NASA/CR-4705, Elfer, N.C., User's Manual for Space Debris Surfaces (SD_SURF), Prepared for Structures and Dynamics Laboratory, Science and Engineering Directorate, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812, Contract NAS8-38856, by Lockheed Martin Marietta Manned Space Systems P.O. Box 29304, New Orleans, LA 70189, February, 1996, pp. 208, Format(s): PDF 11135k |
A unique collection of computer codes, Space Debris Surfaces (SD_SURF), have been developed to assist in the design and analysis of space debris protection systems. SD_SURF calculates and summarizes a vehicle's vulnerability to space debris as a function of impact velocity and obliquity. An SD_SURF analysis will show which velocities and obliquities are the most probable to cause a penetration. This determination can help the analyst select a shield design which is best suited to the predominant penetration mechanism. The analysis also indicates the most suitable parameters for development or verification testing. The SD_SURF programs offer the option of either FORTRAN programs and Microsoft EXCEL spreadsheets and macros. The FORTRAN programs work with BUMPERII version 1.2a or 1.3 (Cosmic released). The EXCEL spreadsheets and macros can be used independently or with selected output from the SD_SURF FORTRAN programs.
| Keywords: | bumpers, debris shields, hypervelocity impacts, impact, meteoroids, orbital debris, probability of no penetration, space debris |
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| CASI Document ID Number: | 96N22207 |
| Subjects: | Astronautics: Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance |
| ID Code: | 311 |
| Deposited On: | 28 June 2002 |