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Airbag landing impact performance optimization for the orion crew module
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Lee, Timothy J. Corliss, James M. McKinney, John |
| Copyright Year | 2008 |
| Description | This report will discuss the use of advanced simulation techniques to optimize the performance of the proposed Orion Crew Module airbag landing system design. The Boeing Company and the National Aeronautic and Space Administration s Langley Research Center collaborated in the analysis of the proposed airbag landing system for the next generation space shuttle replacement, the Orion spacecraft. Using LS-DYNA to simulate the Crew Module landing impacts, two main objectives were established and achieved: the investigation of potential methods of optimizing the airbag performance in order to reduce rebound on the anti-bottoming bags, lower overall landing loads, and increase overall Crew Module stability; and the determination of the Crew Module stability and load boundaries using the optimized airbag design, based on the potential Crew Module landing pitch angles and ground slopes in both the center of gravity forward and aft configurations. This paper describes the optimization and stability and load boundary studies and presents a summary of the results obtained and key lessons learned from this analysis. |
| File Size | 367459 |
| Page Count | 12 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20080013518 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t49p81c8t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2008-03-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Stability Simulation Systems Engineering Bias Center of Gravity Attenuation Landing Aids Crew Exploration Vehicle Impact Loads Optimization Air Bag Restraint Devices Adjusting Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |