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Analysis of space shuttle orbiter entry dynamics from mach 10 to mach 2.5 with the november 1976 flight control system
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Stone, H. W. Powell, R. W. |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Description | A six-degree-of-freedom simulation analysis was performed for the space shuttle orbiter entry from Mach 10 to Mach 2.5 with realistic off-nominal conditions using the flight control system referred to as the November 1976 Integrated Digital Autopilot. The off-nominal conditions included: (1) aerodynamic uncertainties in extrapolating from wind tunnel of flight characteristics, (2) error in deriving angle of attack from onboard instrumentation, (3) failure of two of the four reaction control-system thrusters on each side (design specification), and (4) lateral center-of-gravity offset. Many combinations of these off-nominal conditions resulted in a loss of the orbiter. Control-system modifications were identified to prevent this possibility. |
| File Size | 3812425 |
| Page Count | 162 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19800020916 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9z07xz3s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1980-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Control Simulation Atmospheric Entry Simulation Automatic Pilots Aerodynamics Recoverable Spacecraft Reentry Guidance Flight Control Space Shuttle Orbiters Flight Simulation Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
