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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Rocket Ignition"”.
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Modeling dispersions in initial conditions for air-launched rockets and their effect on vehicle performance
Growing interest in air-launched rockets as a method for lofting satellites into orbit motivates the need to investigate the unique challenges that air launch presents. This thesis explores how uncertainties in an air-launched rocket's state at ignition can affect system performance and …
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Optimizing terminal conditions using geometric guidance for low-control authority munitions
… improvements are gained by altering the rocket ignition time in flight, by tightening the tolerances on some key sources of modeling error, and by developing a highly accurate time to impact estimation algorithm. Regardless of the particular modification, better utilizing pre- and …
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The Simulation, Development, and Testing of a Staged Catalytic Microtube Ignition System
… that catalytic microtubes can be used to cause ignition of a bipropellant mixture in a rocket application and develops a unique ignition system as a low energy alternative or redundant ignition system as compared to current spark systems. Part I covers the experimental testing of a methane and …