Stability, clefting and other issues related to undesired equilibria in large pumpkin balloons

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2005, Pages 50-72

  Baginski, Frank ^a,d   Brakke, Kenneth A ^b   Schur, Willi W ^c,d  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SUSQUEHANNA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIAA ^*  (United States)

^d AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASTROPHYSICS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; ROBUSTNESS (CONTROL SYSTEMS); STRAIN; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SYSTEM STABILITY;

BALLOON DESIGNS; BALLOON TESTING; MECHANICAL LOCKING; STABLE EQUILIBRIA;

BALLOONS;

EID: 28844469954     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2005-1803     Document Type: Conference Paper

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