Research and Development of Methods Computer Simulation for Calculating the Effects of Electromagnetic Pulses on a Launch Vehicle in the Process of Its Launch into a Calculated Orbit

Theme of the Master’s thesis is “Development of methods for simulating effects of electromagnetic pulses on a launch vehicle during launching into the specified orbit”. The authors are students of the Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics. Educational programs of the magistracy are "Computer Systems and Networks" and "Materials. Devices. Nanotechnologies”: Evstifeev Oleg Evgenievich, Mansyrev Arseniy Mikhailovich, Mullakhmetov Ilshat Ramilovich, Sobol Anastasia Sergeevna, Tolstikov Semyon Yuryevich. The subject of the research covers the objects of the spacecraft industry. The object of the study concerns effects of electrostatic discharges on a launch vehicle. The aim of this work was to study effects of electromagnetic pulses and, on this basis, to develop methods for simulating these effects on a launch vehicle in the process of its launch into the specified orbit. To achieve this goal it is necessary to solve the following tasks: 1. To study the electrophysical characteristics of a combination of materials on the outer surface of the launch vehicle (O. Evstifeev); 2. To investigate bulk charging of dielectric materials used on the outer surface of a launch vehicle (I. Mullahmetov); 3. To develop a structural electrophysical model of the launch vehicle (A. Mansyrev); 4. To develop methods for calculating body currents on the launch vehicle due to electrostatic discharges occurring on its surface (A. Sobol); 5. To develop a methodology for an experimental study of the noise immunity of the onboard cable network of a booster rocket from the effects of electromagnetic pulses arising in the process of its launch into the specified orbit (S. Tolstikov). Master’s thesis consists of introduction, five chapters, conclusion, list of references and applications used. The volume of a final qualification work is 196 pages including 61 figures, 23 tables, 64 literature sources and 3 appendices. The importance of the work is due to fact that at present the main problem of the spacecraft industry is an insufficiently long spacecraft life and a significant number of failures due to electrostatic discharges. Therefore, it is necessary to investigate effects of electromagnetic pulses on the spacecraft equipment during its launch into the specified orbit. The results of this work may be of interest to students, graduates of technical universities and to specialists in the rocket and space industry.