Conceptual Shape Optimization of Entry Vehicles: Applied to Capsules and Winged Fuselage Vehicles

By Erwin Mooij and Dominic Dirkx

Book Overview

Introduction.- Mission Heritage.- Flight Mechanics.- Aerothermodynamics.- Numerical Interpolation.- Vehicle Geometry.- Optimization.- Simulator Development.- Results - Capsule.- Results - Winged Vehicle.- Concluding Remarks.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319834304
• ISBN13: 9783319834306
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"