Flight data taken from the first five flights (STS-2, 3, 4, 5 and 9) of the Space Transportation System Shuttle Columbia during entry are analyzed to determine the Shuttle lateral aerodynamic characteristics. Maximum likelihood estimation is applied to data derived from accelerometer and rate gyro measurements and trajectory, meteorological and control surface data to estimate lateral-directional stability and control derivatives. The estimated parameters are compared across the five flights and to preflight predicted values.
Lateral Stability and Control Derivatives Extracted from Five Early Flights of the Space Shuttle Columbia
1986
34 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Spacecraft Trajectories & Flight Mechanics , Atmospheric entry , Control surfaces , Lateral control , Lateral stability , Space shuttles , Space transportation system flights , Accelerometers , Aerodynamic coefficients , Gyroscopes , Maximum likelihood estimates , Meteorological parameters , Predictions , Preflight analysis , Trajectories
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