AAE 450 Spring 2008 Vince Teixeira 28 February 2008 Structures Nose Cone “Sarah”/ Shear Analysis

AAE 450 Spring 2008 Structures Blunted Nose Cone  Blunted cone to reduce heating  Solid tip nose cone  Titanium Payload Mass (kg) Diameter (m) Nose Cone Mass (kg)

AAE 450 Spring 2008 Structures Payload Separation Schemes Future Work  Determine associated mass of separation mechanism Clampband PAF with electrical disconnect Hard-point attachments for redundantly initiated explosive bolts Pictures from Delta II Payload Planner’s Guide

AAE 450 Spring 2008 Structures References  200g stage 3 diameter from Trajectory output mat file  The Boeing Company, Delta II Payload Planner’s Guide, Huntington Beach, CA, Oct 2000.