Dynamic simulation of high altitude tethered balloon system subject to thunderstorm windfield

AIAA Atmospheric Flight Mechanics Conference and Exhibit

Volumn , Issue , 2002, Pages

  Badesha, Surjit S ^a   Bunn, Jason C ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BALLOONS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TETHERLINES; THUNDERSTORMS;

ANALYTICAL SIMULATIONS; ENVIRONMENTAL STIMULI; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HIGH ALTITUDE SYSTEMS; HORIZONTAL WINDS; JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY APPLIED PHYSICS LABORATORY; TEMPORAL RESPONSE; TURBULENCE EFFECT;

FLIGHT SIMULATORS;

EID: 85086618878     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2002-4614     Document Type: Conference Paper

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