Structural design of a lunar lander spacecraft for the Texas space grant regolith oxygen production experiment /
$450,000 more expensive than an aluminum structure, it is
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| Format: | Thesis eBook |
| Language: | English |
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1996.
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| Online Access: | Link to OAKTrust copy |
| Summary: | $450,000 more expensive than an aluminum structure, it is also 41% lighter. This weight savings made it possible to and the oxygen plant operation constraints resulted in a being developed by the Texas Space Grant Consortium to burns, and lunar landing were the primary load cases that chances for mission success. configuration was selected since it offered the greatest dynamic requirements. Numerous iteration cycles were element models subjected to static and dynamic mission loads. for the lander was a triangular truss structure constructed lightweight structure. The required diameter and thickness load-carrying propellant tanks, and a retractable ramp for meet the weight requirements of the mission and increase the obtained. A parametric cost analysis of this design showed of each strut in the truss was determined with two finite of graphite-epoxy struts and titanium ball joints. This payload deployment. The structural configuration selected performed with these loads before a converged solution was sized the structure. Modal and random vibration analyses Static loads arising from launch accelerations, main engine stiffness per unit weight, resulting in an efficient and structural design for the lunar lander spacecraft currently surface of the moon. An analysis of the mission requirements that while the graphite-epoxy structure is approximately The focus of this research is the determination of a transport a regolith oxygen production experiment to the vehicle configuration featuring a tensile thrust structure, were also performed to verify that the structure met all |
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| Item Description: | "Major subject: Mechanical Engineering". Vita. |
| Physical Description: | viii, 79 leaves : illustrations ; 28 cm. Also available online. Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |