01.2 - Aircraft Design and Integrated System (Applications)
AEROSHAPE AND TRAJECTORY DESIGN OF NEXT GENERATION RE-ENTRY VEHICLES
N. Montellaš, A. Aprovitolaš, L. Iuspaš, G. Pezzellaš; šUniversity of Campania , Italy
The paper deals with the multidisciplinary design optimization (MDO) of a next generation re-entry vehicle. Several MDO techniques are considered to determine the optimal aeroshape able to perform a re-entry flight characterized by prescribed levels of convective heat flux. Optimization is formulated minimizing the total integrated thermal load, with an assigned maximum peak heating. The optimal aeroshape is provided and its aerodynamic performance are detailed.