Optimal design and control of hybrid rockets for access to space

41st AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages

  Casalino, Lorenzo ^a,b   Pastrone, Dario ^a,b  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b 24   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENGINES; MACHINE DESIGN; MULTIOBJECTIVE OPTIMIZATION; PROPELLANTS; PROPULSION; ROCKETS; TANKS (CONTAINERS);

DIRECT OPTIMIZATION; ENGINE DESIGN; HYBRID ROCKETS; MISSION PERFORMANCE; OPTIMAL DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION PROCEDURES; PRESSURIZATION SYSTEM; PROPELLANT TANK;

OPTIMAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 85088334585     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-3547     Document Type: Conference Paper

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