SEOTV technology development needs - An Air Force perspective (Solar Electric Orbital Transfer Vehicle)

The U.S. Air Force and Pratt & Whitney Aircraft are currently engaged in developing technology to minimize low-cycle fatigue maintenance requirements in future gas turbine engines. The Life Cycle Cost/Damage Tolerance Assessment (LCC/DTA) program is directed toward furthering technology development in two important areas that relate to the overall life cycle cost of advanced Air Force weapon systems: life cycle cost modeling and analysis, and damage tolerance design (DTD). A major goal of the LCC/DTA program is to establish hot-section disk design criteria specifying acceptable levels for life and maintenance actions based on minimum life cycle cost. This paper discusses the methodology developed to evaluate the weapon system LCC impact of designing to damage tolerance criteria.

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Energy storage technology development at the Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate

10.2514/6.1999-4503 ◽

1999 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Dan Radzykewycz ◽

Jerry Fausz ◽

William James

Keyword(s):

Energy Storage ◽

Air Force ◽

Research Laboratory ◽

Technology Development ◽

Space Vehicles ◽

Storage Technology ◽

Energy Storage Technology ◽

Air Force Research Laboratory

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The Design and Application of the All-Digital Flight Simulation Platform

Applied Mechanics and Materials ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.347-350.951 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 347-350 ◽

pp. 951-954

Author(s):

Jing Xin Xiao ◽

Lin Deng ◽

Xian Wei Shi ◽

Xin Yu Jia ◽

Yan Jun Sun

Keyword(s):

Air Force ◽

Technology Development ◽

Flight Simulation ◽

Simulation Platform ◽

Flight Costs ◽

Development And Utilization ◽

Information Technology Development ◽

Context Simulation ◽

Important Significance ◽

Design And Application

The development of science and technology promotes the development of industrial and the change of idea and thoughts. Combined with the computer technology and information technology development, a lot of scientific technologies achieved huge improvement. In this context, simulation technology has also made a comprehensive and in-depth development, especially in the design and application of the all-digital flight simulation platform. The building of all-digital flight simulation platform has greatly helped pilots' flying in the complex environment, which has important significance to reducing the flight costs, enhancing the pilot combat techniques, etc. In particular, the development and utilization of the UAV will greatly promote the combat capability of the Air Force, and has great significance to enhance the country's military level.

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