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Re-entry Vehicle Structural Optimization for Mass Minimization

2021; Springer Nature; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1007/978-3-030-79165-0_9

2195-4364

CISMILIANU Alexandru-Mihai, Iulian Chirită, Alexandru Gabriel Persinaru, Alexandru Marin, Camelia Munteanu, Ana-Maria Neculăescu, Cornel Dragoman,

Topology Optimization in Engineering

The major efforts in the space industry have the aim of finding ways to reduce the overall costs of developing and launching a spacecraft (S/C). In the current paper, structural optimization proves to be a possible answer for respecting the most decisive elements like mass reduction and minimum lead time, which translates into cost saving. This paper aims to present an end to end process of a topological optimized structure of a reusable re-entry vehicle section, manufactured using conventional methods. The structural optimization is performed trough advanced commercial of the shelf (COTS) software tool. The results are presented as a mass comparison, ease of manufacturing, and other criteria's that are further presented in the paper.