AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technical Committee


17 th AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar

May 19-22, 2003
The Doubletree Hotel
Monterey, California



Seminar & Conference Program


Monday
5/19/03

Tuesday
5/20/03

Wednesday
5/21/03

Thursday
5/22/03


Morning I
8:10 - 10:10


ADS Seminar


Plenary

Mars Exploration Rover I

Gliding Parachutes II

Simulation II

Systems II

Morning II
10:30 - 12:00


ADS Seminar


Plenary

Mars Exploration Rover II

Modeling II

Simulation III

Testing I

Lunch
12:00 - 1:10



Afternoon I
1:10 - 3:10


ADS Seminar

Gliding Parachutes I

Softlanding

Mars Exploration Rover III

Systems I

Testing II

Aerocapture & Aerobraking

Afternoon II
3:30 - 5:00


ADS Seminar

Modeling I

Guidance, Navigation & Control

Simulation I

Aerodynamics

Lessons Learned the Hard Way

Evening



Industry Reception


Awards Banquet


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Plenary Session

Chaired by: M. ACCORSI, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, and A. TAYLOR, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA
Mars Exploration Rover Parachute Decelerator System Program Overview
A. Witkowski, Pioneer Aerospace Corp., South Windsor, CT; R. Bruno, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Steering a Flat Circular Parachute – They Said It Couldn’t Be Done
S. Dellicker, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ; D. LeMoine and R. Benney, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA; R. Howard, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; G. Brown and B. Gilles, Vertigo Inc., Lake Elsinore, CA
Overview of the Precision Airdrop Improvement 4- Powers Long Term Technology Project
R. Benney, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
NASA Development of Aerocapture Technologies
B. James and M. Munk, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
Five Month Programme for the New Main Parachute for the Beagle 2 Mars Lander
Alan Haigh, Astrium Ltd, Stevenage, England
On the Development of Six- Degree- of- Freedom Model of Low- Aspect- Ratio Parafoil Delivery System
V. Dobrokhodov, P. Mortaloni, O. Yakimenko, R. Howard and I. Kaminer, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
Aerodynamic Coefficients for a Parafoil Wing with Arc Anhedral - Theoretical and Experimental Results
T. Jann, DLR German Aerospace Research Center, Braunschweig, Germany
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Gliding Parachutes I

Chaired by: T. BENNETT, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT, and T. JANN, DLR (German Aerospace Center), Braunschweig, United States
Design, Development & Flight Testing of NASA X- 38 7500 ft2 Parafoil Recovery System
T. Bennett, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT; R. Fox, Aerospace Recovery Services, Belleville, WV
Flight Performance, Aerodynamics, and Simulation Development for the X- 38 Parafoil Test Program
C. Madsen, R. Sostaric and C. Cerimele, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Parafoil Control Using an Electro- Active Textile
T. Barrows and S. George, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc., Cambridge, MA
SPADES: A Parafoil Delivery System for Payloads Until 200 Kg
J. Wegereef, Dutch Space B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands; H. Jentink, National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Soft Landing

Chaired by: K. DOHERR, formerly of DLR, Institut fuer Flugmechanik, Braunschweig, Germany, and RICHARD BENNEY, U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, MA
Soft Touchdown and Rapid Rigging/Derigging Airdrop System (STARRDAS)
J. Warrick, S. Bulle and S. Motoyama, Warrick & Associates Inc., Prescott, AZ; B. Bagdonovich and R. Benney, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
Design, Simulation and Test of a Retraction Softlanding System for Payloads to 20,000 Pounds
G. Brown, Vertigo Inc., Lake Elsinore, CA; R. Benney and B. Bagdonovich, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA; R. McCracken, Vertigo Inc., Lake Elsinore, CA; B. McDermott, General Dynamoc Ordinance and Tactical Systems, Redmond, WA
Millimeter Wave Radar Height Sensor for Soft Landing Initiation
B. Friedrich, M. Gawronski, J. Geddes, J. Lamberg and S. Thomas, ATK Integrated Defense Company LLC, Plymouth, MN; G. Brown, Vertigo Inc, Lake Elsinore, CA
A SODAR Height Sensor for RRDAS
B. Ulich, H. Linton and K. Steele, Kaman Aerospace Corporation, Tucson, AZ; R. Benney and B. Bagdonovich, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
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Guidance, Navigation & Control

