18th Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference


AIAA-2005-1600
The FASTWing Project - A Self Navigated Gliding System for Heavy Payloads
H. Krenz, Autoflug GmbH, Rellingen, Germany

AIAA-2005-1601
The Joint Precision Airdrop System Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration
R. Benney, J. Barber, J. McGrath, J. McHugh, G. Noetscher and S. Tavan, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1602
Four- Powers Long Term Technology Projects: Airflow Influence
M. Seeger, IABG, Ottobrunn, Germany; H. Eulenbach, BWBL35, Koblenz, Germany; P. Carlsson, BWB L37, Koblenz, Germany; Y. Bury, ENSICA, Toulouse, France; C. Delwarde, DGA/SPART, Toulouse, France; R. Benney, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1603
Review of the NASA In- Space Propulsion Project Inflatable Decelerator Investments
E. Richardson, B. James and M. Munk, NASA Marshall, Huntsville, AL

AIAA-2005-1604
Huygens DCSS Post Flight Reconstruction
J. Lingard and J. Underwood, Vorticity Ltd, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, Great Britain

AIAA-2005-1605
Mars Exploration Rover Parachute System Performance
A. Witkowski and M. Kandis, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT; R. Bruno, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

AIAA-2005-1606
Design, Development and Testing of a Mars Guided Parachute
J. McKinney, The Boeing Company, Huntington Beach, CA; A. Taylor, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA; G. Brown, Vertigo Inc, Lake Elsinore, CA; T. Lachenmeier, GSSL Inc, Tillamook, OR

AIAA-2005-1607
Simulation of Parachute Fluid Structure Interaction in Supersonic Flow
J. Lingard and M. Darley, Vorticity Ltd, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, Great Britain

AIAA-2005-1608
The use of LS- DYNA to Simulate the Inflation of a Parachute Canopy
B. Tutt and A. Taylor, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA

AIAA-2005-1609
The use of LS- DYNA to Asess Candidate ATPS Main Parachutes
B. Tutt and A. Taylor, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA; J. Berland, Para-Flite Inc, Pennsauken, NJ; B. Gargano, Quantum Parachutes, Boulder, CO

AIAA-2005-1610
Inflation Process and Free Oscillation of Flexible Parachute- like Body
N. Arai and K. Suzuki, Tokyo Noko University, Koganei, Tokyo, Japan

AIAA-2005-1611
Instrumentation for the Assessment of Parafoil Performance
J. Barber and G. Noetscher, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1612
Use of an R/C Model Data Logger for a Parachute Instrumentation System
J. Watkins, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT

AIAA-2005-1613
Canned Telemetry System for Sensor Data on Parachute Systems
J. Swain, EC III LLC, Yuma, AZ; A. Hart, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ

AIAA-2005-1614
Autonomous Video Scoring and Dynamic Attitude Measurement
O. Yakimenko, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

AIAA-2005-1615
Advanced Airbag Landing Systems for Planetary Landers
N. Bown and M. Darley, Vorticity Ltd, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, Great Britain

AIAA-2005-1616
Design and Testing of an Airbag Landing Attenuator System for a Generic Crew Return Vehicle
R. Sinclair and M. Cooper, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA; J. Frigerio, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Denver, CO

AIAA-2005-1617
A Review of Simulation and Test Results for a Simulated Crewed Spacecraft Landing
A. Taylor, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA; J. Frigerio, Lockheed Martin Astronautics, Waterton, CO; J. Sanders, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA

AIAA-2005-1618
Application of Fabric Ribbons for Drag and Stabilization
L. Auman and B. Wilks, U.S. Army, Redstone Arsenal, AL

AIAA-2005-1619
A Novel Parachute Canopy Geometry for Airdrop Applications
H. Johari, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA; K. Desabrais, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1620
Inflation and Steady Descent Characteristics of Truncated Cone Decelerators
J. Potvin, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, MO; G. Peek, Industrologic Inc., St. Charles, MO

