Review on Analysis & Modeling of Dynamic Stability Characteristics of Atmospheric Entry Vehicles

Atiqa Bibi; Adnan Maqsood; Tiauw Hiong Go

doi:10.24949/njes.v7i1.121

Authors

Atiqa Bibi
Adnan Maqsood Research Centre for Modeling & Simulation, National University of Sciences & Technology
Tiauw Hiong Go

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24949/njes.v7i1.121

Abstract

Atmospheric entry is a critical phase for mission that seeks to return astronauts or scientific payloads back to Earth or explore the surface of a planet with an appreciable atmosphere. This paper presents a review of the comprehensive investigations on the dynamic stability of blunt body atmospheric entry vehicle. As blunt vehicle enters a planetary atmosphere, the aerodynamic moments acting upon it can result in unstable pitching motions and divergence of oscillation amplitude. Typically, these instabilities are found in the low or mid supersonic regime of the trajectory just prior to parachute deployment. A discussion on the underlying phenomena of dynamic stability is followed by effect of geometric and design parameters on stability. Numerical and analytical procedures used for modeling of the complex phenomena are also examined.

Author Biography

Adnan Maqsood, Research Centre for Modeling & Simulation, National University of Sciences & Technology

Dr. Adnan Maqsood is working as Assistant Professor at Research Center for Modeling and Simulation, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Pakistan, since 2012. He received his Bachelor degree in Aerospace Engineering from NUST, Pakistan in 2005 and PhD from Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore in January 2012. Dr. Adnan Maqsood has done significant research work and published several top quality international conferences and journal papers. He has been often invited as a reviewer for a number of conferences, journals and book reviews. The current research interests of Dr. Adnan Maqsood are associated with:

Applied & Computational Aerodynamics
Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Systems
Flight Dynamics and Control
Nonlinear Dynamics
Wind Energy

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