NASA-CR-192962 AOVANCEO OESlGN PROGRAM (NASA-CR-192962) PROCEEDINGS OF N93-29712 THE SEVENTH ANNUAL SUMMER --THRU-- CONFERENCE. NASA/USRA: UNIVERSITY N93-297ol AOVANCEO DESIGN PROGRAM (USRA) Unclas 325 p G3/OI 0160576 Proceedings of the 7th Annual Summer Conference NASA/USRA University Advanced [3esign Program Hosted by Kennedy Space Center June 1 7-21,1 991 NATIONAL AERONAUTICS & SPACE ADMINISTRATION UNIVERSITIES BPACE RESEARCH ASSOCIATION NASA/USRA UNIVERSITYADVANCEDDESIGNPROGRAM PROCEEDINGS OF THE 7th ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE June 17-21, 1991 NASA/USRA UNIVERSITY ADVANCED DESIGN PROGRAM 7th ANNUAL SUMMER CONFERENCE The NASA/University Advanced Design Program is operated by the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) under a contract with NASA Headquarters (NASW-4435). Inquiries regarding the program may be directed to: USRA Advanced Design Program Office 36ooBayAreaBotaevarO Houston, Texas 77058 (713)480-5939 FAX: (713)480-8862 Pj_l f iii IN MEMORIAM This Proceedings volume is _tfully dedicated to the memory of Mr. Melvin J. Hartmann who died on August 17, 1991. Mr. Hartmann retired from NASA Lewis Research Center in 1990 after 47years of outstanding service to NACA and NASA. He last served as Director of University Programs where he coordinated research at NASA and universities. Prior to that he was Director of Aeronautics, supert_ed projects for space vehicles, and was Director of Science and Technology. His many awards included the Presidential Citation and the Exceptional Scientific Achievonent Medal. Mr. Hartmann was a staunch sutlOorter of the Advanced Design Program. He will be missed by his many friends and colleagues associated with the program. FOREWORD The Program The Advanced Design Program (ADP) is a untque program that brings together students and faculty from United States engineering schools with engineers from the NASA centers through integration of current and future NASA space and aeronautics projects into the university engineering design curriculum. The ADP was conceived in 1984 as apilot project to foster engineering design education in the universities and to supplement NASA's iwhouse efforts in advanced planning for space design. Nine universities and five NASA centers participated in the first year of the pilot project, ltvo years later a simllar program was addea_ focusing on advanced aeronautics design. Close cooperation between the NASA centers and the univo_ities, the careful selection of design topics, and the enthusiasm of allparticipants have resulted in a very successful program that now includes forty_gne universities, eight NASA centers, and one industry participant. The Advanced Space Design Program study topics cover a broad range of projects that could be undertaken during a 20-30 year period beginning with the deployment of the Space Station Preedom scheduled for the late 1990"s and embracing both manned and unmanned endeavors. The Advanced Aeronautics Design Program study topics Optcally focus on nearer-term projects of interest to NAS_ covering the spectrum from small, slow-speed vei_'cles through large, supersonic passenger tra_, and on through hypersonic research vehicles. The systems _h to the design problem is emphasized in both the space and aeronautics projects. The student teams pursue the chosen problem during their senior year in a one- or tu_>semester capstone design course and submit a comprehensive u_tten report at the conclusion of the project. Finally, iv student representatives from each of the universities summarize their work in oral presentations at the Annual Summer Conference, sponsored by one of the NASA centers and attended by the university faculty, NASA and USRA personnel, and aerospace industry representatives. The Proceedings Volume As the Advanced Design Program has grown in size, it has also matured in terms of the quality of the student projects. The corrg_hensive final reports are distributed through the National Technical Information Service. Howa_, the results of the studies reach only a small audience, pn'ncil_ly those who attend the Summer Conference. In order to broaden the distribution, a Proceedings volume, which summarizes the project results and roughly parallels the Conference presentations, ispublished. The present volume represents the student work accomplished during the 1990-91 academic year reported at the Seventh Annual Summer Conference hosted by Kennedy Space Center, June 17-21, 1991. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS This publication was made possible through the efforts of a great many people. First of all, we are grateful to the students, the university faculty, and their teaching assistants for the excellent technical work. Second, we are indebted to those individuals from NASA Headquarters and from the NASA centers who conceived the program in the beginning have provided valuable guidance to both USRA and the universities throughout, and through tha'r keen interest in the student projects, are in large part responsible for the boundless enthusiasm of the students. Finally, we thank the staff of the Publications Services Office of the Lunar and Planetary Institute for the excellent work in the preparation of the final Proceedings volume. -- USRA Advanced Design Program Office TABLE OF CONTENTS Foreword lii AERONAUTICS PROJECTS AUBURN UNIVERSITY _- 3_0 Summary of 1990-91 