Monte Carlo modeling and analysis of pressure sensor measurements during suborbital flight

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 83-91

  Gatsonis, N A ^a,c   Maynard, E P ^a   Erlandson, R E ^b,c  

^a Worcester Polytechnic Institute   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; MONTE CARLO METHODS; SENSORS; SPACE FLIGHT; SPACECRAFT;

INTERNAL FLOWS; IONIZATION PRESSURE SENSOR; PRESSURE SENSOR MEASUREMENTS; SUBORBITAL FLIGHT;

PRESSURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 0030815482     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.3176     Document Type: Article

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