Date of Award
3-2006
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Department of Operational Sciences
First Advisor
Alan W. Johnson, PhD
Abstract
The Air Force uses a family of expendable launch vehicles to meet its spacelift needs. Unfortunately, this method is not responsive: months of preparation are typically required and launch costs are high. Consequently, the Air Force seeks a reusable military launch vehicle that can be launched inexpensively and quickly regenerated between flights. Air Force Research Laboratory personnel desire a tool to help evaluate candidate designs and perform tradeoff studies necessary to acquire a launch vehicle that will achieve Air Force goals. The objective of this research was first to develop a conceptual model of maintenance operations needed to regenerate a launch vehicle between flights, and then to translate this conceptual model into a discrete event simulation tool. This research was accomplished concurrently with Stiegelmeier, who focused on vehicle prelaunch operations.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-GLM-ENS-06-14
DTIC Accession Number
ADA446392
Recommended Citation
Pope, John T. III, "Discrete event simulation Model of the Ground Maintenance Operations Cycle of a Reusable Launch Vehicle" (2006). Theses and Dissertations. 3428.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/3428