Defence Technology

Papers
(The TQCC of Defence Technology is 8. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)
ArticleCitations
A comprehensive review on material selection for polymer matrix composites subjected to impact load84
Recent advances in catalytic combustion of AP-based composite solid propellants79
Deep hybrid: Multi-graph neural network collaboration for hyperspectral image classification73
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 squ68
Maneuvering target tracking of UAV based on MN-DDPG and transfer learning68
Hazard evaluation of ignition sensitivity and explosion severity for three typical MH2 (M= Mg, Ti, Zr) of energetic materials67
Recent applications of carbon-based composites in defence industry: A review65
Recent progress on transition metal oxides and carbon-supported transition metal oxides as catalysts for thermal decomposition of ammonium perchlorate63
A review on lightweight materials for defence applications: Present and future developments53
Effect of friction stir processing on mechanical properties and heat transfer of TIG welded joint of AA6061 and AA707552
Static and free vibration analyses of functionally graded porous variable-thickness plates using an edge-based smoothed finite element method52
Damage response of conventionally reinforced two-way spanning concrete slab under eccentric impacting drop weight loading49
Survey and technological analysis of laser and its defense applications48
Experimental research on the instability propagation characteristics of liquid kerosene rotating detonation wave47
Damage mechanics and energy absorption capabilities of natural fiber reinforced elastomeric based bio composite for sacrificial structural applications46
Finite element analysis of functionally graded sandwich plates with porosity via a new hyperbolic shear deformation theory45
Dynamic impact protective body armour: A comprehensive appraisal on panel engineering design and its prospective materials44
Size dependent free vibration analysis of functionally graded piezoelectric micro/nano shell based on modified couple stress theory with considering thickness stretching effect42
Nitro-tetrazole based high performing explosives: Recent overview of synthesis and energetic properties42
Investigation on the process parameters of TIG-welded aluminum alloy through mechanical and microstructural characterization41
Influence of active constrained layer damping on the coupled vibration response of functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic plates with skewed edges40
Optimal design of a novel cylindrical sandwich panel with double arrow auxetic core under air blast loading40
Mechanical properties of thermal aged HTPB composite solid propellant under confining pressure39
Maximizing deviation method for multiple attribute decision making under q-rung orthopair fuzzy environment38
On vibration analysis of functionally graded carbon nanotube reinforced magneto-electro-elastic plates with different electro-magnetic conditions using higher order finite element methods38
Multi-scale traffic vehicle detection based on faster R–CNN with NAS optimization and feature enrichment38
A novel signal feature extraction technology based on empirical wavelet transform and reverse dispersion entropy37
A review on the high energy oxidizer ammonium dinitramide: Its synthesis, thermal decomposition, hygroscopicity, and application in energetic materials37
A novel feature extraction method for ship-radiated noise36
An experimental study on ballistic impact response of jute reinforced polyethylene glycol and nano silica based shear thickening fluid composite36
Research and development on hypervelocity impact protection using Whipple shield: An overview36
Effects of jute fibre content on the mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of the composites in structural applications35
Experimental investigation on dynamic response and damage models of circular RC columns subjected to underwater explosions35
Experimental investigation on anti-penetration performance of polyurea-coated ASTM1045 steel plate subjected to projectile impact34
Adaptive phase field modelling of crack propagation in orthotropic functionally graded materials32
A novel facial emotion recognition scheme based on graph mining32
Direct ink writing of 3D-Honeycombed CL-20 structures with low critical size31
Effect of organo-modified montmorillonite nanoclay on mechanical, thermal and ablation behavior of carbon fiber/phenolic resin composites30
FE modeling of concrete beams and columns reinforced with FRP composites30
Machine learning method to predict dynamic compressive response of concrete-like material at high strain rates30
Path planning for moving target tracking by fixed-wing UAV30
Synergistic effect of hybrid Himalayan Nettle/Bauhinia-vahlii fibers on physico-mechanical and sliding wear properties of epoxy composites30
Research progress on advanced rail materials for electromagnetic railgun technology30
Static and dynamic stability responses of multilayer functionally graded carbon nanotubes reinforced composite nanoplates via quasi 3D nonlocal strain gradient theory29
Performance study of jute-epoxy composites/sandwiches under normal ballistic impact29
Visual SLAM in dynamic environments based on object detection28
Influence of porosity distribution on nonlinear free vibration and transient responses of porous functionally graded skew plates27
