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Modeling and simulation of the second-generation orion crew module air bag landing system (Document No: 20090019675)
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Timmers, Richard B. Welch, Joseph V. Hardy, Robin C. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Air bags were evaluated as the landing attenuation system for earth landing of the Orion Crew Module (CM). An important element of the air bag system design process is proper modeling of the proposed configuration to determine if the resulting performance meets requirements. Analysis conducted to date shows that airbags are capable of providing a graceful landing of the CM in nominal and off-nominal conditions such as parachute failure, high horizontal winds, and unfavorable vehicle/ground angle combinations. The efforts presented here surround a second generation of the airbag design developed by ILC Dover, and is based on previous design, analysis, and testing efforts. In order to fully evaluate the second generation air bag design and correlate the dynamic simulations, a series of drop tests were carried out at NASA Langley's Landing and Impact Research (LandIR) facility. The tests consisted of a full-scale set of air bags attached to a full-scale test article representing the Orion Crew Module. The techniques used to collect experimental data, construct the simulations, and make comparisons to experimental data are discussed. |
| File Size | 2162442 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20090019675 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t0102515s |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-05-04 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Spacecraft Modules Performance Tests Computational Mechanics Spacecraft Landing Landing Aids Aerospace Engineering Finite Element Method Landing Simulation Drop Tests Systems Engineering Models Crew Exploration Vehicle Spacecraft Design Air Bag Restraint Devices Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
