A perspective on the future of aerospace vehicle design

K Bowcutt - 12th AIAA International Space Planes and Hypersonic …, 2003 - arc.aiaa.org
Hypersonic vehicles are, by necessity, highly integrated flying machines. They are also
subject to inherently high uncertainties in both performance and economics. Combined …

The search for the perfect body: Shape control for multidisciplinary design optimization

J Vandenbrande, T Grandine, T Hogan - 44th AIAA Aerospace Sciences …, 2006 - arc.aiaa.org
Aircraft design is typically broken down into three phases1: conceptual design, where the
initial configuration of the aircraft is determined based on the mission requirements; …