Improved method for estimation of spacecraft free-molecular aerodynamic properties

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 938-948

  Fuller, John D ^a,b   Tolson, Robert H ^a,b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; GEOMETRY; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; ORBITS;

AERODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; COMPLEX GEOMETRIC SHAPES; DIRECT SIMULATION MONTE CARLO; GEOMETRY DESIGNS; MARS RECONNAISSANCE ORBITERS; NUMERICAL PROCEDURES; PROCESSING SPEED; SPACECRAFT MODEL;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

EID: 73649148720     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.43205     Document Type: Conference Paper

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