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Hill, O.

Publications and source records attributed to Hill, O..

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NASA NTRS1984

An adaptive guidance logic for an aeroasisted orbital transfer vehicle

The Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) is to be employed for the delivery of a paylod to a high earth orbit, such as a geosynchronous orbit. Subsequently, the OTV is to return to a low earth parking orbit. The present investigation is concerned with an aeroassisted OTV (AOTV) which achieves the required reduction in velocity on its return to the parking orbit through aerodynamic braking. An adaptive guidance logic is employed to control and AOTV as it passes through the earth's upper atmosphere. Attention is given to details regarding the adaptive guidance logic, and a performance evaluation. It is found that the performance of the adaptive guidance logic is satisfactory for the considered conditions.

Hill, O.↗

NASA NTRS1983

Performance requirements analysis for payload delivery from a space station

Operations conducted from a space station in low Earth orbit which have different constraints and opportunities than those conducted from direct Earth launch were examined. While a space station relieves many size and performance constraints on the space shuttle, the space station's inertial orbit has different launch window constraints from those associated with customary Earth launches which reflect upon upper stage capability. A performance requirements analysis was developed to provide a reference source of parametric data, and specific case solutions and upper stage sizing trade to assist potential space station users and space station and upper stage developers assess the impacts of a space station on missions of interest.

Friedlander, A. L.↗

NASA NTRS1980

Entry guidance and entry autopilot (STS-1 baseline)

Preliminary entry guidance and autopilot software formulations, for use in the Mission Control Center (MCC) entry processor, are presented. The MCC requirements are met by a definition of coordinate systems, a list of parameter definitions for the software formulations, a description of the entry guidance detailed formulation requirements, a description of the detailed autopilot formualtion requirements, a description of the targeting routine, and a set of formulation flow charts.

Harpold, J. C.↗

NASA NTRS1980

Shuttle program. MCC Level C formulation requirements: Entry guidance and entry autopilot

A set of preliminary entry guidance and autopilot software formulations is presented for use in the Mission Control Center (MCC) entry processor. These software formulations meet all level B requirements. Revision 2 incorporates the modifications required to functionally simulate optimal TAEM targeting capability (OTT). Implementation of this logic in the MCC must be coordinated with flight software OTT implementation and MCC TAEM guidance OTT. The entry guidance logic is based on the Orbiter avionics entry guidance software. This MCC requirements document contains a definition of coordinate systems, a list of parameter definitions for the software formulations, a description of the entry guidance detailed formulation requirements, a description of the detailed autopilot formulation requirements, a description of the targeting routine, and a set of formulation flow charts.

Harpold, J. C.↗