AIAA-2005-1621
Overview of Airdrop Systems Modeling Project Within the CST CHSSI Program
R. Charles, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA; M. Accorsi, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; S. Morton, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, CO; K. Stein, Bethel University, St. Paul, MN; T. Tezduyar, Rice University, Houston, TX; R. Tomaro, Cobalt Solutions LLC, Springfield, OH

AIAA-2005-1622
Coordinated Payload Delivery Using High- Glide Ratio Parafoil Systems
O. Yakimenko, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

AIAA-2005-1623
A Desktop Application to Simulate Cargo Drop Tests
P. Cuthbert, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; K. Desabrais, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1624
The DCLDYN Parachute Inflation and Trajectory Analysis Tool: An Overview
A. Taylor and E. Murphy, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA

AIAA-2005-1625
Status of Development of an Autonomously Guided Precision Cargo Aerial Delivery System
J. McGrath, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA; T. Strong, Strong Enterprises, Orlando, FL; R. Benney, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1626
Development of a Low Cost 10,000 lb Capacity Ram- Air Parachute
J. Berland, Para-Flite Inc., Pennsauken, NJ; S. George, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA

AIAA-2005-1627
ParaLander: A Medium- weight Demonstrator for Autonomous, Range- optimised Aerial Cargo Delivery
H. Altmann and J. Windl, EADS Germany, Munich, Germany

AIAA-2005-1628
Design, Development and Flight- Testing of the U.S. Army 4200 ft2 Parafoil Recovery System
T. Bennett, Pioneer Aerospace, South Windsor, CT; R. Fox, Fox Parachute Services, Belleville, WV

AIAA-2005-1629
A Steady Rotation Motion for a Cluster of Parachutes
D. Wolf and K. Heindel, Coleman Aerospace, Albuquerque, NM

AIAA-2005-1630
FLOATSTAB: A Tool for the Rapid Analysis of Flotation Stability Following Water Landing
A. Taylor, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA

AIAA-2005-1631
Simulation of Paratrooper Static Line Deployment Procedures
M. Accorsi, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT; R. Charles and R. Benney, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1632
Design and Evaluation of Protective Devices for Injury Prevention During Paratrooper Landing
K. Kasturi and P. Kwok, Foster-Miller Inc, Waltham, MA; C. Lee, U.S. Army Natick Solider Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1633
Parachute Aerodynamics from Video Data
M. Schoenenberger, E. Queen and J. Cruz, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA

AIAA-2005-1634
Aerodynamic Forces on an Airdrop Platform
K. Desabrais, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1635
Experimental Investigation of an Autorotating- wing Aerodynamic Decelerator System
Á. Sanz-Andrés, IDR/UPM, Madrid, Spain; V. Nadal Mora, UNLP, La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina; A. Cuerva, IDR/UPM, Madrid, Spain

AIAA-2005-1636
Inflatable Re- entry Vehicle Experiment (IRVE) Design Overview
S. Hughes, R. Dillman, B. Starr, R. Stephan, C. Player and F. Cheatwood, NASA Langley, Hampton, VA

AIAA-2005-1637
Minimum- Mass Design for Titan Aerocapture
G. Brown, Vertigo Inc., Santa Cruz, CA; E. Richardson, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL

AIAA-2005-1638
Design, Development & Vallidation of a 500 kg Re- entry Payload
M. Sidana, J. Jain, A. Pal and A. Goyal, Ministry of Defence Govt. of India., Agra Cantt, India

AIAA-2005-1639
The FASTWing Project - Parafoil Development and Manufacturing
S. Benolol and F. Zapirain, CIMSA, Madrid, Spain

AIAA-2005-1640
The FASTWing Project - Simulation and Analysis Software Tools
R. Behr, EADS-ST, München, Germany; H. Krenz, Autoflug GmbH, Rellingen, Germany; I. Oeye, CFD Norway, Trondheim, Norway

AIAA-2005-1641
The FASTWing Project- Wind Tunnel Tests- Realisation and Results
P. Hollestelle, E. Willemsen and G. Elbertsen, National Aerospace Laboratory, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

AIAA-2005-1642
Advanced Features for Autonomous Parafoil Guidance, Navigation and Control
T. Jann, DLR German Aerospace Center, Braunschweig, Germany

