MULTI-DISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION FOR LAUNCHER FAMILY DESIGN

摘要

The design of new launch vehicles (e.g. ESA Future Launcher Preparatory Programme FLPP) is a very complex task, which is traditionally solved in an iterative process during which experts from various disciplines (structures, aerodynamics, guidance&control, propulsion) refine and update their subsystem designs until they converge to a consistent, good design. This process is motivated by the need for an optimized configuration that yields sufficient payload performance at minimum cost, while complying in full to the user requirements.