Chaired by: R. MEYERSON, Kistler Aerospace, WA, and T. LOTT, Textron Systems Corp, Wilmington, MA
Testing of Parafoil Autonomous Guidance, Navigation & Control for X- 38
A. Strahan, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Development of Control Algorithm for the Autonomous Gliding Delivery System
I. Kaminer, O. Yakimenko, V. Dobrokhodov and P. Mortaloni, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
Development of an Autonomous Tactical Reconnaissance Platform
D. DeTurris, Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo, CA; J. Ervin, Apogee Research Group, Los Osos, CA
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Modeling I

Chaired by: J. STRICKLAND, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, and T. JANN, DLR, German Aerospace Research Center, Braunschweig, Germany
Parameter Estimation of G- 12 Parachute
G. Kothandaraman and M. Rotea, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Parameter Estimation for Parafoil Modeling and Simulation
R. Howard, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA; M. Diehl, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ
A High- fidelity Nonlinear Multibody Simulation Model for Parafoil Systems
S. Müller, AirAtWork Engeneering, Neufahrn, Germany; W. Otto and G. Sachs, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany
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Gliding Parachutes II

Chaired by: T. LOTT, Textron Systems Corp, Wilmington, MA, and C. PETERSON, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Gliding and Controllable Clustered Parachutes
C. Lee and J. Buckley, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
Deployable Rigid Structures for Precision Aerial Delivery Parawings
P. Warren, J. Carter and J. Williams, Foster-Miller Inc., Waltham, MA
Status Report on the Development and Testing of Single Surface Gliding Cargo Airdrop Systems
J. Barber and J. McGrath, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
The Main Parachute for the Beagle 2 Mars Lander David Northey, Analyticon Limited, Stevenage, UK
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Mars Exploration Rover I

Chaired by: T. RIVELLINI, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, and J. POTVIN, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
The Mars Exploration Rovers Entry Descent and Landing Phase and the Use of Aerodynamic Decelerators
A. Steltzner, W. Lee and R. Bruno, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; P. Desai, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Flight Reconstruction of the Mars Pathfinder Disk- Gap- Band Parachute Drag Coefficient
P. Desai, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; J. Schofield and M. Lisano, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
A Summary of Dynamic Testing of the Mars Exploration Rover Parachute Decelerator System
Y. Taeger and A. Witkowski, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT
Design and Analysis of the Drop Test Vehicle for the Mars Exploration Rover Parachute Structural Tests
D. Way, P. Desai, W. Engelund, J. Cruz and S. Hughes, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
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Mars Exploration Rover II

Chaired by: T. RIVELLINI, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA, and J. POTVIN, Saint Louis University, Saint Louis, MO
Wind Tunnel Testing of Various Disk- Gap- Band Parachutes
J. Cruz, R. Mineck, D. Keller and M. Bobskill, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Structural Testing of Parachutes in the National Full- Scale Aerodynamics Complex 80- by 120- foot Wind Tunnel at NASA Ames
P. Zell, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA; J. Cruz, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; A. Witkowski, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT
Opening Loads Analyses for Various Disk- Gap- Band Parachutes
J. Cruz, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; M. Kandis, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT
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Modeling II

Chaired by: K. DESABRAIS, U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, MA and K. DOHERR, formerly of DLR, Institut fuer Flugmechanik, Braunschweig, Germany
A Software Simulation of Cargo Drop Tests
P. Cuthbert, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Validation of a Cargo Airdrop Software Simulator
P. Cuthbert, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; K. Desabrais, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
A New Parachute Deployment Model by Multibody Dynamics
Q. Zhang, , Changsha, China
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Mars Exploration Rover III

