Introduction to Launch Vehicle Analysis and Design (Prof. Ashok Joshi, IIT Bombay) | Aeronautics and Astronautics

Introduction to Launch Vehicle Analysis and Design

Introduction to Launch Vehicle Analysis and Design. Instructor: Prof. Ashok Joshi, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay. Space has always been of keen interest to mankind as it is believed to contain information relevant to formation, existence and continued sustenance of our planet. Space mission is defined as an act of transporting a space object to its designated spot and then carrying out the scientific/technological activities. Transportation of these objects is done through launch vehicles which are important elements of any space mission. Launch vehicles provide the space object with sufficient energy to enable it to set us a desired space mission. The course aims to introduce fundamental principles governing ascent mission trajectory design including the configuration design of launch vehicles. It also aims to present various techniques that help in synthesizing the trajectory and the launch vehicle for specified objectives. (from nptel.ac.in)

Course Introduction

Lecture 01 - Introduction

Lecture 02 - Course Plan

Lecture 03 - Ascent Mission Basics

Lecture 04 - Force and Geometry Models 1

Lecture 05 - Force and Geometry Models 2

Lecture 06 - Idealized Performance

Lecture 07 - Trajectory Under Gravity

Lecture 08 - Impact of Gravity

Lecture 09 - Impact of Drag

Lecture 10 - Curvilinear Motion Concept

Lecture 11 - Constant Pitch Rate Solution

Lecture 12 - Constant Velocity Solution

Lecture 13 - Constant (T/m) Solution

Lecture 14 - Ascent Mission Design

Lecture 15 - Multi-stage Rocket Basics

Lecture 16 - Multi-stage Configuration Basics

Lecture 17 - Multi-stage Solution Basics

Lecture 18 - Multi-stage Problem Definition

Lecture 19 - Optimal Staging Strategy

Lecture 20 - Lagrange Solution

Lecture 21 - Approximate Staging Solution

Lecture 22 - Variant Concept

Lecture 23 - Variant Design Solution

Lecture 24 - Parallel Staging Concept

Lecture 25 - Parallel Staging Benefits

Lecture 26 - Jet Damping and Ballistic Missiles

Lecture 27 - Current Rocket Concepts

Lecture 28 - Launch Window and SSTO Concepts

Lecture 29 - Reentry Concept

Lecture 30 - Ballistic Reentry Solution

Lecture 31 - Lifting and Other Reentry Modes

Lecture 32 - Concluding Remarks

Lecture 33 - Rectilinear Trojectories

Lecture 34 - Curvilinear Trojectories

Lecture 35 - Multi-stage Rocket Concept

Lecture 36 - Optimal Multi-stage Solutions

References

Introduction to Launch Vehicle Analysis and Design
Instructor: Prof. Ashok Joshi, Department of Aerospace Engineering, IIT Bombay. The course aims to introduce fundamental principles governing ascent mission trajectory design including the configuration design of launch vehicles.