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A survey of aerobraking orbital transfer vehicle design conceptsThe five existing design concepts of the aerobraking orbital transfer vehicle (namely, the raked sphere-cone designs, conical lifting-brake, raked elliptic-cone, lifting-body, and ballute) are reviewed and critiqued. Historical backgrounds, and the geometrical, aerothermal, and operational features of these designs are reviewed first. Then, the technological requirements for the vehicle (namely, navigation, aerodynamic stability and control, afterbody flow impingement, nonequilibrium radiation, convective heat-transfer rates, mission abort and multiple atmospheric passes, transportation and construction, and the payload-to-vehicle weight requirements) are delineated by summarizing the recent advancements made on these issues. Each of the five designs are critiqued and rated on these issues. The highest and the lowest ratings are given to the raked sphere-cone and the ballute design, respectively.
Document ID
19870035405
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Park, Chul
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 87-0514
Accession Number
87A22679
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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