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Full-Text Articles in Engineering
Earth Systems Lesson Plan: Size And Forces Of The Solar System, Getaway Special Team 2010
Earth Systems Lesson Plan: Size And Forces Of The Solar System, Getaway Special Team 2010
Education and Outreach
No abstract provided.
Elementary And Middle School Science Lesson Plan: Solid, Liquid, Gas, What Is It?, Getaway Special Team 2010
Elementary And Middle School Science Lesson Plan: Solid, Liquid, Gas, What Is It?, Getaway Special Team 2010
Education and Outreach
No abstract provided.
Physics Lesson Plan: How Far And Fast Does It Travel?, Getaway Special Team 2010
Physics Lesson Plan: How Far And Fast Does It Travel?, Getaway Special Team 2010
Education and Outreach
No abstract provided.
Analysis Of Square-Root Kalman Filters For Angles-Only Orbital Navigation And The Effects Of Sensor Accuracy On State Observability, Jason Knudsen Schmidt
Analysis Of Square-Root Kalman Filters For Angles-Only Orbital Navigation And The Effects Of Sensor Accuracy On State Observability, Jason Knudsen Schmidt
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Angles-only navigation is simple, robust, and well proven in many applications. However, it is sometimes ill-conditioned for orbital rendezvous and proximity operations because, without a direct range measurement, the distance to approaching satellites must be estimated by firing thrusters and observing the change in the target's bearing. Nevertheless, the simplicity of angles-only navigation gives it great appeal. The viability of this technique for relative navigation is examined by building a high-fidelity simulation and evaluating the sensitivity of the system to sensor errors. The relative performances of square-root filtering methods, including Potter, Carlson, and UD factorization filters, are compared to the …
Guidance And Navigation Linear Covariance Analysis For Lunar Powered Descent, Travis J. Moesser
Guidance And Navigation Linear Covariance Analysis For Lunar Powered Descent, Travis J. Moesser
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
A linear covariance analysis is conducted to assess closed-loop guidance, navigation, and control system (GN&C) performance of the Altair vehicle during lunar powered descent. Guidance algorithms designed for lunar landing are presented and incorporated into the closed-loop covariance equations. Navigation-based event triggering is also included in the covariance formulation to trigger maneuvers and control dispersions. Several navigation and guidance trade studies are presented demonstrating the influence of triggering and guidance and study parameters on the vehicle GN&C performance.
An Exploration Of Formal Methods And Tools Applied To A Small Satellite Software System, Russell J. Grover
An Exploration Of Formal Methods And Tools Applied To A Small Satellite Software System, Russell J. Grover
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
Formal system modeling has been a topic of interest in the research community for many years. Modeling a system helps engineers understand it better and enables them to check different aspects of it to ensure that there is no undesired or unexpected behavior and that it does what it was designed to do. This thesis takes two existing tools that were created to aid in the designing of spacecraft systems and creates a layer to connect them together and allow them to be used jointly. The first tool is a library of formal descriptions used to specify spacecraft behavior in …
Follow Up Nucleate Boiling On-Flight Experiment, Andrew Fassmann
Follow Up Nucleate Boiling On-Flight Experiment, Andrew Fassmann
Presentations
No abstract provided.
Gravitational Effects On Thin-Wire Subcooled Nucleate Boiling Dynamics, Justin Koeln, Andrew Fassmann, Troy Munro, Rob Barnett
Gravitational Effects On Thin-Wire Subcooled Nucleate Boiling Dynamics, Justin Koeln, Andrew Fassmann, Troy Munro, Rob Barnett
Presentations
No abstract provided.
Compact Survey And Inspection Day/Night Image Sensor Suite For Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Eyepod), Alan Bird, Scott A. Anderson, Dale Linne Von Berg, Morgan Davidson, Niel Holt, Melvin Kruer, Michael L. Wilson
Compact Survey And Inspection Day/Night Image Sensor Suite For Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (Eyepod), Alan Bird, Scott A. Anderson, Dale Linne Von Berg, Morgan Davidson, Niel Holt, Melvin Kruer, Michael L. Wilson
Space Dynamics Laboratory Publications
EyePod is a compact survey and inspection day/night imaging sensor suite for small unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). EyePod generates georeferenced image products in real-time from visible near infrared (VNIR) and long wave infrared (LWIR) imaging sensors and was developed under the ONR funded FEATHAR (Fusion, Exploitation, Algorithms, and Targeting for High-Altitude Reconnaissance) program. FEATHAR is being directed and executed by the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) in conjunction with the Space Dynamics Laboratory (SDL) and FEATHAR’s goal is to develop and test new tactical sensor systems specifically designed for small manned and unmanned platforms (payload weight < 50 lbs). The EyePod suite consists of two VNIR/LWIR (day/night) gimbaled sensors that, combined, provide broad area survey and focused inspection capabilities. Each EyePod sensor pairs an HD visible EO sensor with a LWIR bolometric imager providing precision geo-referenced and fully digital EO/IR NITFS output imagery. The LWIR sensor is mounted to a patent-pending jitter-reduction stage to correct for the high-frequency motion typically found on small aircraft and unmanned systems. Details will be presented on both the wide-area and inspection EyePod sensor systems, their modes of operation, and results from recent flight demonstrations.
Gravitational Effects On Thin-Wire Subcooled Nucleate Boiling Dynamics, Justin Koeln, Andrew Fassmann, Troy Munro, Rob Barnett
Gravitational Effects On Thin-Wire Subcooled Nucleate Boiling Dynamics, Justin Koeln, Andrew Fassmann, Troy Munro, Rob Barnett
Education and Outreach
No abstract provided.
The Gas Team And Nasa (Aka Boil, Boil, Toil And Trouble), Get Away Special Team 2010
The Gas Team And Nasa (Aka Boil, Boil, Toil And Trouble), Get Away Special Team 2010
Education and Outreach
No abstract provided.
Funboe (Follow-Up Nucleate Boiling On-Flight Experiment), Getaway Special Team 2010
Funboe (Follow-Up Nucleate Boiling On-Flight Experiment), Getaway Special Team 2010
Education and Outreach
No abstract provided.
Spacecraft Coating-Induced Charging: A Materials And Modeling Study Of Environmental Extreme, Michelle M. Donegan, Jennifer L. Sample, John R. Dennison, R. Hoffman
Spacecraft Coating-Induced Charging: A Materials And Modeling Study Of Environmental Extreme, Michelle M. Donegan, Jennifer L. Sample, John R. Dennison, R. Hoffman
All Physics Faculty Publications
As mankind reaches to explore extreme environments in space, the application of ceramics surface coatings is increasing. The 2005 mission concept for Solar Probe used a unique design to achieve the necessary thermal control for a very close approach to the solar corona, including the use of a highly refractory, electrically insulating ceramic coating over a carbon-carbon composite heat shield. The proposed trajectory takes the spacecraft from a Jovian fly-by to within 4 solar radii of the Sun, spanning 5 orders of magnitude in solar radiation and solar wind plasma density as well as spacecraft temperatures from <100 K to >2000 K. Using …