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20ASE431A Launch Vehicles and Missiles

L3 - Introduction to Aerodynamics and Flight Dynamics of LVM


Dr. A. T. Sriram
Associate Professor
Department of Aerospace Engineering, RTC,
Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bengaluru -

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Major Portions

• Introduction

• Orbits and Introduction to Orbital Mechanics

• Aerodynamics and Propulsion

• Rocket/LV dynamics & Missile trajectory

• Guidance and Control

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L3 - Introduction to Aerodynamics and
Flight Dynamics of LVM

• Review basics of missiles


• Describe the importance of Aerodynamics in the Design of LVMs
• Describe the aerodynamic control of Missiles
• Discuss the importance of learning Rocket Dynamics

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Types of Missiles - Review

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Missiles Overview

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Missiles Overview

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Missiles Overview

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Missiles Overview

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Missiles Overview

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Types of Missiles

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Missile working

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xU9C2iLm764
Design Work Flow

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Missile design Overview

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Missile design : Aerodynamics

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Missile design : Aerodynamics Wing or No Wing

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Missile design : Aerodynamics Wing or No Wing

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Supersonic missiles (wingless)

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Winged Missiles

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Subsonic cruise missiles (wings)

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How a missile works (BrahMos) world
fastest supersonic cruise missile

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P_VPNYaeNs

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Forces acting on a Rocket – Flight Path

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Forces acting on a Rocket

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Forces acting on a Rocket – Forces at Liftoff

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Forces acting on a Rocket – Acceleration at Liftoff

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Forces acting on a Rocket – Forces in Powered Flight

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Forces acting on a Rocket – Acceleration in Powered
Flight

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Forces acting on a Rocket – Forces in Coasting Flight

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Forces acting on a Rocket – Acceleration in Coasting
Flight

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Forces acting on a Rocket – Forces During Recovery

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Forces acting on a Rocket – Velocity During Recovery

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Four Forces of Flight

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Aerodynamic Forces on Rocket

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Thrust

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Determining Rocket Weight

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Determining CG

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Determining cp - Simplified

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Missile Suspension for CG Calculation

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Stability of a Model Rocket

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Rocket Rotation

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Rocket Rotation and Control

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6 DoF Equations
Translational Motion Rotational Motion

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Thank You

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