Load-limiting landing gear footpad energy absorption system

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May 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994aeme.symp..429h&link_type=abstract

In NASA. Lewis Research Center, The 28th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium p 429-441 (SEE N94-33291 09-15)

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Energy Absorption, Landing Gear, Lunar Landing, Lunar Spacecraft, Lunar Surface, Manned Space Flight, Low Cost, Proving

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As a precursor to future manned missions to the moon, an inexpensive, unmanned vehicle that could carry small, scientific payloads to the lunar surface was studied by NASA. The vehicle, called the Common Lunar Lander, required extremely optimized structural systems to increase the potential payload mass. A lightweight energy-absorbing system (LAGFEAS), which also acts as a landing load-limiter was designed to help achieve this optimized structure. Since the versatile and easily tailored system is a load-limiter, it allowed for the structure to be designed independently of the ever-changing landing energy predictions. This paper describes the LAGFEAS system and preliminary verification testing performed at NASA's Johnson Space Center for the Common Lunar Lander program.

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