Ground and Range Operations for a Heavy-Lift Vehicle: Preliminary Thoughts 2011-01-2643
This paper discusses the ground and range operations for a Shuttle derived Heavy-Lift Vehicle being launched from the Kennedy Space Center on the Eastern range. Comparisons will be made between the Shuttle and a heavy lift configuration (SLS-ETF MPCV - April 2011) by contrasting their subsystems. The analysis will also describe a simulation configuration with the potential to be utilized for heavy lift vehicle processing/range simulation modeling and the development of decision-making systems utilized by the range. In addition, a simple simulation model is used to provide the required critical thinking foundations for this preliminary analysis.
Citation: Rabelo, L., Bardina, J., Zhu, Y., and Compton, J., "Ground and Range Operations for a Heavy-Lift Vehicle: Preliminary Thoughts," SAE Int. J. Aerosp. 4(2):1064-1073, 2011, https://doi.org/10.4271/2011-01-2643. Download Citation
Author(s):
Luis Rabelo, Jorge Bardina, Yanshen Zhu, Jeppie Compton
Affiliated:
University of Central Florida, NASA Ames Research Center, NASA Kennedy Space Center
Pages: 10
Event:
Aerospace Technology Conference and Exposition
ISSN:
1946-3855
e-ISSN:
1946-3901
Also in:
SAE International Journal of Aerospace-V120-1, SAE International Journal of Aerospace-V120-1EJ
Related Topics:
Simulation and modeling
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