Missile design guide

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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