The optimization of a hypersonic glide vehicle’s reachable domain is studied using different models to constrain the stagnation-point heat transfer. The vehicle is modeled as a high-lift common aero vehicle that uses bank-angle modulation for crossrange maneuvering with a leading-edge thermal protection system made of an ultra-high-temperature ceramic. A constrained nonlinear optimization problem is formulated to determine the range of feasible trajectories that satisfy aerodynamic heating and loading constraints. The optimal control profile is determined using a modified particle swarm optimization routine that employs a penalty function approach to handle path and terminal constraints. Baseline trajectories are determined using an existing convective heat-flux correlation, and the effect of surface catalycity on the optimized trajectories is investigated by applying a correction factor, derived from high-fidelity computational fluid dynamics simulations, to the heat-flux correlation. Results demonstrate a high sensitivity of the optimized trajectories to the underlying aerothermodynamics model such that accounting for surface catalycity expands the reachability by an order of magnitude.


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    Title :

    Investigation of Surface-Catalycity Effects on Hypersonic Glide Vehicle Trajectory Optimization


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    Publication date :

    2024-07-01




    Type of media :

    Conference paper , Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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