The parafoil technology demonstration (PTD) project: Lessons learned and future visions

15th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Petry, Günther ^a   Behr, Roland ^a   Tscharntke, Lothar ^a  

^a DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; LANDING; SOFTWARE TESTING;

AUTONOMOUS GUIDANCE; FUTURE VISIONS; INTERMEDIATE RESULTS; LANDING ACCURACY; SAN FRANCISCO; SCIENTIFIC PAYLOADS; SPACE VEHICLES; WIND PENETRATION;

REMOTE CONTROL;

EID: 84983122190     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. "Parafoil Technology Demonstration-Project; ESA contract no. 11346/94/F/FB
2. th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Conference, San Francisco 1997
3. J.F. Muratore, C.S. Iaconini "Parafoil Flight Test of X-38/ Prototype Crew Return Vehicle yields improved Instrumentation and Technique" ITEA Journal June/July 1998
4. H. Strauch, U. Soppa, M. Steinkopf, "Guidance and Control of the X38 Parafoil Descent and Landing Phase," Int. Symp. Atmospheric Reentry Vehicle and Systems, Arcachon 3/1999