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Analysis of the space shuttle main engine simulation
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Deabreu-Garcia, J. Alex Welch, John T. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | This is a final report on an analysis of the Space Shuttle Main Engine Program, a digital simulator code written in Fortran. The research was undertaken in ultimate support of future design studies of a shuttle life-extending Intelligent Control System (ICS). These studies are to be conducted by NASA Lewis Space Research Center. The primary purpose of the analysis was to define the means to achieve a faster running simulation, and to determine if additional hardware would be necessary for speeding up simulations for the ICS project. In particular, the analysis was to consider the use of custom integrators based on the Matrix Stability Region Placement (MSRP) method. In addition to speed of execution, other qualities of the software were to be examined. Among these are the accuracy of computations, the useability of the simulation system, and the maintainability of the program and data files. Accuracy involves control of truncation error of the methods, and roundoff error induced by floating point operations. It also involves the requirement that the user be fully aware of the model that the simulator is implementing. |
| File Size | 9688249 |
| Page Count | 268 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19930011062 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t56f0s09c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-01-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Launch Vehicles And Space Vehicles Digital Simulation Engine Analyzers Space Shuttle Main Engine Truncation Errors Integrators Computerized Simulation Maintainability Floating Point Arithmetic Computer Programs Fortran Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |