Date of Award
12-26-2014
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
Department
Department of Systems Engineering and Management
First Advisor
David R. Jacques, PhD.
Abstract
Temperature-constrained optimal trajectories for a scramjet-based hypersonic reconnaissance vehicle were generated by developing an optimal control formulation and solving it using a variable order Gauss-Radau quadrature collocation method. The vehicle was assumed to be an air-breathing reconnaissance aircraft that has specified takeoff/landing locations, airborne refueling constraints, specified no-fly zones, and specified targets for sensor data collections. The aircraft model included fight dynamics, aerodynamics, and thermal constraints. This model was incorporated into an optimal control formulation that includes constraints on both the vehicle as well as mission parameters, such as avoidance of no-fly zones and coverage of high-value targets. Optimal trajectories were be developed using several different performance costs in the optimal control formulation--minimum time, minimum time with control penalties, and maximum range. The resulting analysis demonstrated that optimal trajectories that meet specified mission parameters and constraints can be determined and used for larger-scale operational and campaign planning.
AFIT Designator
AFIT-ENV-DS-14-D-21
DTIC Accession Number
ADA616117
Recommended Citation
Masternak, Tadeusz J., "Multi-Objective Trajectory Optimization of a Hypersonic Reconnaissance Vehicle with Temperature Constraints" (2014). Theses and Dissertations. 8.
https://scholar.afit.edu/etd/8