Mars aerobrake assembly simulationOn-orbit assembly operation simulations in neutral buoyancy conditions are presently undertaken by a partial/full-scale Mars mission aerobrake mockup, whose design, conducted in the framework of an engineering senior students' design project, involved several levels of constraints for critical physical and operational features. Allowances had to be made for the auxiliary constraints introduced by underwater testing, as well as the subsegmenting required for overland shipment to the neutral-buoyancy testing facility. This mockup aerobrake's fidelity is determined by the numerous, competing design objectives.
Document ID
19920050635
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Filatovs, G. J. (North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Greensboro, United States)
Lee, Gordon K. F. (North Carolina State University Raleigh, United States)
Garvey, John (McDonnell Douglas Space Systems Co. Huntington Beach, CA, United States)