This paper describes an effort to optimize the design of an expendable launch vehicle (ELV) to low-Earth orbit, consisting of multiple stages with the goal of minimizing total vehicle weight and ultimately vehicle cost. The disciplines of weight & sizing, propulsion characteristics, aerodynamics and flight dynamics have been integrated to produce a system model of the entire vehicle. One multilevel multidisciplinary optimization techniques - Collaborative - is applied to the design of a launch vehicle. The results inclusive designed launch vehicle data has been validated by existing launch vehicle data.


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    Title :

    Multidisciplinary design optimization of an expendable launch vehicle


    Contributors:
    Hosseini, M. (author) / Toloie, A. (author) / Nosratollahi, M. (author) / Adami, A. (author)


    Publication date :

    2011-06-01


    Size :

    633036 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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