Chaired by: R. MEYERSON, Kistler Aerospace, WA, and T. BENNETT, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT
Opportunities and Limitations in Low- Earth Subsonic Testing and Qualification of Extraterrestrial Supersonic Parachute Designs
A. Steltzner, R. Bruno and R. Mitcheltree, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; J. Cruz, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Mars Exploration Rovers Airbag Landing System Design and Development
A. Steltzner, T. Rivellini and J. Carson, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; S. Wilson and J. Stein, ILC Dover Inc., Frederica, DE; D. Sabahi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Mars Exploration Rover Parachute Mortar Deployer Development
R. Vasas, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT; J. Styner, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Redmond, WA
Development of an Improved Performance Parachute System for Mars Missions
J. Masciarelli, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; J. Cruz, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; J. Hengel, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
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Systems I

Chaired by: J. HOGUE, Systems Technology Inc, Hawthorne, CA, and M. GIONFRIDDO, MPG Consultants, Westborough, MA
Leaflet Delivery System
W. Ricci, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
Integrated Landing Deceleration Systems for a Spacecraft Crew Escape Module
G. Savoni and J. McKinney, Boeing Phantom Works, Huntington Beach, CA; T. Taylor, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA
In- Flight Precision Airdrop Planner Follow- On Development Program
P. Hattis, K. Angermueller and T. Fill, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory Inc., Cambridge, MA; R. Wright, Planning Systems Inc., Reston, VA; D. LeMoine and R. Benney, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
Ballute and Parachute Decelerators for Quicklook UAV
T. Smith, S. Limaye, L. Shook and F. Uhelsky, ILC Dover Inc, Frederica, DE; E. McCoy, Scientific Applications International Corporation, Rancho Bernardo, CA; T. Figary, ILC Dover Inc, Frederica, DE
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Aerodynamics

Chaired by: K. DESABRAIS, US Army SBCCOM Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA, and C. PETERSON, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
Experimental Analysis of Camber Effects of a 6- Bladed Autorotational Aerodynamic Decelerator
D. Miklosovic and J. Bartz, U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, MD
Unsteady Potential Flow Forces on an Inflating Parachute Canopy
K. Desabrais, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA; H. Johari, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
Experimental Approach to Identify the Longitudinal and Lateral Stability of Flexible Parafoil
K. Hiraki, Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan
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Simulation I

Chaired by: H. JOHARI, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA, and M. ACCORSI, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
A Coupled Fluid- Structure Parachute Inflation Model
H. Johari, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA; K. Desabrais, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
Large- Scale Parallel Simulation of Contact Phenomena in Airdrop Systems
Z. Xu and M. Accorsi, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; R. Benney, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
Unsteady Flow Field Around a Freely Oscillating Concave Body in Supersonic Flow
N. Arai and K. Oyabu, Tokyo Noko University, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan
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Simulation II

Chaired by: R. CHARLES, U.S. Army Natick Research, Development and Engineering Center, Natick, MA, and H. JOHARI, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA
A Biomechanical Study on the Parachute Landing Fall
P. Kwok, W. Kong and K. Kasturi, Foster-Miller Inc., Waltham, MA; C. Lee, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA; J. Hamill, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
Application of Optimization Software to Aid Design of an Airbag Decelerator System
B. Tutt and J. Sanders, Irvin Aerospace Inc., Costa Mesa, CA
Simulation of Parachute Dynamics During Control Line Input Operations
K. Stein, Bethel College, St. Paul, MN; R. Benney, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA; T. Tezduyar and S. Sathe, Rice University, Houston, TX; R. Charles, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA; V. Kumar, Rice University, Houston, TX
Two Specialized Structural Elements for Airdrop System Modeling
B. Zhou and M. Accorsi, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; R. Benney, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
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Systems II

