Computer-aided controllability assessment of generic manned Space Station conceptsNASA's Concept Development Group assessment methodology for the on-orbit rigid body controllability characteristics of each generic configuration proposed for the manned space station is presented; the preliminary results obtained represent the first step in the analysis of these eight configurations. Analytical computer models of each configuration were developed by means of the Interactive Design Evaluation of Advanced Spacecraft CAD system, which created three-dimensional geometry models of each configuration to establish dimensional requirements for module connectivity, payload accommodation, and Space Shuttle berthing; mass, center-of-gravity, inertia, and aerodynamic drag areas were then derived. Attention was also given to the preferred flight attitude of each station concept.
Document ID
19850067772
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Ferebee, M. J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Deryder, L. J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Heck, M. L. (Analytical Mechanics Associates, Inc. Hampton, VA, United States)