Air combat decision-making of multiple UCAVs based on constraint strategy games27
Blast resistance evaluation of urban utility tunnel reinforced with BFRP bars27
Chemical design and characterization of cellulosic derivatives containing high-nitrogen functional groups: Towards the next generation of energetic biopolymers27
Isogeometric analysis for free vibration of bidirectional functionally graded plates in the fluid medium27
Buckling analysis of embedded graphene oxide powder-reinforced nanocomposite shells26
Vapor-phase decomposition of dimethyl methylphosphonate (DMMP), a sarin surrogate, in presence of metal oxides26
Optimization of buckling load for laminated composite plates using adaptive Kriging-improved PSO: A novel hybrid intelligent method26
Consequence of reinforced SiC particles and post process artificial ageing on microstructure and mechanical properties of friction stir processed AA707526
Theoretical calculation and experimental study on the interaction mechanism between TKX-50 and AP25
Effects of nano-sized aluminum on detonation characteristics and metal acceleration for RDX-based aluminized explosive25
Evaluation of effectiveness of polymer coatings in reducing blast-induced deformation of steel plates25
Damage modeling of ballistic penetration and impact behavior of concrete panel under low and high velocities24
High strain rate deformation of explosion-welded Ti6Al4V/pure titanium24
Recent advances on the nitrogen-rich 1,2,4-oxadiazole-azoles-based energetic materials24
Buckling analysis of shear deformable composite conical shells reinforced by CNTs subjected to combined loading on the two-parameter elastic foundation23
Blast response of clay brick masonry unit walls unreinforced and reinforced with polyurea elastomer23
Experimental and numerical investigations of interface properties of Ti6Al4V/CP-Ti/Copper composite plate prepared by explosive welding23
The effect of sintering and cooling process on geometry distortion and mechanical properties transition of PTFE/Al reactive materials23
A Multi-UCAV cooperative occupation method based on weapon engagement zones for beyond-visual-range air combat23
Peridynamic modeling and simulation of thermo-mechanical de-icing process with modified ice failure criterion23
A higher order coupled frequency characteristics study of smart magneto-electro-elastic composite plates with cut-outs using finite element methods23
Crashworthiness performance of hybrid kenaf/glass fiber reinforced epoxy tube on winding orientation effect under quasi-static compression load23
Underwater acoustic signal denoising model based on secondary variational mode decomposition22
The investigation of NTO/HMX-based plastic-bonded explosives and its safety performance22
Bionic stab-resistant body armor based on triangular pyramid structure22
Formation and characterization of core-shell CL-20/TNT composite prepared by spray-drying technique22
Optimal control based coordinated taxiing path planning and tracking for multiple carrier aircraft on flight deck22
Dissimilar friction stir spot welding of AA2024-T3/AA7075-T6 aluminum alloys under different welding parameters and media21
Multi-objective design optimization of composite submerged cylindrical pressure hull for minimum buoyancy factor and maximum buckling load capacity21
A cooperative interference resource allocation method based on improved firefly algorithm21
Investigation of the mechanical and ballistic properties of hybrid carbon/ aramid woven laminates21
Research on the influences of confining pressure and strain rate on NEPE propellant: Experimental assessment and constitutive model21
Mechanical behavior and failure mechanism of polyurea nanocomposites under quasi-static and dynamic compressive loading20
The effect of strain rate on compressive behavior and failure mechanism of CMDB propellant20
Chain damage effects of multi-spaced plates by reactive jet impact20
On the higher-order thermal vibrations of FG saturated porous cylindrical micro-shells integrated with nanocomposite skins in viscoelastic medium20
Dynamic crushing behaviors and enhanced energy absorption of bio-inspired hierarchical honeycombs with different topologies20
Integrated guidance and control of guided projectile with multiple constraints based on fuzzy adaptive and dynamic surface20
Effect of porosity on active damping of geometrically nonlinear vibrations of a functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic plate20
Fabrication and characterization of Al–CuO nanocomposites prepared by sol-gel method20
Preparation of HMX/TATB spherical composite explosive by droplet microfluidic technology20
Development of multi-physics numerical simulation model to investigate thermo-mechanical fatigue crack propagation in an autofrettaged gun barrel19
The surface activation of boron to improve ignition and combustion characteristic19
Research status and development trend of MEMS S&A devices: A review19
Finite-time tracking control and vibration suppression based on the concept of virtual control force for flexible two-link space robot19
Experimental investigation for machinability aspects of graphene oxide/carbon fiber reinforced polymer nanocomposites and predictive modeling using hybrid approach18
Impact of atmospheric turbulence on coherent beam combining for laser weapon systems18
Optimization of reluctance accelerator efficiency by an improved discharging circuit18
