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38th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit 2000, Reno, NV, United States Of America, 10 - 13 January 2000
Missile trajectory planning and multidisciplinary design optimization a missile together with its trajectory is investigated. Direct shooting method and Hide-and-Seek simulated annealing algorithm used in optimization are presented. Two degree of freedom trim flight, flight mechanics model, end burning solid propellant engine model, and structural design models are employed. Maximum range trajectory optimization problem, minimum flight time specified range trajectory optimization problem, and minimum weight missile design optimization problem are addressed and solved. It is shown that the methods used are quite effective, robust, and capable of finding the global optimum. © 1999 The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Inc. All rights reserved.