Dynamic analysis of atmospheric-entry probes and capsules

Collection of Technical Papers - 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 815-832

  Murman, Scott M ^a,c   Aftosmis, Michael J ^b,c  

^a ELORET CORPORATION   (United States)

^b NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATABASE SYSTEMS; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TRAJECTORIES;

AERODYNAMIC COEFFICIENTS; DYNAMIC FREE-OSCILLATION; FREE-FLIGHT TESTING;

SPACE PROBES;

EID: 34250849751     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-74     Document Type: Conference Paper

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