Static aeroelastic analysis of thin-film clamped ballute for titan aerocapture

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 785-801

  Rohrschneider, Reuben R ^a,c   Braun, Robert D ^b,c  

^a BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c AIAA ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROELASTICITY; AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; COMPUTATIONAL FLUID DYNAMICS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; THERMAL EXPANSION; WIND TUNNELS;

AEROELASTIC ANALYSIS; AEROELASTIC BEHAVIOR; ANALYSIS FRAMEWORKS; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO; HUMAN EXPLORATION MISSIONS; NONLINEAR STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT MATERIAL PROPERTIES; TRANSITIONAL REGIMES;

AEROBRAKING;

EID: 48849102391     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.33350     Document Type: Article

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