AIAA-2005-1643
Autonomous Guidance, Navigation and Control of Large Parafoils
P. Hattis, Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Cambridge, MA; S. Tavan, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1644
Precision Airdrop System
R. Wright, Planning Systems Incorported, Reston, VA

AIAA-2005-1645
Analysis of Precision Aerial Delivery Systems in a Tactical Environment
G. Brown, Vertigo Inc., Santa Cruz, CA; M. Hickey, Capewell Components Company, South Windsor, CT; R. Benney, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1646
Design, Development, and Flight Testing of a Semispherical Cruciform Type Parachute
R. Fox, Fox Parachute Services, Belleville, WV

AIAA-2005-1647
Design and Development of a New Cargo Parachute and Container Delivery System
B. Bonaceto and P. Stalker, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1648
Design, Development and Flight Testing of a Friction Controlled Parafoil Reefing System
R. Fox, Fox Parachute Services, Belleville, WV; T. Bennett, Pioneer Aerospace, South Windsor, CT

AIAA-2005-1649
Low Velocity Airdrop Tests of an X- 38 Backup Parachute Design
J. Stein and R. Machin, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; D. Wolf, , Albuquerque, NM; F. Hillebrandt, United Space Alliance, Cape Canaveral, FL

AIAA-2005-1650
Parafoil Characterisation Tests with SPADES
J. Wegereef, Dutch Space B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands; H. Jentink, National Aerospace Laboratory NLR, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

AIAA-2005-1651
Flight- Testing of a Low- Cost Precision Aerial Delivery System
B. Gilles, Vertigo Inc., Lake Elsinore, CA; M. Hickey, Capewell Components Company, South Windsor, CT; W. Krainski, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA

AIAA-2005-1652
An Overview of the Army's Guided Parafoil System Derived from X- 38 Experience
J. Stein, C. Madsen and A. Strahan, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

AIAA-2005-1653
Dispelling the Myths and Fears of Manned Vehicle Airdrops
T. Strong, Strong Enterprises, Orlando, FL

AIAA-2005-1654
Ranger Parachute System Redesign
M. Kostelezky, Walter Kostelezky GmbH & Co. KG, Weingarten, Germany

AIAA-2005-1655
The ISD Parawing Recovery System for High- Altitude Platform Payloads
J. Häcker, R. Kornmann, S. Brückner and B. Kröplin, University of Stuttgart, Stuttgart, Germany

AIAA-2005-1656
Development and Flight Test of Recovery System of Supersonic Experimental Airplane
M. Honda and S. Horinouchi, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, Tokyo, Japan

AIAA-2005-1657
Mars Subsonic Parachute Technology Task System Overview
A. Witkowski, W. Machalick and Y. Taeger, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT

AIAA-2005-1658
Performance Analyses of a 33.5m Diameter Ringsail Parachute at Low- and High- Altitudes
J. Cruz, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; M. Kandis, Pioneer Aerospace, South Windsor, CT; E. Bailey, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; R. Mineck, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA

AIAA-2005-1659
High Altitude Test Program for a Mars Subsonic Parachute
R. Mitcheltree, R. Bruno, E. Slimko, C. Baffes and E. Konefat, Jet Propulsion Lab California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA; A. Witkowski, Pioneer Aerospace, Hartforf, CT

AIAA-2005-1660
Drogue Parachute System Testing for NASA B- 52H Moderate L/D Stores Separation
E. Hennings, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, CA; D. Wolf, S. Jensen and D. Granica, , Albuquerque, NM; S. Whitmore, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA

AIAA-2005-1661
Feasibility Assessment of C- 17A Aerial Delivery of the U.S. Army Stryker Mobile Gun System (MGS) Vehicle
A. Dyatt, U.S. Air Force, Edwards AFB, CA

AIAA-2005-1662
Pad Abort Demonstrator Recovery System and the Decelerator Systems Simulation
R. Machin, C. Madsen and P. Cuthbert, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

