Browsing by Subject "Space vehicles"
Now showing items 1-6 of 6
-
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)One of the most reliable and commonly selected options for low levels of electrical power production (few kW[e] or less) in space is the radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), which employs plutonium-238 (238Pu) as ...
-
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1985)A parametric study of the forces governing the liquid vapor interface was performed for the purpose of determining the capillary priming characteristics of Grumman's dual passage, monogroove heat pipe when subjected to ...
-
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1991)Autonomous star sensing and pattern recognition for attitude determination provides many technological challenges to modern spacecraft optical sensor design. This is mostly due to the relatively high accuracy requirements ...
-
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1992)A viscous shock layer analysis method has been developed which includes the effects of chemical nonequilibrium, multi-temperature effects, viscous effects, and radiative gasdynamic coupling. This flowfield analysis has ...
-
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1993)The purpose of this research is to investigate the dynamics of a tethered satellite system in which the flexibility of the tether is considered and to design control laws for the deployment and retrieval of the tethered ...
-
(Texas A&M University. Libraries, 1987)A set of vehicle design and control optimization methods is presented that minimizes the difference between the desired and actual dynamical flight paths. The approach taken seeks the optimum, physically admissible mass ...