Start Date
4-1970 8:00 AM
Description
A digital simulation has been developed to compute the kinematics of separation of as many as five auxiliary (boost) elements attached around the periphery of a central core (orbital) element in six rigid-body degrees of freedom for the core and three rigid-body degrees of freedom for each attached auxiliary element. Once separated, all vehicles have six degrees of freedom. All vehicles are assumed to be lifting-entry vehicles and calculations include the aerodynamic properties of both auxiliary and core elements, in addition to the aerodynamic interference obtained from wind tunnel tests. Several separation mechanism options, such as rear pivot, linkages, and lateral thrusters are provided.
Separation Dynamics of Multibody Clusters of Hinged and/or Linked Lifting-Entry Vehicles
A digital simulation has been developed to compute the kinematics of separation of as many as five auxiliary (boost) elements attached around the periphery of a central core (orbital) element in six rigid-body degrees of freedom for the core and three rigid-body degrees of freedom for each attached auxiliary element. Once separated, all vehicles have six degrees of freedom. All vehicles are assumed to be lifting-entry vehicles and calculations include the aerodynamic properties of both auxiliary and core elements, in addition to the aerodynamic interference obtained from wind tunnel tests. Several separation mechanism options, such as rear pivot, linkages, and lateral thrusters are provided.
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