Conceptual design analysis for a two-stage-to-orbit semi-reusable launch system for small satellites
Christie Alisa Maddock,Lorenzo A. Ricciardi,Michael West,Joanne West,Konstantinos Kontis,Sriram Rengarajan,David J.A. Evans,Andy Milne,Stuart McIntyre +8 more
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The aim of the system design is to develop a commercially viable launch system for near-term operation, thus emphasis is placed on the efficient use of high TRL technologies and on the commercial potential of the technical design.About:
This article is published in Acta Astronautica.The article was published on 2018-11-01 and is currently open access. It has received 5 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Space launch & Two-stage-to-orbit.read more
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Multistage rocket preliminary design and trajectory optimization using a multidisciplinary approach
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Longitudinal aerodynamic modeling and verification for air-launch-to-orbit system during stage separation
TL;DR: A new reduced-order modeling method is developed, which is for unsteady aerodynamics of the air-launch-to-orbit system with considering the elastic deformations of carrier, and the simulation efficiency of new method is improved greatly.
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Robust trajectory optimisation of a TSTO spaceplane using uncertainty-based atmospheric models
TL;DR: This paper presents a multi-objective trajectory optimisation under uncertainty for the ascent of a two-stage, semi-reusable space launch system using Orbital Access’ Orbital 500- R launcher as a test case.
Robust multi-objective optimisation of a descent guidance strategy for a TSTO spaceplane
Lorenzo A. Ricciardi,Christie Alisa Maddock,Massimiliano Vasile,Tristan Stindt,Jim Merrifield,Marco Fossati,Michael West,Konstantinos Kontis,Bernard Farkin,Stuart McIntyre +9 more
TL;DR: A memetic multi-objective optimisation algorithm, MODHOC, which combines the Direct Finite Elements transcription method with Multi Agent Collaborative Search, is extended to account for model uncertainties.
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Derivation and validation of a similarity law for free-flight wind tunnel tests of parallel stage separation
TL;DR: In this article , the authors derived a similarity law of parallel stage separation free-flight wind tunnel tests to ensure the authenticity and credibility of wind tunnel test results, which is verified by an HIFiRE-5 air vehicle.
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