Optimization of low-perigee spacecraft aerodynamics

39th Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Bowman, D Stuart ^a   Lewis, Mark J ^a   Manzer, Dominic ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NASA GODDARD SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING; CONSTRAINED OPTIMIZATION; DRAG REDUCTION; NASA;

DECREASE IN VOLUME; DIFFUSE REFLECTION; MOMENTUM CONSERVATIONS; NUMERICAL OPTIMIZATIONS; OBJECTIVE FUNCTIONS; RESTORING MOMENTS; SPACECRAFT DESIGN; SURFACE REFLECTIONS;

SHAPE OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 85086614091     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-549     Document Type: Conference Paper

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