MissileLab User's Guide

Abstract

A tool has been developed to assist the applied aerodynamicist in the generation of the aerodynamic characteristics of missile configurations. MissileLab provides the ability to enter a single set of vehicle geometry and flight conditions, and then execute as many as six engineering-level aerodynamic prediction engines (APE). The user must have licensed copies of the various aero-prediction engines, as MissileLab simply provides a common geometry front-end to the respective codes. Currently, MissileLab supports input to the Air Force Missile DATCOM, Naval Surface Weapon Center (NSWC) AP98, Aero-Prediction AP02, AP05, and Nielsen Engineering and Research (NEAR) MISL3-March 2004. The features and capabilities of MissileLab are presented.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA444198

Entities

People

  • Lamar M. Auman

Organizations

  • United States Army Research, Development and Engineering Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerodynamic Characteristics
  • Airframes
  • Atmosphere Models
  • Basic Programming Language
  • Boundary Layer
  • Boundary Layer Transition
  • Computers
  • Engineering
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Leading Edges
  • Mach Number
  • Nose Tips
  • Operating Systems
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Software Engineering.
  • ballistics.