Capabilities to Control the Throw-Weight of Ballistic Missiles by the Mobile Radar Data

The methods of estimating the throw-weight of ballistic missiles are analyzed on the basis of radar observations of different phases of BM trajectory from the instant of launch to the instant of impact of detachable elements. Approximate estimations of the accuracy of resulting estimations of mass, which are achieved by modern radars obtaining the data from three main phases of the BM trajectory, are given.     

Application of LB-Planning for Designing the Programs of Trajectory Measurements

The LB-planning is a construction of the dependence between three variables k, m, and , where k is the number of parameters of the linear dynamic system (LDS) under study, m is the specified number of measurements (communication sessions), and (defect) is the maximum value of failure (set of all criterion functions) in a chosen m-point measurement program relative to the optimal program. The problem is reduced to the solution of an extremal problem, which, at m = k + 1, is found rather simply by maximization of the Tchebyshev determinant (TD-planning).     

Problems in formation and control of a required microacceleration level at spacecraft design,tests, and operation

In this paper, we consider the main aspects of a problem in formation and control of a required microacceleration level as the most important characteristic of the space laboratory intended for realizing the gravitational and sensitive technological processes. The estimation model and methodology to control and estimate the microaccelerations are presented that are necessary for the well-founded choice of the spacecraft parameters and carrying out their flight and space tests, when the new special-purpose space laboratories are designed and constructed.     

Structural features and behavior of seals in the hydrogen pump flow passages

Some features of designing seals for hydrogen pumps used in turbopump assemblies of liquid-propellant rocket engines are considered. These features are interrelated with specific physical and chemical characteristics of the working medium, namely, hydrogen.     

Weight optimization principles for turbine blade shroud platform

The paper describes the development of NK-family engine shrouded turbine blades. Weight optimization principles are formulated with account for strength and manufacturability limits.     

Analysis of domestic aircraft gas turbine engine development dynamics

The schemes of creating aircraft GTE developments by domestic design bureaus are analyzed and basic engines, their modifications and some projects are shown in chronological succession. The amount of developments of individual engine types is examined and a share of each DB in the general scope of developments is determined. The dynamics of GTE developments in the USSR/CIS is presented.