7. Conclusions

In the present paper, a special modeling procedure of the TPS designed for a conceptual RLV has been developed. A set of macroaggregates of point source blobs organized in envelopes of finite supports, and with a bounded strength, has been successfully created on the topological map associated with the computational grid. Applications of the modeling procedure to different design configurations highlighted the sensitivity and powerful control to radically change the TPS using a limited number of parameters. The promising capabilities of the developed

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modeling procedure suggest that the present methodology can give support to a multidisciplinary analysis optionally included in a conceptual design framework. Further developments of the considered procedure are about to be integrated in a companion paper by the authors [23].
