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Testing status of the x-38 large parafoil autonomous gn and c system
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Author | Strahan, Alan |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | This paper shall review the status, progress and results made in testing of the GN&C software and supporting avionics designed for the control of a large parafoil in support of the X-38 Program. This will include a high level overview of the GN&C design selected for use on the X-38 orbital return test article, as well as an overview of the requirements and test objectives for the parafoil flight portion of the orbital return flight, and of the testing results to date. These flight objectives will be mapped into flight and ground testing requirements and test beds currently in use by the X-38 Program, building sufficient confidence in the selected parafoil GN&C system, in order to proceed with the flight of the orbital test article. The X-38 Program itself is a NASA led technology development and demonstration program with its premier goal being the development and orbital return flight test of an emergency Crew Return Vehicle (CRV) prototype for the International Space Station. |
| File Size | 1526865 |
| Page Count | 3 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20100033368 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1xd5v49z |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2001-05-21 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command And Tracking Flight Tests Ground Tests Parafoils Automatic Control Spacecraft Guidance X-38 Crew Return Vehicle Autonomy Descent Trajectories Flight Control Avionics Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
