Biomechanical modeling of paratrooper landings

16th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Kong, Wayne ^a   Kasturi, Kash ^a   Lee, Calvin ^b  

^a FOSTER MILLER INC   (United States)

^b DEVELOPMENT AND ENGINEERING CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BIOMECHANICS; KINETIC ENERGY; KINETICS;

BIO-MECHANICAL MODELS; GEOMETRIC AND MATERIAL PROPERTIES; INITIAL KINETICS; INNOVATIVE APPROACHES; MODEL PREDICTION; PARACHUTE LANDING FALLS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; VERTICAL VELOCITY;

LANDING;

EID: 85087594657     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-2029     Document Type: Conference Paper

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