Conceptual Shape Optimization of Entry Vehicles Applied to Capsules and Winged Fuselage Vehicles /
This book covers the parameterization of entry capsules, including Apollo capsules and planetary probes, and winged entry vehicles such as the Space Shuttle and lifting bodies. The aerodynamic modelling is based on a variety of panel methods that take shadowing into account, and it has been validate...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
2017.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2017. |
| Series: | Springer Aerospace Technology,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46055-0 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Mission Heritage
- Flight Mechanics
- Aerothermodynamics
- Numerical Interpolation
- Vehicle Geometry
- Optimization
- Simulator Development
- Results - Capsule
- Results - Winged Vehicle
- Concluding Remarks.