Computer Science – Performance
Scientific paper
Jan 2002
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2002iaf..confe.489k&link_type=abstract
IAF abstracts, 34th COSPAR Scientific Assembly, The Second World Space Congress, held 10-19 October, 2002 in Houston, TX, USA.,
Computer Science
Performance
Scientific paper
A non-guided high performance parachute system has been developed and tested for the recovery of orbital payloads or space capsules. The system is safe, efficient and affordable to be used for small size vehicles. It is based on a pilot, a drag and a cluster of main parachutes and an air bag to reduce the impact. The system has been designed to keep a stable descent with velocity up to 10 m/s, and prevent failures. To assure the achievement of all these characteristics, the determination of the parachute canopies areas, inflation and flight dynamics have been considered by application of numerical optimisation of the system parameters. Due to the mainly empirical nature of parachute design and development, wind tunnel and flight tests were conducted in order to achieve high reliability imposed by user requirements. The present article describes the system and discusses in detail the design features and testing of the parachutes.
Koldaev V.
Moraes Jr. P.
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