Pterodactyl: Guidance and control of a symmetric deployable entry vehicle using an aerodynamic control system
B Margolis, W Okolo, SN D'Souza… - AIAA Scitech 2021 …, 2021 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2021-0764. vid The NASA-funded
Pterodactyl project seeks to advance the current state-of-the-art forentry vehicles by …
Pterodactyl project seeks to advance the current state-of-the-art forentry vehicles by …
Machine learning-based quasi-optimal feedback control for a propellantless re-entry
E Gaglio, R Bevilacqua - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
Atmospheric re-entry includes all the activities ensuring the safety of individuals and ground
assets, with potential implications for the controlled landing of humans and payloads on …
assets, with potential implications for the controlled landing of humans and payloads on …
Assessment of small satellite aerocapture with a morphable entry system at mars
JVV Cabrera, DA Spencer - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
A significant challenge for interplanetary small satellites is fully propulsive orbit insertion due
to limited total velocity change capabilities. At destinations with significant atmospheres, this …
to limited total velocity change capabilities. At destinations with significant atmospheres, this …
Pterodactyl: Effects of 3D Thermal Analysis on the Thermal Protection System Design of a Flap Control System
SN D'Souza, K McGuire, A Torricelli, S Visser… - AIAA SCITECH 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0418. vid NASA's Pterodactyl
project has investigated the use of a novel multi-flap control system to facilitate precision …
project has investigated the use of a novel multi-flap control system to facilitate precision …
A Morphable Entry System for Small Satellite Aerocapture at Mars
JVV Cabrera - 2022 - hammer.purdue.edu
As space agencies look to conduct more scientific missions beyond Earth orbit, low-cost
access to space becomes indispensable. Small satellites (smallsats) fulfill this need as they …
access to space becomes indispensable. Small satellites (smallsats) fulfill this need as they …
Dispersion Analysis of Small Satellite Aerocapture at Mars Using a Morphable Entry System
JV Cabrera, DA Spencer - AIAA SciTech 2022 Forum, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-1654. vid Aerocapture is a
technique that can significantly reduce the required propellant for orbit insertion, which is of …
technique that can significantly reduce the required propellant for orbit insertion, which is of …
Pterodactyl: Thermal Protection System Design Methodology for a Flap Control System
ZB Hays, SN D'Souza, VM Hawke, B Yount… - AIAA SCITECH 2022 …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
View Video Presentation: https://doi. org/10.2514/6.2022-0417. vid As interest in non-
traditional entry vehicles continues to grow, the need for a Thermal Protection System (TPS) …
traditional entry vehicles continues to grow, the need for a Thermal Protection System (TPS) …