Gas metal arc welding of high nitrogen stainless steel with Ar–N2-O2 ternary shielding gas18
A new experimental way for the monitoring of the real/equivalent in-service-time of double base rocket propellant by coupling VST and PCA18
Liquid phase in-situ synthesis of LiF coated boron powder composite and performance study18
Local blast wave interaction with tire structure18
Explosion temperature mapping of emulsion explosives containing TiH2 powders with the two-color pyrometer technique18
Experimental investigation on enhanced damage to fuel tanks by reactive projectiles impact17
Gabor-CNN for object detection based on small samples17
Analysis of sliding electric contact characteristics in augmented railgun based on the combination of contact resistance and sliding friction coefficient17
Preparation of ammonium nitrate-based solid composite propellants supplemented with polyurethane/nitrocellulose blends binder and their thermal decomposition behavior17
An efficient light-to-heat conversion coupling photothermal effect and exothermic chemical reaction in Au NRs/V2C MXene membranes for high-performance laser ignition17
Effects of total pressures and equivalence ratios on kerosene/air rotating detonation engines using a paralleling CE/SE method17
Statistical variability and fragility assessment of ballistic perforation of steel plates for 7.62 mm AP ammunition17
Research of vibrations effect on hydraulic valves in military vehicles17
Autonomous maneuver decision-making for a UCAV in short-range aerial combat based on an MS-DDQN algorithm17
Online hierarchical recognition method for target tactical intention in beyond-visual-range air combat17
Shock-induced reaction behaviors of functionally graded reactive material17
Influence of magnetically constricted arc traverse speed (MCATS) on tensile properties and microstructural characteristics of welded Inconel 718 alloy sheets16
An interface shear damage model of chromium coating/steel substrate under thermal erosion load16
Numerical research on adverse effect of muzzle flow formed by muzzle brake considering secondary combustion16
Force chains based mesoscale simulation on the dynamic response of Al-PTFE granular composites16
Influence of thickness and projectile shape on penetration resistance of the compliant composite16
A new energy efficient management approach for wireless sensor networks in target tracking16
Effect of metal powders on explosion of fuel-air explosives with delayed secondary igniters16
Modeling and simulation of muzzle flow field of railgun with metal vapor and arc16
The personal protective equipment (PPE) based on individual combat: A systematic review and trend analysis16
Numerical investigation of the failure mechanism of cubic concrete specimens in SHPB tests15
Numerical modelling of non-ideal detonation in ANFO explosives applying Wood-Kirkwood theory coupled with EXPLO5 thermochemical code15
Radar emitter multi-label recognition based on residual network15
Response of masonry systems against blast loading15
Vibration analysis of fluid-conveying multi-scale hybrid nanocomposite shells with respect to agglomeration of nanofillers15
An infrared target intrusion detection method based on feature fusion and enhancement15
Damage to aircraft composite structures caused by directed energy system: A literature review15
Preparation and characterization of HMX/NH2-GO composite with enhanced thermal safety and desensitization15
The SSA-BP-based potential threat prediction for aerial target considering commander emotion15
Development of cost effective personnel armour through structural hybridization15
Blast responses of polyurea retrofitted utility tunnel reinforced with basalt fibre reinforced polymer bars15
Improving the damage potential of W-Zr reactive structure material under extreme loading condition15
Vibration characteristics of sandwich plates with an auxetic honeycomb core and laminated three-phase skin layers under blast load14
Iron/aluminum nanocomposites prepared by one-step reduction method and their effects on thermal decomposition of AP and AN14
Preparation and characterization of HMX/EVA/hBNNSs micro-composites with improved thermal stability and reduced sensitivity14
Effect of the microporous structure of ammonium perchlorate on thermal behaviour and combustion characteristics14
Performance analysis and design of loitering munitions: A comprehensive technical survey of recent developments14
An investigation on anti-impact and penetration performance of basalt fiber composites with different weave and lay-up modes14
A novel DOA estimation algorithm using directional antennas in cylindrical conformal arrays14
Formation and impact-induced separation of tandem EFPs14
Multifunctional A356 alloy/ PKSAnp composites: Microstructure and mechanical properties14
Ignition of nanothermites by a laser diode pulse14
Thermodynamics and performance of Al/CuO nanothermite with different storage time14
Barrier Lyapunov functions-based dynamic surface control with tracking error constraints for ammunition manipulator electro-hydraulic system14
Texture evaluation in AZ31/AZ31 multilayer and AZ31/AA5068 laminar composite during accumulative roll bonding13
Modelling ballistic impact on military helmets: The relevance of projectile plasticity13
Field test and probabilistic analysis of irregular steel debris casualty risks from a person-borne improvised explosive device13
Adaptive robust feedback control of moving target tracking for all - Electrical tank with uncertainty13
