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Integration of Launch Vehicle Simulation/Analysis Tools and Lunar Cargo Lander DesignSimulation and analysis of vehicle performance is essential for design of a new launch vehicle system. It is more and more demand to have an integrated, highly efficient, robust simulation tool with graphical user interface (GUI) for vehicle performance and simulations. The objectives of this project are to integrate and develop launch vehicle simulation and analysis tools in MATLAB/Simulink under PC Platform, to develop a vehicle capable of being launched on a Delta-IV Heavy Launch Vehicle which can land on the moon with the goal of pre-implanting cargo for a new lunar mission, also with the capability of selecting other launch vehicles that are capable of inserting a payload into Trans-Lunar Injection (TLI). The vehicle flight simulation software, MAVERIC-II (Marshall Aerospace VEhicle Representation In 'C'), developed by Marshall Space Flight Center was selected as a starting point for integration of simulation/analysis tools. The goals are to convert MAVERIC-II from UNIX to PC platform and build input/output GUI s in the MATLAB environment, and then integrate them under MATLAB/Simulink with other modules. Currently, MAVERIC-II has been successfully converted from UNIX to PC using Microsoft Services for UNIX subsystem on PC. Input/Output GUI's have been done for some key input/output files. Calling MAVERIC-II from Simulink has been tested. Details regarding Lunar Cargo Lander Design are described in Part 2/2 of the paper on page X-1.
Document ID
20050215335
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Other
Authors
Shiue, Yeu-Sheng Paul (Christian Brothers Univ. Memphis, TN, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2005
Publication Information
Publication: The 2004 NASA Faculty Fellowship Program Research Reports
Subject Category
Launch Vehicles And Launch Operations
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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