Multi-Disciplinary System Design Optimization of a Launch Vehicle Upper-Stage

Multi-disciplinary Design Optimization Strategy in Multi-stage Launch Vehicle Conceptual Design

Real-time Capable Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller Design for The Upper Stage of a Launch Vehicle

In this paper, a real-time capable Nonlinear Model Predictive Controller (NMPC) is implemented for the attitude control of an upper stage launch vehicle with liquid propellant. A mass spring model is used as an analogy to simulate the disturbance generated by the sloshing propellant. For the implementation of the NMPC, an optimal control problem (OCP) is defined with finite time horizon. The ob...

Stage separation dynamic analysis of upper stage of a multistage launch vehicle using retro rockets

K e y w o r d s J e t t i s o n i n g system, Retro-rocket, Jet damping, Pyro, Relative velocity, Relative distance, Launch vehicle. N O M E N C L A T U R E Az launch azimuth (deg) h altitude of separation (km) I inertia tensor (kg-m 2) t Time (s) mM, ms mass of the ongoing and spent bodies (kg) RE, Rp, Rs Earth's equatorial radius, polar radius, radius at the surface (km) r, q, p body angular ...

Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Solid Launch Vehicle Using Hybrid Algorithm

A new approach is proposed incorporating heuristic optimization algorithm with a switch to a local search algorithm for the multidisciplinary design of solid launch vehicle at conceptual level. Heuristic optimization algorithms such as Genetic Algorithm often may locate near optimum solutions at the expense of large function evaluations. Local search algorithms including both gradient and non g...

Use of the Collaborative Optimization Architecture for Launch Vehicle Design

Collaborative optimization is a new design architecture speci cally created for large-scale distributed-analysis applications. In this approach, a problem is decomposed into a user-de ned number of subspace optimization problems that are driven towards interdisciplinary compatibility and the appropriate solution by a system-level coordination process. This decentralized design strategy allows d...