| Title: | The Space Propulsion Sizing Program |
| Author: | Scher, Michael D. ; North, David |
| Abstract: | The Space Propulsion Sizing Program is an advanced tool to facilitate vehicle design and broad system-level trade studies. It was designed to provide a simple and reliable means for rapid propulsion trade studies during the conceptual design phase. This is accomplished through a combination of mass estimating relationships, bottom-up calculations, and historical data to size several vehicle subsystems. Microsoft Excel and Visual BASIC were selected as the medium for the application of these methods. Through the versatility of Visual BASIC, several output modes are available for the vehicle mass breakdown and geometry estimates. The capability and reliability of this unique tool has been demonstrated by comparing estimates to real vehicles. |
| Description: | This conference features the work of authors from: Georgia Tech’s Space Systems Design Lab, Aerospace Systems Design Lab, School of Aerospace Engineering, Georgia Tech Research Institute; NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Marshall Space Flight Center, Goddard Space Flight Center, Langley Research Center; and other aerospace industry and academic institutions |
| Type: | Presentation |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1853/8044 |
| Date: | 2005-11-10 |
| Contributor: |
Georgia Institute of Technology. Space Systems Design Lab
National Institute of Aerospace Analytical Mechanics Associates |
| Relation: | SSEC05. Session F;GT.SSEC.F.6 |
| Publisher: | Georgia Institute of Technology |
| Subject: |
Space Propulsion Sizing Program
Propulsion trade studies Vehicle design tools System-level trade studies |
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