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Boosted ramjet and boosted scramjet optimization, U.S. Army

Research by: Dr. Roy Hartfield

The Aerospace Engineering Department is currently performing a trade study based on optimized designs for solid rocket boosted ramjets and scramjets. This effort is being funded by the US Army. The genetic algorithm based missile design tool is being modified to accommodate the task and analysis tools for ramjets and scramjets developed for previous efforts are being adapted for modeling the cruise condition performance.