Design Methodology and Performance Evaluation of New Generation Sounding Rockets
Joint Authors
Pontani, Mauro
Pallone, Marco
Teofilatto, Paolo
Minotti, Angelo
Source
International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-02-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Abstract EN
Sounding rockets are currently deployed for the purpose of providing experimental data of the upper atmosphere, as well as for microgravity experiments.
This work provides a methodology in order to design, model, and evaluate the performance of new sounding rockets.
A general configuration composed of a rocket with four canards and four tail wings is sized and optimized, assuming different payload masses and microgravity durations.
The aerodynamic forces are modeled with high fidelity using the interpolation of available data.
Three different guidance algorithms are used for the trajectory integration: constant attitude, near radial, and sun-pointing.
The sun-pointing guidance is used to obtain the best microgravity performance while maintaining a specified attitude with respect to the sun, allowing for experiments which are temperature sensitive.
Near radial guidance has instead the main purpose of reaching high altitudes, thus maximizing the microgravity duration.
The results prove that the methodology at hand is straightforward to implement and capable of providing satisfactory performance in term of microgravity duration.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pallone, Marco& Pontani, Mauro& Teofilatto, Paolo& Minotti, Angelo. 2018. Design Methodology and Performance Evaluation of New Generation Sounding Rockets. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166748
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pallone, Marco…[et al.]. Design Methodology and Performance Evaluation of New Generation Sounding Rockets. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166748
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pallone, Marco& Pontani, Mauro& Teofilatto, Paolo& Minotti, Angelo. Design Methodology and Performance Evaluation of New Generation Sounding Rockets. International Journal of Aerospace Engineering. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1166748
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1166748