Minimum Drag Configurations in Hypersonic Flow Via the Method of Steepest Descent

  • V. B. Tawakley Defence Science Labortary, Delhi
Keywords: Hypersonic flow, Optimum control

Abstract

It has been shown that the problem of finding minimum drag configuration in hypersonic flow can be reduced to a problem in optimum control and the method of steepest ascent is a useful tool for finding the solution of this problem.

Author Biography

V. B. Tawakley, Defence Science Labortary, Delhi
Defence Science Labortary, Delhi-110 054
Published
2014-02-24
How to Cite
Tawakley, V. (2014). Minimum Drag Configurations in Hypersonic Flow Via the Method of Steepest Descent. Defence Science Journal, 29(2), 55-62. https://doi.org/10.14429/dsj.29.6468
Section
General Papers