Vehicle Operation Status Monitoring Based on Distributed Acoustic Sensor. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel), 2023 Chen M +6 more
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Baseline Assumptions and Future Research Areas for Urban Air Mobility Vehicles [PDF]
NASA is developing Urban Air Mobility (UAM) concepts to (1) create first-generation reference vehicles that can be used for technology, system, and market studies, and (2) hypothesize second-generation UAM aircraft to determine high-payoff technology ...
Antcliff, Kevin +3 more
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Ares-I-X Stability and Control Flight Test: Analysis and Plans [PDF]
, 2008 The flight test of the Ares I-X vehicle provides a unique opportunity to reduce risk of the design of the Ares I vehicle and test out design, math modeling, and analysis methods.
Bacon, Barton J. +4 more
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Small UAV Research and Evolution in Long Endurance Electric Powered Vehicles [PDF]
, 2007 This paper describes recent research into the advancement of small, electric powered unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capabilities. Specifically, topics include the improvements made in battery technology, design methodologies, avionics architectures and ...
Carter, Dennis L. +5 more
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Generation of the Ares I-X Flight Test Vehicle Aerodynamic Data Book and Comparison To Flight [PDF]
, 2011 A 3.5-year effort to characterize the aerodynamic behavior of the Ares I-X Flight Test Vehicle (AIX FTV) is described in this paper. The AIX FTV was designed to be representative of the Ares I Crew Launch Vehicle (CLV).
Bauer, Steven X. +2 more
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Orion GN and C Overview and Architecture [PDF]
, 2007 The Crew Exploration Vehicle, named Orion, is a critical element in the Constellation Program to develop the transportation system needed to send humans back to the moon and then beyond.
Hu, Howard, Straube, Tim
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A 928 sq m (10000 sq ft) solar array [PDF]
, 1972 As the power requirements for space vehicles increases, the area of solar arrays that convert solar energy to usable electrical power increases. The requirements for a 928 sq m (10,000 sq ft) array, its design, and a full-scale demonstration of one ...
Lindberg, D. E.
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Attitude Control for an Aero-Vehicle Using Vector Thrusting and Variable Speed Control Moment Gyros [PDF]
Stabilization of passively unstable thrust-levitated vehicles can require significant control inputs. Although thrust vectoring is a straightforward choice for realizing these inputs, this may lead to difficulties discussed in the paper.
Lim, K. B. +2 more
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Ares I-X Flight Test--The Future Begins Here [PDF]
, 2007 In less than two years, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will launch the Ares I-X mission. This will be the first flight of the Ares I crew launch vehicle, which, together with the Ares V cargo launch vehicle, will eventually send
Davis, Stephan R. +2 more
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MPC-ESO Position Control Strategy for a Miniature Double-Cylinder Actuator Considering Hose Effects. [PDF]
Micromachines (Basel), 2023 Ma T, Wang B, Wang Z.
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