A hybrid MDO architecture for launch vehicle conceptual design

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Geethaikrishnan, C ^a   Mujumdar, P M ^b   Sudhakar, K ^b   Adimurthy, V ^a  

^a INDIAN SPACE RESEARCH ORGANISATION   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLLABORATIVE OPTIMIZATION; CONCEPTUAL DESIGN LEVELS; LAUNCH VEHICLE; LAUNCH VEHICLE SYSTEMS; MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; OPTIMIZING ALGORITHM; OPTIMUM SOLUTION; PROPULSION SYSTEM; SUBSYSTEM OPTIMIZATION; TWO STAGE;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER SYSTEMS; LAUNCH VEHICLES; SHAPE OPTIMIZATION; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; VEHICLES;

LAUNCHING;

EID: 84855621604     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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