Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS) Launch Vehicle 4
| dc.contributor.author | Casserly, Aaron | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-10-05T23:24:58Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-10-05T23:24:58Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023 | |
| dc.description | 21 pages | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Multidisciplinary Design Optimization is a field that enables the solution of challenging engineering problems involving multiple technical specializations and design/performance constraints. In this work, I optimize the design of the PSAS Launch Vehicle 4 (LV4). To that end, I evaluate different optimization approaches—such as RBFOpt Global Optimization, Nelder-Mead minimization, and Simplicial Homology Global Optimization with Nelder-Mead and COBYLA local minimization techniques, calculate structural analysis information for different stages of flight, outline a method of simulating fin “staging”—the dropping of a larger initial fin can at a certain altitude to reduce the required engine thrust and drag in the upper atmosphere and optimize fin parameters. I converged on the ideal design vector. This led to an apogee of 107 km with a 9.8 kN engine (realized with two 5 kN engines). Further debugging is required to resolve the apparent 120 km vehicle drift. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1794/28959 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | University of Oregon | en_US |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 4.0-US | en_US |
| dc.title | Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Portland State Aerospace Society (PSAS) Launch Vehicle 4 | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |