NASA has initiated a comprehensive stage separation tool development activity to address the technology needed for successful development and operation of next generation reusable launch vehicles. As a part of this activity, ConSep simulation tool is being developed. This paper discusses the application of this tool to the staging maneuvers of two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) vehicles. Simulation and analyses are performed for two bimese TSTO concepts, one staging at Mach 3 and the other at Mach 6. The TSTO bimese vehicles used in this study are sized for international space station class payload. The proximity and isolated aerodynamic databases used in the simulation were generated using the data from wind tunnel tests conducted at NASA Langley Research Center. ConSep is a MATLAB-based front end to the commercially available ADAMS solver, an industry standard package for solving multi-body dynamic problems.


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    Title :

    Simulation and Analyses of Staging Maneuvers of Next Generation Reusable Launch Vehicles


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit ; 2004 ; Providence, RI, United States


    Publication date :

    2004-01-01


    Type of media :

    Preprint


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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