Patents by Inventor Nagi N Mansour

Nagi N Mansour has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Co-optimization of blunt body shapes for moving vehicles
    Patent number: 8725470
    Abstract: A method and associated system for multi-disciplinary optimization of various parameters associated with a space vehicle that experiences aerocapture and atmospheric entry in a specified atmosphere. In one embodiment, simultaneous maximization of a ratio of landed payload to vehicle atmospheric entry mass, maximization of fluid flow distance before flow separation from vehicle, and minimization of heat transfer to the vehicle are performed with respect to vehicle surface geometric parameters, and aerostructure and aerothermal vehicle response for the vehicle moving along a specified trajectory. A Pareto Optimal set of superior performance parameters is identified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: The United States of America as Represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA)
    Inventors: James L. Brown, Joseph A Garcia, David J. Kinney, Jeffrey V Bowles, Nagi N Mansour