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Design of a Parachute Canopy Instrumentation PlatformThis paper discusses the current technology available to design and develop a reliable and compact instrumentation platform for parachute system data collection and command actuation. Wireless communication with a parachute canopy will be an advancement to the state of the art of parachute design, development, and testing. Embedded instrumentation of the parachute canopy will provide reefing line tension, skirt position data, parachute health monitoring, and other telemetry, further validating computer models and giving engineering insight into parachute dynamics for both Earth and Mars entry that is currently unavailable. This will allow for more robust designs which are more optimally designed in terms of structural loading, less susceptible to adverse dynamics, and may eventually pave the way to currently unattainable advanced concepts of operations. The development of this technology has dual use potential for a variety of other applications including inflatable habitats, aerodynamic decelerators, heat shields, and other high stress environments.
Document ID
20150003009
Acquisition Source
Johnson Space Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Alshahin, Wahab M. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Daum, Jared S. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Holley, James J. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Litteken, Douglas A. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Vandewalle, Michael T. (NASA Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
March 17, 2015
Publication Date
March 30, 2015
Subject Category
Aeronautics (General)
Report/Patent Number
JSC-CN-32984
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Seminar
Location: Daytona Beach, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: March 30, 2015
End Date: April 2, 2015
Sponsors: American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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