Dual-steering mode based on direct yaw moment control for multi-wheel hub motor driven vehicles: Theoretical design and experimental assessment13
Numerical simulation of warhead transportation13
Numerical investigation on free air blast loads generated from center-initiated cylindrical charges with varied aspect ratio in arbitrary orientation13
Recent progress in developing ballistic and anti-impact materials: Nanotechnology and main approaches13
Inherent relationship between process parameters, crystallization and mechanical properties of continuous carbon fiber reinforced PEEK composites13
Penetration and internal blast behavior of reactive liner enhanced shaped charge against concrete space12
Analysis of the stress wave and rarefaction wave produced by hypervelocity impact of sphere onto thin plate12
Distributed Multicircular Circumnavigation Control for UAVs with Desired Angular Spacing12
An improved adaptive differential evolution algorithm for single unmanned aerial vehicle multitasking12
Automatic recognition of sonar targets using feature selection in micro-Doppler signature12
Real-time prediction of projectile penetration to laminates by training machine learning models with finite element solver as the trainer12
Rapid destruction of sarin surrogates by gas phase reactions with focus on diisopropyl methylphosphonate (DIMP)12
Influence of carbide ceramic reinforcements in improving tribological properties of A333 graded hybrid composites12
Effects of particle size and content of RDX on burning stability of RDX-based propellants12
Bidirectional parallel multi-branch convolution feature pyramid network for target detection in aerial images of swarm UAVs12
Combustion characteristic and aging behavior of bimetal thermite powders12
Rapid preparation of size-tunable nano-TATB by microfluidics12
Delamination process in cross-ply UHMWPE laminates under ballistic penetration12
Robust adaptive UKF based on SVR for inertial based integrated navigation12
Design optimization of composite egg-shaped submersible pressure hull for minimum buoyancy factor11
Machine learning and numerical investigation on drag reduction of underwater serial multi-projectiles11
Investigation on thermal characteristics and desensitization mechanism of improved step ladder-structured nitrocellulose11
Effect of silicon carbide and wire-mesh reinforcements in dissimilar grade aluminium explosive clad composites11
Light weight HTPB-clay nanocomposites (HCN) with enhanced ablation performance as inhibition materials for composite propellant11
Applicability of unique scarf joint configuration in friction stir welding of AA6061-T6: Analysis of torque, force, microstructure and mechanical properties11
Manipulator-based autonomous inspections at road checkpoints: Application of faster YOLO for detecting large objects11
Insensitive energetic microspheres DAAF/RDX fabricated by facile molecular self-assembly11
Background dominant colors extraction method based on color image quick fuzzy c-means clustering algorithm11
Influence of propagation direction on operation performance of rotating detonation combustor with turbine guide vane11
Experimental and numerical study of the blast wave decrease using sandwich panel by granular materials core11
New insights in nano-copper chromite catalyzing ultrafine AP: Evaluation of dispersity and mixing uniformity11
Nitroxy- and azidomethyl azofurazans as advanced energetic materials11
Microwave absorption properties of Ni/C@SiC composites prepared by precursor impregnation and pyrolysis processes11
Numerical and experimental investigation on aluminum 6061-V-grooved stainless steel 304 explosive cladding11
Critical interfaces in body armour systems11
The deformation and failure mechanism of cylindrical shell and square plate with pre-formed holes under blast loading11
Experimental study on propagation characteristics of rotating detonation wave with kerosene fuel-rich gas11
Effect of functionally-graded interphase on the elasto-plastic behavior of nylon-6/clay nanocomposites; a numerical study11
Experimental investigations on small-and full-scale ship models with polyurea coatings subjected to underwater explosion11
Experimental study of transient pressure wave in the behind armor blunt trauma induced by different rifle bullets11
Bending and stress analysis of polymeric composite plates reinforced with functionally graded graphene platelets based on sinusoidal shear-deformation plate theory10
Buckling of composite cylindrical shells with ovality and thickness variation subjected to hydrostatic pressure10
Research on simultaneous localization and mapping for AUV by an improved method: Variance reduction FastSLAM with simulated annealing10
Microstructural image based convolutional neural networks for efficient prediction of full-field stress maps in short fiber polymer composites10
A split target detection and tracking algorithm for ballistic missile tracking during the re-entry phase10
Experimental study on WFeNiMo high-entropy alloy projectile penetrating semi-infinite steel target10
Numerical simulation study on penetration performance of depleted Uranium (DU) alloy fragments10
Numerical investigation of the shockwave overpressure fields of multi-sources FAE explosions10
Fragment spatial distribution of prismatic casing under internal explosive loading10
Microfluidic assisted 90% loading CL-20 spherical particles: Enhancing self-sustaining combustion performance10