AIAA-2005-1663
System Identification for a Parafoil- Load System: Lessons Learned
T. Jann and G. Strickert, DLR German Aerospace Center, Braunschweig, Germany

AIAA-2005-1664
Multicriteria Parametrical Identification of the Parafoil- Load Delivery System
O. Yakimenko, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

AIAA-2005-1665
Scalable 8- DoF Model of a Generic Parafoil- Based Delivery System
O. Yakimenko, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA

AIAA-2005-1666
Trim and Stability Analysis of Parafoil/Payload System Using Bifurcation Methods
O. Prakash and N. Ananthkrishnan, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India; A. Daftary, Institute of Aeronautical Engineering, Hyderabad, India

AIAA-2005-1667
Development of an Altitude Correction Factor for Opening Shock of High- Velocity Canopies
R. Moskowitz, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ

AIAA-2005-1668
Testing of Guided Parafoil Cargo Delivery Systems
S. Kaesemeyer, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ

AIAA-2005-1669
Use of DGPS to Determine Glide Ratio of an Ejection Seat Parachute
J. Underwood, Vorticity Ltd, Chalgrove, Oxfordshire, Great Britain; S. Glynn, Martin-Baker Aircraft Co Ltd, Denham, Middlesex, Great Britain

AIAA-2005-1670
Lateral- Directional Characteristics of Parafoil Obtained from Sled and Free- Flight Experiments
K. Hiraki, M. Inoue, Y. Mizuta and Y. Saito, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan

AIAA-2005-1671
Genesis Parachute System Performance
A. Witkowski, Pioneer Aerospace Corporation, South Windsor, CT; J. Greteman, Lockheed Martin, Denver, CO

AIAA-2005-1672
Mid- Air Retrieval of the Genesis Sample Return Capsule
R. Corwin, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Littleton, CO; R. Haggard, B. Norton and D. Jorgensen, Vertigo Inc., Lake Elsinore, CA

AIAA-2005-1673
The Future of Mid- Air Retrieval
F. Zegler and R. Corwin, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Co., Littleton, CO; G. Brown, R. Haggard and D. Jorgensen, Vertigo Inc., Santa Cruz, CA

AIAA-2005-1674
ParaLabs - An Integrated Design Tool for Parafoil Systems
S. Mueller, M. Heise and O. Wagner, AeroLabs AG, Munich, Germany; G. Sachs, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany

AIAA-2005-1675
Modeling the Interaction of Sub- scale Parachutes with Atmospheric Turbulent Eddies
J. Potvin, Saint Louis University, St. Louis MO, MO; R. Wright, Planning Systems Inc., Reston, VA

AIAA-2005-1676
Mathematical Modelling of Parachute Loading Taking into Account the Canopy Shape Changes
V. Lyalin and V. Morozov, NII Parachutostroeniya FGUP, Moscow, Russia; A. Ponomarev, VVIA Zhukovsky, Moscow, Russia

AIAA-2005-1677
Design of a Covert Payload Recovery/Trajectory Control System
E. Hennings, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, CA

AIAA-2005-1678
Design and Testing of the BQM- 167A Parachute Recovery System
R. Sinclair, Irvin Aerospace Inc, Santa Ana, CA; D. Meyer, Composite Engineering Inc., Sacramento, CA

AIAA-2005-1679
The Development of a 100- ft Drogue Parachute for the X- 38 Spacecraft
J. Stein and R. Machin, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; D. Wolf, , Albuquerque, NM; F. Hillebrandt, United States Alliance, Cape Canaveral, FL

AIAA-2005-1680
Planning, Execution and Results of the Precision Airdrop Technology Conference and Demonstration (2003)
R. Benney, J. McHugh and J. Miletti, U.S. Army Natick Soldier Center, Natick, MA; P. Mortaloni, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ

AIAA-2005-1681
Analysis of Data for Requirement Evaluation of Military Personnel Canopies
R. Tiaden, U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, Yuma, AZ

AIAA-2005-1682
Comparative Efficiency Analysis of the Parachute System for Space Vehicle Return Blocks
V. Lyalin and V. Morozov, NII Parachutostroeniya FGUP, Moscow, Russia