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A modal combination computer program for dynamic analysis of structures

Computer program determines the response of a composite linear structure to sinusoidal base motion of a restrained structure or sinusoidal forces of a free structure. This program is applied to problems of testing practices and closed-loop stability of autopilot controlled space vehicles. It is written for the IBM 7094 in FORTRAN 4 language.

Bamford, R. M.↗

Post Flight Dynamic Analysis Simulation

Digital six-degrees-of-freedom, open loop Saturn 5 first stage flight evaluation simulation program obtains post flight simulation of the launch vehicle using actual flight data as input. Results are compared with measured data. For preflight analysis, the program uses predicted flight data as input.

Gregory, B. R.↗

Finite element appendage equations for hybrid coordinate dynamic analysis.

The increasingly common practice of idealizing a spacecraft as a collection of interconnected rigid bodies to some of which are attached linearly elastic flexible appendages leads to equations of motion expressed in terms of a combination of discrete coordinates describing the arbitrary rotational motions of the rigid bodies and distributed or modal coordinates describing the small, time-varying deformations of the appendages: such a formulation is said to employ a hybrid system of coordinates. In the present paper the existing literature is extended to provide hybrid coordinate equations of motion for a finite element model of a flexible appendage attached to a rigid base undergoing unrestricted motions and some of the advantages of the finite element approach are noted. Transformations to the modal coordinates appropriate for the general case are provided.

Likins, P. W.↗

Dynamic analysis of an open-cycle gas-core nuclear rocket

Reactivity and flow disturbances were used to investigate the transient response of a conceptual open cycle gas core nuclear rocket engine. The disturbances were made with the system initially operating at its steady state design point. Results of the study show that the feedbacks associated with the propellant density and propellant temperature have a dominant effect on the response of the system. Furthermore, there appears to be a rather limited range of values of these propellant feedback coefficients for which the gas core nuclear rocket has a stable response. The system was rather insensitive to a fuel flow rate disturbance, whereas a similar disturbance in the propellant flow rate caused large changes in reactor power. For a similar disturbance in the propellant flow rate caused large changes in reactor power. For most reactivity and flow rate disturbances, the response showed oscillations of various intensity.

Turney, G. E.↗

Summary of attitude dynamic analysis for IMP-J wire antenna spacecraft

The work is reported in the determination of acceptable deployment sequences, simulation of EFM antenna deployment, and contingency analysis for the IMP-J S/C. The spacecraft, mission profile and deployment sequences are described along with the simulation of EFM deployment and deployment failure.

Bell, L. W.↗