Abstract
Near Earth Objects (NEOs) enter the Earths atmosphere on a regular basis. Depending on the size, object and entry parameters; these objects can burn-up through ablation (complete evaporation), undergo fragmentation of varying nature, or impact the ground unperturbed. Parameters that influence the physics during entry are either unknown or highly uncertain. In this work, we propose a probabilistic approach for simulating entry. Probabilistic modeling typically requires an expensive Monte Carlo approach. In this work, we develop and present a novel engineering approach of developing surrogate models for simulation of the atmospheric entry accounting for drag, ablation, evaporation, fragmentation, and ground impact.
Original language | English (US) |
---|---|
Title of host publication | Spaceflight Mechanics 2016 |
Editors | Martin T. Ozimek, Renato Zanetti, Angela L. Bowes, Ryan P. Russell, Martin T. Ozimek |
Publisher | Univelt Inc. |
Pages | 1807-1822 |
Number of pages | 16 |
ISBN (Print) | 9780877036333 |
State | Published - 2016 |
Event | 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2016 - Napa, United States Duration: Feb 14 2016 → Feb 18 2016 |
Publication series
Name | Advances in the Astronautical Sciences |
---|---|
Volume | 158 |
ISSN (Print) | 0065-3438 |
Other
Other | 26th AAS/AIAA Space Flight Mechanics Meeting, 2016 |
---|---|
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Napa |
Period | 2/14/16 → 2/18/16 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:For Piyush Mehta is provided by the European Commission through the Marie Curie Initial Training Network (ITN) STARDUST under grant number 317185. Partial support for Martin Kubicek is provided by 'OPTIMAD Engineering Srl'.