An aerodynamics database for aerocapture of a conceptual morphable entry system at Mars was developed. The vehicle is envisioned to employ deflections of its geometry to modulate angle of attack and sideslip angle for trajectory control. Modified Newtonian methods were used to compute hypersonic continuum aerodynamics. Direct simulation Monte Carlo calculations were carried out to compute data in the rarefied transitional regime. Free-molecular theory was used to compute values in the free-molecular regime. A bridging function method was then used to bridge data from all three flow regimes together and produce a database that can be used for future trajectory simulations to assess the vehicle’s performance. The vehicle was found to have the control authority in hypersonic continuum to effect an 18 deg change in the trim angle of attack using a 10 deg deflection of the pitching control surfaces. Similarly, a 6 deg change in the trim sideslip angle could be achieved with a 5 deg deflection of the yawing control surfaces. Different configurations of the vehicle were found to be statically stable in pitch and yaw in the continuum regime, but unstable in the rarefied and free-molecular regimes.


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    Title :

    An Aerodynamics Database for Aerocapture of a Conceptual Morphable Entry System at Mars


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    Publication date :

    2021-11-30




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    Miscellaneous


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    Language :

    English




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