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Structural design considerations for a Personnel Launch SystemA vehicle capable of performing the transfer of eight people to and from the Space Station Freedom is currently in the conceptual/preliminary design stages at the NASA Langley Research Center. Structural definition of this Personnel Launch System (PLS) and the considerations leading to it are described. Issues such as cost, technology level, human factors, and maintainability are used as guidelines for the structural definition. A synergistic design technique involving aerodynamics, performance, mission, packaging, and weights and sizing analyses is utilized to evaluate the structural design. A closed-loop design is achieved when the mission requirements are met by each previously mentioned analysis for a particular vehicle weight. Although satisfactory, the structural concept presented herein is not to be treated as a final answer, but one promising solution. An examination of alternative designs and more detailed analyses can be undertaken in order to identify design inadequacies and more efficient approaches.
Document ID
19900042225
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Bush, Lance B.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Lentz, Christopher A.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Robinson, James C.
(Old Dominion University Research Foundation, Norfolk, VA, United States)
Macconochie, Ian O.
(Lockheed Engineering and Sciences Co. Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 14, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 90-1052
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference
Location: Long Beach, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: April 2, 1990
End Date: April 4, 1990
Accession Number
90A29280
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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