Methods of simulating large scale random atmospheric variations are examined for use in Monte Carlo simulations of hypervelocity vehicles. Random density, temperature, and pressure variations have a significant impact on the performance of such vehicles. Methods for generating random atmosphere profiles are described and compared in the context of a Monte Carlo simulation of the Aeroassist Flight Experiment (AFE). It is seen that these techniques result in statistically significant differences in key simulation point statistics.


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    Title :

    Planetary atmosphere representation for Monte-Carlo simulation of aerospace vehicle trajectories


    Contributors:
    Dutton, K. (author) / Moerder, D. (author) / Queen, E. (author) / Suit, W. (author)

    Publication date :

    1990-09-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English






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