Essays about: "Vertical Landing"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 23 essays containing the words Vertical Landing.

  1. 11. Guidance and Control for Launch and Vertical Descend of Reusable Launchers using Model Predictive Control and Convex Optimisation

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik

    Author : Guillermo Zaragoza Prous; [2020]
    Keywords : Model Predictive Control; RLV; Rocket; Guidance; Control; GNC; Vertical Landing; Vertical Launch; Convex Optimisation; Reusable Launcher;

    Abstract : The increasing market of small and affordable space systems requires fast and reliablelaunch capabilities to cover the current and future demand. This project aims to studyand implement guidance and control schemes for vertical ascent and descent phases ofa reusable launcher. READ MORE

  3. 12. NIO Horizon : Future autonomous flight experience

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Tejas Purohit; [2019]
    Keywords : Future; mobility; autonomous; drone; interior; design; styling; transportation;

    Abstract : What if future air travel was highly sustainable and appealing? What if you could hop from building rooftop to rooftop or better, from a city to an island without the worries of ground congestion and gridlocks? And how would it look like if NIO decided to take this opportunity and broaden their product offerings? These were some of the initial question that guided the project towards a mode of mobility which is new and challenging to realise. Admittedly It was also exciting to imagine what would future of autonomy look like in something other that a car and to see if A. READ MORE

  4. 13. Supersonic Retro Propulsion Flight Vehicle Engineering of a Human Mission to Mars

    University essay from Luleå tekniska universitet/Rymdteknik

    Author : Hanna Marklund; [2019]
    Keywords : Supersonic retro propulsion; SRP; Mars; Human mission; Inflatable heat shield;

    Abstract : A manned Mars mission will require a substantial increase in landed mass compared to previous robotic missions, beyond the capabilities of current Entry Descent and Landing, EDL, technologies, such as blunt-body aeroshells and supersonic disk-gap-band parachutes. The heaviest payload successfully landed on Mars to date is the Mars Science Laboratory which delivered the Curiosity rover with an approximate mass of 900 kg. READ MORE

  5. 14. Modelling & Analysis of a TiltWing Aircraft

    University essay from KTH/Flygdynamik

    Author : Felix Rubin; [2018]
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    Abstract : The aim of this report is the investigation of a hybrid vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) tilt wing aircraft which is in development at the company Dufour Aerospace. Using a model, programmed in MATLAB® different stages of flight can be simulated and investigated. READ MORE

  6. 15. The Aurora : What will space tourism look like in 2040?

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Designhögskolan vid Umeå universitet

    Author : Tyler Macdonald; [2018]
    Keywords : Future Space Tourism Vehicle Design;

    Abstract : What is Space Tourism? Space Tourism is when humans venture past 100km above the earth for recreational purposes. It could be for the view or just the thrill, either way space has captured our imaginations ever since we could look up and ask what is beyond our sky. What has happened in the past 10 years in the rocket industry has been amazing. READ MORE