Damage analysis of POZD coated square reinforced concrete slab under contact blast10
Modeling the blast load induced by a close-in explosion considering cylindrical charge parameters10
Influence of metal/composite interface on the damage behavior and energy absorption mechanisms of FMLs against projectile impact10
Storage life prediction under pre-strained thermally-accelerated aging of HTPB coating using the change of crosslinking density10
Mechanical properties and thermal conductivity of pristine and functionalized carbon nanotube reinforced metallic glass composites: A molecular dynamics approach10
Research on extraction and reproduction of deformation camouflage spot based on generative adversarial network model10
Irreversible demagnetization mechanism of permanent magnets during electromagnetic buffering10
A novel method for determination of lethal radius for high-explosive artillery projectiles10
Design and motion analysis of reconfigurable wheel-legged mobile robot10
Interval uncertain optimization for damping fluctuation of a segmented electromagnetic buffer under intensive impact load10
Research on DSO vision positioning technology based on binocular stereo panoramic vision system9
One-step green method to prepare progressive burning gun propellant through gradient denitration strategy9
A new model for the expansion tube considering the stress coupling: Theory, experiments and simulations9
Analysis for the residual prestress of composite barrel for railgun with tension winding9
Machine learning enabled identification and real-time prediction of living plants’ stress using terahertz waves9
Improving the energy release characteristics of PTFE/Al by doping magnesium hydride9
MF-CFI: A fused evaluation index for camouflage patterns based on human visual perception9
Elliptical encirclement control capable of reinforcing performances for UAVs around a dynamic target9
Robust cubature Kalman filter method for the nonlinear alignment of SINS9
Mechanical behavior of entangled metallic wire materials-polyurethane interpenetrating composites9
Camouflaged people detection based on a semi-supervised search identification network9
Ballistic impact response of flexible and rigid UHMWPE textile composites: Experiments and simulations9
Fabrication and characterization of mussel-inspired layer-by-layer assembled CL-20-based energetic films via micro-jet printing9
A review on the current status of Fe–Al based ferritic lightweight steel9
Study on energy release characteristics of reactive material casings under explosive loading9
The effect of al particle size on thermal decomposition, mechanical strength and sensitivity of Al/ZrH2/PTFE composite9
Relative performance of novel blast wave mitigation system to conventional system based on mitigation percent criteria9
Ballistic response of armour plates using Generative Adversarial Networks8
Effect of different geometrical non-uniformities on nonlinear vibration of porous functionally graded skew plates: A finite element study8
Ultra-lightweight CNN design based on neural architecture search and knowledge distillation: A novel method to build the automatic recognition model of space target ISAR images8
Dynamic necking of a near α titanium alloy at high strain rates: Experiments and modelling8
Supercritical carbon dioxide as a new working medium for pneumatic launch: A theoretical study8
Adaptive control of track tension estimation using radial basis function neural network8
Experimental and numerical investigation of zirconium jet performance with different liner shapes design8
Behind-plate overpressure effect of steel-encased reactive material projectile impacting thin aluminum plate8
Study of residual stresses and distortions from the Ti6Al4V based thin-walled geometries built using LPBF process8
Improved lazy theta∗ algorithm based on octree map for path planning of UAV8
Task assignment in ground-to-air confrontation based on multiagent deep reinforcement learning8
Numerical damage evaluation of perforated steel columns subjected to blast loading8
Debris cloud structure and hazardous fragments distribution under hypervelocity yaw impact8
3D direct writing and micro detonation of CL-20 based explosive ink containing O/W emulsion binder8
Controllable combustion behaviors of the laser-controlled solid propellant8
Burning characteristics of high density foamed GAP/CL-20 propellants8
The Early Responses of Air-backed plate subjected to underwater explosion with aluminized explosives8
Thermal decomposition effect of MgCo2O4 nanosheets on ammonium perchlorate-based energetic molecular perovskites8
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 risk8
Experimental study of Al agglomeration on solid propellant burning surface and condensed combustion products8
An efficient and modular modeling for launch dynamics of tubed rockets on a moving launcher8
Effects of phase change material (PCM)-based nanocomposite additives on thermal decomposition and burning characteristic of high energy propellants containing RDX8
Research on the distribution characteristics of explosive shock waves at different altitudes8
Experimental and numerical analysis on suitability of S-Glass-Carbon fiber reinforced polymer composites for submarine hull8
Prediction of concentration of toxic gases produced by detonation of commercial explosives by thermochemical equilibrium calculations8
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