Chaired by: J. HOGUE, Systems Technology Inc, Hawthorne, CA, and M. GIONFRIDDO, MPG Consultants, Westborough, MA
Design and Development of the Main Parachute for the Beagle2 Mars Lander
E. Fallon and R. Sinclair, Irvin Aerospace Inc., Santa Ana, CA
The SCREAMER Concept: Rapid Aerial Delivery of Cargo
E. Strong, Strong Enterprises, Orlando, FL
Decelerator System for Long Range Air Launch Target Missile Using 94- ft Parachutes
K. Heindel and D. Wolf, L-3 Communications Corp. Coleman Aerospace Co., Orlando, FL
Parachute Mission Planning, Training and Rehearsal Using a Deployable Virtual Reality Simulator
J. Hogue and R. Allen, Systems Technology Inc., Hawthorne, CA; S. Markham, Valentine Technologies Ltd., Odiham, Hampshire, Great Britain; A. Harmsen, Automatisering en Adviesbureau, Stuurboord, The Netherlands; J. MacDonald and C. Schmucker, SSK Industries Inc, Lebanon, OH
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Simulation III

Chaired by: J. STRICKLAND, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM, and R. CHARLES, Ignition Technologies, Natick, MA
Fluid- Structure Coupling for Lightweight Flexible Bodies
J. Strickland, V. Porter and G. Homicz, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM
An Investigation of the Apparent Mass of Parachutes Under Post Inflation Dynamic Loading Through the use of Fluid Structure Interaction Simulations
T. Taylor, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA
Crew Transfer Vehicle (CTV) Water Landing Predictions Using LS- DYNA
J. Mc Kinney, Boeing Aerospace, Pomona, CA; T. Taylor, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA
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Testing I

Chaired by: A. DYATT, US Air Force, Edwards Afb, CA, and M. HEFLIN, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ
Flight Dynamics Study of Standard and Hybrid Cruciform Parachutes
J. Potvin, J. Papke, E. Brighton and T. Hawthorne, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; G. Peek, Industrologic Inc., St. Louis, MO
Glide Slope Determination from Flight Test Data
W. Porter, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ
Trajectory Measurement and Instrumentation Package for Personnel Parachute Testing
N. Voronka, G. Paul and D. Johnson, Cybernet Systems Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI; R. Benney and W. Millette, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
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Testing II

Chaired by: A. DYATT, US Air Force, Edwards Afb, CA, and M. HEFLIN, US Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ
Vertical Wind Characterization Through Airdrop
B. Brocato, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ
Testing Wake Vortices for Formation Personnel Airdrop
C. Webber, Air Force Flight Test Center, Edwards AFB, CA
Testing Results of a Reserve Automatic Opening Device (AOD) for Low- Altitude Static Line Jumps
N. Voronka and D. Johnson, Cybernet Systems Corporation, Ann Arbor, MI; R. Benney and W. Millette, Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA
A Total Energy Method to Predict Parachute Canopy Inflation Forces
J. Watkins, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT
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Aerocapture & Aerobraking

Chaired by: G. BROWN, Vertigo Inc, Lake Elsinore, CA, and M. ACCORSI, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT
Hypercone Inflatable Supersonic Decelerator
G. Brown, Vertigo Inc., Lake Elsinore, CA; C. Epp and C. Graves, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; J. Lingard, Vorticity Systems Ltd., Chalgrove, Great Britain
Trailing Ballute Aerocapture: Concept Feasibility Assessment
D. Gulick, J. Lewis and K. Miller, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO; D. Lyons, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; G. Sapna, ILC Dover Inc., Frederica, DE; R. Wilmoth, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
Deployable CMC Hot Structure Decelerator for Aerobrake
U. Trabandt, Astrium, Bremen, Germany
Angus McRonald
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Lessons Learned the Hard Way

A Special Presentation by Roy Haggard, Vertigo Inc, Lake Elsinore, CA

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