Aeronautics Design Projects _ Oi?9) i ' CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY,, POMONA 11-/ High-Altitude Reconnaissance Aircraft 19- >11 CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITZ, SAN LUIS OBISPO Project Summary CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY NORTHRIDGE Project ARES II: High-Altitude Battery-Powered Aircraft CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY 35 _ Conceptual Design of a Two-Stage-to-Orbit Vehicle THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS 45 "'--_ Preliminary Design of an Advanced General Aviation Aircraft UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME 57 -_' Design Study to Simulate the Development of a Commercial Transportation System 65 --7 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY The Design of Two-Stage-to-Orbit Vehicles 77 8' ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE FEMININE ASTIR PURDUE UNIVERSITY 83 "" Design of a Turbofan Powered Regional Transport Aircraft 89 -/0 WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Solar Powered Multipurpose Remotely Powered Aircraft SPACE PROJECTS THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA IN HUNTSVILLE 97 _// A High-Temperature Furnace for Applications in Microgravity UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA lO5 ..--/..x_ Advanced Design for Orbital Debris Removal in Support of Solar System Exploration UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, LOS ANGELES 113-_/_....3 1990/91 Project Summaries 117 "/'7' UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Design, Building, and Testing of the Postlanding Systems for the Assured Crew Return Vehicle 123 --/_'_-- UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO Earth to Lunar CELSSEvolution UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA 133 _/'_o Design of Biomass Management Systems and Components for Closed Loop Life Support Systems vi 39 /7 FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY/FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY Lunar Lander Ground Support System GEORGIA INSTHXYTE OF TECHNOLOGY 143 -l'_ 1990-91 Project Summaries GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 145 e'_ 1990-91 Project Summaries UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON 149 _'_0 Solar Energy Emplacement Developer 55. 21 UNIVERSITY OF IDAHO Exercise/Recreation Facility for a Lunar or Mars Analog KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY 159 ;_ f Automation of Closed Environments in Space for Human Comfort and Safety UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND Delta Advanced Reusable Transport (DART) An Alternative Manned Spacecraft UNIVERSITY OF MAR_AND 177 ,)_ Taurus Lightweight Manned Spacecraft Earth Orbiting Vehicle UNIVERSITY OF MARYIAND 187-,_ 0/_ Walking Robot: A Design Project for Undergraduate Students MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY 191 -2 _ Project Copernicus: An Earth Observing System UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 197 _ ri' Project MEDSAT UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 205- _ Project UM-Haul: A Self-Unloading Reusable Lunar Lander 213_o26_ UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA Mars Integrated TramI_rtation System Multistage Mars Mission UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA 219 --_ 0 Single-Stage Mars Mission NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL 227 _1 Multipurpose Satellite Bus (MPS) °'. 7 THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY 237 _ " Project WISH: The Emerald City OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY From Orbital Debris Capture Systems Through Internal Combustion Engines on Mars PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY 249 " j Mars Sample Return Mission Two Alternate Scenarios 253 --_ PRAIRIE VIEW A&M UNIVERSITY Mars Habitat 265 "%_! UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO Selenia: A Habitability Study for the Development of a Third Generation Lunar Base 275 ft_/_ RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE The Lightcraft Project vii _81-3/ THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN ASPEC--Solar Power Satellite THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN 287 - 2 B&T-- Lunar Landers THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN 291-- _/O Spacely's Rockets--Personnel Launch System/Family of Heavy Lift Launch Vehicles THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN 295 RS Landers--Lunar Lander THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN 299- V 7---'- SPECS--Orbital Debris Removal THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AUSTIN 301 _L/.._ 1990-91 Project Summaries U.S. NAVALACADEMY 305 _/_ Mars Aquarius Mission and Titan Explorer 3o9"_¢_..6"-- UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY Thermion: Verification of a Thermionic Heat Pipe in Microgravity VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY 313 "_//b Solar Electric Propulsion Cargo Spacecraft for Mars Missions UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON 317--/"//7 Antares: A Low Cost Modular Launch Vehicle for the Future 329 _/y UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE Genesis II: Advanced Lunar Outpost WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INS-qTIWI_ 335 Rotational Fluid Flow Experiment