Missile Design Guide.

• Author: Fleeman, Eugene L.
• Place / Publishing House: Reston : : American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics,, 2022.; Ã2022.
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (485 pages)

In his latest book, Missile Design Guide, Eugene Fleeman presents a comprehensive compilation of the missile design process pulling from his 50+ years of experience in the design and development of missile systems. The handbook consists of full color figures with self-standing graphs, tables, charts, and diagrams.

Table of Contents

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- 1.1 Overview -- 1.2 Missile Characteristics Comparison -- 1.3 Conceptual Design and System Engineering Process -- 1.4 System-of-Systems Comparison -- 1.5 Examples of State-of-the-Art Missiles -- 1.6 Examples of Alternatives in Establishing Mission Requirements -- 1.7 Use of a Baseline Missile -- Chapter 2: Aerodynamics -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Missile Diameter Tradeoff -- 2.3 Nose Fineness and Geometry Tradeoffs -- 2.4 Body Drag Prediction -- 2.5 Boattail Tradeoffs -- 2.6 Body Normal Force and Lift-to-Drag Prediction -- 2.7 Sign Convention of Forces, Moments, and Axes -- 2.8 Static Stability and Body Aerodynamic Center Prediction -- 2.9 Flare Stabilizer Tradeoffs -- 2.10 Wings Versus No Wings -- 2.11 Normal Force Prediction for Planar Surfaces -- 2.12 Aerodynamic Center Location and Hinge Moment Prediction for Planar Surfaces -- 2.13 Planar Surface Drag and Lift-to-Drag Prediction -- 2.14 Surface Planform Geometry and Integration Alternatives -- 2.15 Flight Control Alternatives -- 2.16 Maneuver Law Alternatives -- 2.17 Roll Angle and Control Surface Sign Convention -- 2.18 Trim and Static Stability Considerations -- 2.19 Stability and Control Conceptual Design Criteria -- Chapter 3: Propulsion -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Propulsion Alternatives Assessment -- 3.3 Turbojet Flow Path, Components, and Nomenclature -- 3.4 Turbojet Thrust Prediction -- 3.5 Turbojet Specific Impulse Prediction -- 3.6 Subsonic Turbojet Propulsion Efficiency -- 3.7 Ramjet Flow Path, Components, and Nomenclature -- 3.8 Ramjet Temperature and Specific Impulse Prediction -- 3.9 Ramjet Thrust Prediction -- 3.10 Ramjet Inlet Design Considerations -- 3.11 Ramjet Combustor Design Considerations -- 3.12 Ramjet Booster Integration -- 3.13 Ramjet Inlet Options.

3.14 Supersonic Inlet/Airframe Integration -- 3.15 Fuel Alternatives -- 3.16 Solid Propellant Rocket Motor Flow Path, Components, and Nomenclature -- 3.17 Rocket Motor Performance Prediction -- 3.18 Rocket Motor Sizing Process -- 3.19 Solid Propellant Rocket Motor Production Alternatives -- 3.20 Solid Propellant Rocket Thrust Magnitude Control -- 3.21 Solid Propellant Alternatives -- 3.22 Solid Propellant Aging -- 3.23 Solid Propellant Rocket Combustion Stability -- 3.24 Rocket Motor Case and Nozzle Material Alternatives -- 3.25 Ducted Rocket Design Considerations -- Chapter 4: Weight -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Missile Weight Prediction -- 4.3 Center-of-Gravity and Moment-of-Inertia Prediction -- 4.4 Missile Airframe Structure Manufacturing Processes -- 4.5 Missile Airframe Material Alternatives -- 4.6 Missile Structure/Insulation Trades -- 4.7 H igh Temperature Insulation Materials -- 4.8 Missile Aerodynamic Heating/Thermal Response Prediction -- 4.9 Localized Aerodynamic Heating and Thermal Stress -- 4.10 Missile Structure Design -- 4.11 Seeker Dome Alternatives -- 4.12 Missile Power Supply and Flight Control Actuators -- Chapter 5: Flight Performance -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 Missile Flight Performance Envelope -- 5.3 Equations of Motion Modeling -- 5.4 Driving Parameters for Missile Flight Performance -- 5.5 Steady-State Flight and Constant Bearing Intercept -- 5.6 Boost, Glide, Coast, Ballistic, and Divert Flight -- 5.7 Turn Performance -- Chapter 6: Other Measures of Merit -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2 Robustness -- 6.3 Lethality -- 6.4 Accuracy -- 6.5 Carriage and Launch Observables -- 6.6 Missile Survivability and Safety -- 6.7 Reliability -- 6.8 Cost -- 6.9 Launch Platform/Fire Control Integration -- Chapter 7: Sizing Examples and Sizing Tools -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Rocket Baseline Missile -- 7.3 Ramjet Baseline Missile.

7.4 T urbojet Baseline Missile -- 7.5 Baseline Guided Bomb -- 7.6 Computer Aided Conceptual Design Sizing Tools -- 7.7 Soda Straw Rocket (DBF, Pareto, Uncertainty Analysis, HOQ, DOE) -- Chapter 8: Development Process -- 8.1 Missile Technology and System Development Process -- 8.2 E xamples of State-of-the-Art Advancement -- 8.3 Enabling Technologies for Missiles -- Chapter 9: Lessons Learned -- Chapter 10: Summary -- 10.1 Missile Design Guidelines -- 10.2 Wrap Up -- Chapter 11: References, Bibliography -- 11.1 References -- 11.2 Bibliography -- Chapter 12: Appendices -- List of Figures -- Follow-up Communication -- Index -- Supplemental Materials.