01 - Aircraft and Systems Integration
MULTIDISCIPLINARY DESIGN OPTIMIZATION OF STRATOSPHERIC AIRSHIP
M.I. Alam, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
Stratospheric airships can serve as platform for various purposes at the height 20-25 km. This paper explains the methodology for multidisciplinary design optimization of such systems. Methodology carry out sensitivity analyses and gives the optimum results considering various factors which affects the design and performance of airship for a given requirements of power and payload.