Missile Design Guide.

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...

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