System Design and Analysis of Launch Abort System of Manned Spacecraft in Sub-Orbital Mission

Abstract

In the present paper, the process of designing launch abort system is presented for manned spacecraft in sub-orbital mission. For this purpose, by studying the other manned spacecraft launch abort system, a number of dimensionless parameters have been generated for the launch abort system and spacecraft. using these parameters, the mass, geometric-dimensional characteristics, the launch escape motor thrust and acceleration of the LAS have been estimated. Also The numerical aerodynamic analysis has been used to form the external configuration, and the results of the analysis, along with other effective parameters, have created a design framework. AHP analysis has been used to select the optimal configuration and in order to validation, an analytical model based on the momentum equation used to design the launch escape motor. Comparison of the results of this model and the statistical design has shown that the data produced is correct.

Keywords

• launch abort system
• escape tower
• manned spacecraft
• sub-orbital mission