Abstract
Analytical target cascading (ATC) is a method for coordinating hierarchical system design optimization with a decomposition-based framework. Since a launch vehicle (LV) is usually powered by two or more stages of rocket motors, the overall design of the LV clearly has a hierarchical structure, including system level (conducted by the general design department) and subsystem level (conducted by the motor stage design department). In particular, the subsystem level contains stage-divided elements rather than discipline-divided elements. Therefore, ATC is inherently suitable for the overall design of the LV. This paper presents an ATC decomposition framework for LV design according to practical engineering. The feasibility of the multi-island genetic algorithm (MIGA) used in the ATC decomposition is verified by a mathematical programming test, in which non-linear programming with the quadratic Lagrangian (NLPQL) algorithm is set as a comparison. The multi-disciplinary analysis modules of a hybrid rocket motor (HRM) propelled LV, including propulsion, structure, aerodynamics and trajectory, are established. A hierarchical decomposition is proposed for this multi-level design with a multi-disciplinary model. The application and optimization results verify the feasibility of the ATC decomposition framework with MIGA in the preliminary design of the LV and the final orbit accuracy is better than that of the MDF method. In addition, the final design schemes also prove that HRMs can be considered as a feasible choice of propulsion system for a small payload at low earth orbit.
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