An approach for space launch vehicle conceptual design and multi-attribute evaluation

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 65-74

  Ullah, Rizwan ^a   Zhou, De Qun ^a   Zhou, Peng ^a   Hussain, Mukarrum ^b   Amjad Sohail, M ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Conceptual design; Cost modeling; Morphological matrix; Multi attribute decision making; Performance modeling; Space launch vehicle

Indexed keywords

COST MODELING; MORPHOLOGICAL MATRIXES; MULTI ATTRIBUTE DECISION MAKING; PERFORMANCE MODELING; SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLES;

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; DECISION MAKING; LAUNCH VEHICLES;

ROCKETS;

EID: 84875218196     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2011.12.008     Document Type: Article

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