William Ailor

447 total citations
38 papers, 265 citations indexed

About

William Ailor is a scholar working on Aerospace Engineering, Astronomy and Astrophysics and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, William Ailor has authored 38 papers receiving a total of 265 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 21 papers in Aerospace Engineering, 17 papers in Astronomy and Astrophysics and 6 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in William Ailor's work include Space Satellite Systems and Control (17 papers), Space exploration and regulation (11 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (10 papers). William Ailor is often cited by papers focused on Space Satellite Systems and Control (17 papers), Space exploration and regulation (11 papers) and Astro and Planetary Science (10 papers). William Ailor collaborates with scholars based in United States, Japan and Italy. William Ailor's co-authors include Russell P. Patera, V. A. Chobotov, Gary L. Steckel, T. L. Wilkinson, Daniel J. Rasky, Ethiraj Venkatapathy, J. Krüger, James O. Arnold, H. Krag and Mark Newfield and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of The Electrochemical Society, SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series and Journal of Aircraft.

In The Last Decade

William Ailor

36 papers receiving 235 citations

Peers

William Ailor
Naihua Wang China
W. J. D. Escher United States
M. D. HORTON United States
L. J. Hastings United States
Fletcher J. Miller United States
L. Rolfseng Norway
B. Cariteau France
Peter W. Dietz United States
Haijun Sun China
Lianze Wang China
Naihua Wang China
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Fields of papers citing papers by William Ailor

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All Works

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Ailor, William, et al.. (2024). Hazards associated with reentry. Acta Astronautica. 228. 246–252. 1 indexed citations
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Ailor, William. (2019). Hazards of reentry disposal of satellites from large constellations. Journal of Space Safety Engineering. 6(2). 113–121. 18 indexed citations
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Ailor, William, et al.. (2017). Effect of large constellations on lifetime of satellites in low earth orbits. Journal of Space Safety Engineering. 4(3-4). 117–123. 5 indexed citations
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Ailor, William, et al.. (2012). Test Cases for Reentry Survivability Modeling. ESASP. 699. 69. 1 indexed citations
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Ailor, William, et al.. (2010). Space Debris and the Cost of Space Operations. ESASP. 680. 4. 1 indexed citations
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Ailor, William & H. Krag. (2009). Space Debris and Space Safety - Looking Forward. Journal of the British Interplanetary Society. 62. 261–264. 1 indexed citations
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Chobotov, V. A., et al.. (2009). Ground assisted rendezvous with geosynchronous satellites for the disposal of space debris by means of Earth-oriented tethers. Acta Astronautica. 64(9-10). 946–951. 18 indexed citations
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Ailor, William, et al.. (2007). REBR: An Innovative, Cost-Effective System for Return of Reentry Data. 4 indexed citations
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Ailor, William & Russell P. Patera. (2007). Spacecraft re-entry strategies: Meeting debris mitigation and ground safety requirements. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part G Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 221(6). 947–953. 16 indexed citations
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Ailor, William, et al.. (2006). Response of Graphite/Epoxy Structures to the Reentry Environment. AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit. 1 indexed citations
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Ailor, William, et al.. (2005). Analysis of Reentered Debris and Implications for Survivability Modeling. 587. 539. 14 indexed citations
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Ailor, William. (2004). Collision Avoidance and Improving Space Surveillance. Astropolitics. 2(2). 107–120.
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Ailor, William. (2003). Space Traffic Management: Implementations and Implications. 54th International Astronautical Congress of the International Astronautical Federation, the International Academy of Astronautics, and the International Institute of Space Law.
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Ailor, William, et al.. (2003). The Reentry Breakup Recorder: A “Black Box” for Space Hardware. Digital Commons - USU (Utah State University). 4 indexed citations
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Ailor, William. (2002). Space Traffic Control: Data Access Defines the Future. International Institute of Space Law. 45. 14. 1 indexed citations
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Ailor, William. (1980). Engine Coolant Testing: State of the Art. 13 indexed citations
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Wilkinson, T. L. & William Ailor. (1978). Joining and Testing Bimetallic Automotive Panels. SAE technical papers on CD-ROM/SAE technical paper series. 1. 3 indexed citations
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Ailor, William, et al.. (1976). Configuration effects on the lift of a body in close ground proximity. Journal of Aircraft. 13(8). 584–589. 15 indexed citations
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Ailor, William. (1975). A REVIEW PAPER—ALUMINUM IN DESALINATION. Naval Engineers Journal. 87(5). 69–83. 2 indexed citations
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Ailor, William. (1974). SHAPE AND THICKNESS EFFECTS ON THE LIFT DEVELOPED BY A HIGH SPEED GROUND TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE USING RAM AIR FOR SUPPORT.. Purdue e-Pubs (Purdue University System). 1 indexed citations

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