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Pressure Distribution and Air Data System for the Aeroassist Flight ExperimentThe Aeroassist Flight Experiment (AFE) is designed to provide critical flight data necessary for the design of future Aeroassist Space Transfer Vehicles (ASTV). This flight experiment will provide aerodynamic, aerothermodynamic, and environmental data for verification of experimental and computational flow field techniques. The Pressure Distribution and Air Data System (PD/ADS), one of the measurement systems incorporated into the AFE spacecraft, is designed to provide accurate pressure measurements on the windward surface of the vehicle. These measurements will be used to determine the pressure distribution and air data parameters (angle of attack, angle of sideslip, and free-stream dynamic pressure) encountered by the blunt-bodied vehicle over an altitude range of 76.2 km to 94.5 km. Design and development data are presented and include: measurement requirements, measurement heritage, theoretical studies to define the vehicle environment, flush-mounted orifice configuration, pressure transducer selection and performance evaluation data, and pressure tubing response analysis.
Document ID
19910035061
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Gibson, Lorelei S.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Siemers, Paul M., III
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Kern, Frederick A.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Instrumentation Symposium
Location: Orlando, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: May 1, 1989
End Date: May 4, 1989
Accession Number
91A19684
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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