DOW-UAP-D48, Department of the Air Force Report, 1996
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RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE Contract No. FO4703-91-C-0112 RTI Report No. RTI/5180/77-43F September 10, 1996
Modeling Unlikely Space-Booster Failures in Risk Calculations
Final Report
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Department of the Air Force 45th Space Wing (AFSPC) Safety Office - 45 SW/SE Patrick AFB, FL 32925
and
Department of the Air Force 30th Space Wing (AFSPC) Safety Office - 30 SW/SE Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437
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- Page 1 RESEARCH TRIANGLE INSTITUTE Contract No. FO4703-91-C-0112 RTI Report No. RTI/5180/77-43F September 10, 1996 Modeling Unlikely Space-Booster Failures in Risk Calculations Final Report Prepared for…
- Page 2 Contract No. FO4703-91-C-0112 Task No. 10/95-77, Subtask 2.0 RTI Report No. RTI/5180/77-43F September 10, 1996 Modeling Unlikely Space-Booster Failures in Risk Calculations Final Report Prepared by…
- Page 3 REPORT DOCUMENTATION PAGE Form Approved OMB No. 0704-0188 Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing…
- Page 4 Abstract Missile and space-vehicle performance histories contain many examples of failures that cause, or have the potential to cause, significant vehicle deviations from the intended flight line. In…
- Page 5 Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2. Examples Showing Need for Mode 5 3. Understanding the Mode-5 Failure Response 3.1 Effects of Mode-5 Shaping Constants 3.2 Effects of Shaping Constant on DAMP…
- Page 6 Appendix A. Failure Response Modes in Program DAMP Appendix B. Shaping-Constant Effects on Mode-5 Impact Distributions Appendix C. Filter Characteristics Appendix D. Launch and Performance Histories…
- Page 7 Table of Figures Figure 1. Joust Impact Trace Showing a Mode-5 Failure Response Figure 2. Atlas IIAS Risk Contours for Inner-Ear Injury with A = 3.0 Figure 3. Atlas IIAS Risk Contours for Inner-Ear…
- Page 8 Figure 31. LLV1 Simulation Results with Best-Fit Shaping Constants Figure 32. f-Ratios for Ranges from 1 to 25 Miles Figure 33. Percentage of Impacts Between Flight Line and Any Radial Figure 34.…
- Page 9 Table 19. Sample Impact Distribution for Atlas IIAS with No Breakup Table 20. Shaping Constants for Atlas IIAS Table 21. Shaping Constants and Related Risks for Atlas IIAS Table 22. Best-Fit…
- Page 10 1. Introduction The debris from most launch vehicles that fail catastrophically tend to impact close to the intended flight line. Typical failures that produce such results are premature thrust…