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Title
A “Mission Code” Approach to Conceptual Design of Hypersonic Vehicles
Description
This thesis describes the extension of an aircraft-style time-step integrating mission performance simulation to address aero-spaceplane design challenges. The result is a computationally lean program compatible with current Multi-Disciplinary Optimization schemes to assist in the conceptual design of hypersonic vehicles. To do this the starting aircraft style “Mission Code” required enhancements to the typical point-mass simulation for high altitude and high Mach flight. Stability parameters and the rigid-body modes of Short-Period and Dutch-Roll are tracked to understand time-domain limits to aerodynamic control, along with monitoring the Lateral Control Departure Parameter to ensure that the aircraft is not prone to spin. Additionally, experience has shown that for high Mach Number flight designers must consider aerothermodynamic effects early in the vehicle design process, and thus, an engineering level aerothermodynamic model is included. Comparisons to North American X-15 flight test datasets demonstrate the validity of this method in that application, and trade studies conducted show the utility of this application.
Date Created
2022
Contributors
- Griffin, Jack Aidan (Author)
- Takahashi, Timothy (Thesis advisor)
- Dahm, Werner (Committee member)
- Rodi, Patrick (Committee member)
- Arizona State University (Publisher)
Topical Subject
Resource Type
Extent
124 pages
Language
eng
Copyright Statement
In Copyright
Primary Member of
Peer-reviewed
No
Open Access
No
Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/2286/R.2.N.168672
Level of coding
minimal
Cataloging Standards
Note
Partial requirement for: M.S., Arizona State University, 2022
Field of study: Aerospace Engineering
System Created
- 2022-08-22 06:00:25
System Modified
- 2022-08-22 06:00:50
- 2 years 3 months ago
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