network model	10
The deformation and failure mechanism of cylindrical shell and square plate with pre-formed holes under blast loading	10
Effect of silicon carbide and wire-mesh reinforcements in dissimilar grade aluminium explosive clad composites	10
Numerical simulation study on penetration performance of depleted Uranium (DU) alloy fragments	10
Numerical investigation of the shockwave overpressure fields of multi-sources FAE explosions	10
Buckling of composite cylindrical shells with ovality and thickness variation subjected to hydrostatic pressure	10
Research on simultaneous localization and mapping for AUV by an improved method: Variance reduction FastSLAM with simulated annealing	10
Machine learning and numerical investigation on drag reduction of underwater serial multi-projectiles	10
A novel method for determination of lethal radius for high-explosive artillery projectiles	10
Experimental study on WFeNiMo high-entropy alloy projectile penetrating semi-infinite steel target	10
Experimental and numerical study of the blast wave decrease using sandwich panel by granular materials core	10
Storage life prediction under pre-strained thermally-accelerated aging of HTPB coating using the change of crosslinking density	10
MF-CFI: A fused evaluation index for camouflage patterns based on human visual perception	9
Fragment spatial distribution of prismatic casing under internal explosive loading	9
One-step green method to prepare progressive burning gun propellant through gradient denitration strategy	9
Mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of pristine and functionalized carbon nanotube reinforced metallic glass composites: A molecular dynamics approach	9
Relative performance of novel blast wave mitigation system to conventional system based on mitigation percent criteria	9
Microstructural image based convolutional neural networks for efficient prediction of full-field stress maps in short fiber polymer composites	9
Modeling the blast load induced by a close-in explosion considering cylindrical charge parameters	9
Research on DSO vision positioning technology based on binocular stereo panoramic vision system	9
A review on the current status of Fe–Al based ferritic lightweight steel	9
Robust cubature Kalman filter method for the nonlinear alignment of SINS	9
Insensitive energetic microspheres DAAF/RDX fabricated by facile molecular self-assembly	9
Camouflaged people detection based on a semi-supervised search identification network	9
Microfluidic assisted 90% loading CL-20 spherical particles: Enhancing self-sustaining combustion performance	9
Design and motion analysis of reconfigurable wheel-legged mobile robot	9
Mechanical behavior of entangled metallic wire materials-polyurethane interpenetrating composites	9
A new model for the expansion tube considering the stress coupling: Theory, experiments and simulations	9
Analysis for the residual prestress of composite barrel for railgun with tension winding	9
The effect of al particle size on thermal decomposition, mechanical strength and sensitivity of Al/ZrH2/PTFE composite	9
Improving the energy release characteristics of PTFE/Al by doping magnesium hydride	9
Machine learning enabled identification and real-time prediction of living plants’ stress using terahertz waves	8
Numerical damage evaluation of perforated steel columns subjected to blast loading	8
Arbitrary-oriented target detection in large scene sar images	8
3D direct writing and micro detonation of CL-20 based explosive ink containing O/W emulsion binder	8
Moving horizon based wavelet de-noising method of dual-observed geomagnetic signal for nonlinear high spin projectile roll positioning	8
Behind-plate overpressure effect of steel-encased reactive material projectile impacting thin aluminum plate	8
Improved lazy theta∗ algorithm based on octree map for path planning of UAV	8
Adaptive target and jamming recognition for the pulse doppler radar fuze based on a time-frequency joint feature and an online-updated naive bayesian classifier with minimal risk	8
Synthesis and properties of novel nitro-based thermally stable energetic compounds	8
Adaptive control of track tension estimation using radial basis function neural network	8
Effect of microstructure on short pulse duration shock initiation of TATB and initial response mechanism	8
Burning characteristics of high density foamed GAP/CL-20 propellants	8
Experimental study of Al agglomeration on solid propellant burning surface and condensed combustion products	8
Task assignment in ground-to-air confrontation based on multiagent deep reinforcement learning	8
Fabrication and characterization of mussel-inspired layer-by-layer assembled CL-20-based energetic films via micro-jet printing	8
Effect of the end cap on the fragment velocity distribution of a cylindrical cased charge	8
Dynamic necking of a near α titanium alloy at high strain rates: Experiments and modelling	8
Supercritical carbon dioxide as a new working medium for pneumatic launch: A theoretical study	8
Experimental and numerical investigation of zirconium jet performance with different liner shapes design	8