The Space Shuttle Orbiter has provided unique and important information on aircraft flight dynamics. This information has provided the opportunity to assess the flight-derived stability and control derivatives for maneuvering flight in the hypersonic regime. In the case of the Space Shuttle Orbiter, these derivatives are required to determine if certain configuration placards (limitations on the flight envelope) can be modified. These placards were determined on the basis of preflight predictions and the associated uncertainties. As flight-determined derivatives are obtained, the placards are reassessed, and some of them are removed or modified. Extraction of the stability and control derivatives was justified by operational considerations and not by research considerations. Using flight results to update the predicted database of the orbiter is one of the most completely documented processes for a flight vehicle. This process followed from the requirement for analysis of flight data for control system updates and for expansion of the operational flight envelope. These results show significant changes in many important stability and control derivatives from the preflight database. This paper presents some of the stability and control derivative results obtained from Space Shuttle flights. Some of the limitations of this information are also examined.
Extraction of Stability and Control Derivatives from Orbiter Flight Data
1993
49 pages
Report
No indication
English
Manned Spacecraft , Spacecraft Trajectories & Flight Mechanics , Aerodynamics , Aerodynamic stability , Flight control , Hypersonic flight , Space shuttle orbiters , Stability derivatives , Aerospace safety , Flight envelopes , Boundary layer transition , Center of pressure , Directional stability , Equations of motion , Lateral stability , Maximum likelihood estimates , Postflight analysis , Prediction analysis techniques , Preflight analysis , Rolling moments
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