1 Ames Research Center Ames Research Center Karl Bilimoria 5 March 2008 Lunar Lander Handling Qualities – Terminal Descent to Touchdown Dr. Karl Bilimoria NASA Ames Research Center “Go for Lunar Landing” Conference Tempe, AZ 4 – 5 March 2008 Lunar Lander Handling Qualities Lunar Lander Handling Qualities Terminal Descent to Touchdown Terminal Descent to Touchdown
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Ames Research CenterAmes Research CenterKarl Bilimoria 5 March 2008 Lunar Lander Handling Qualities – Terminal Descent to Touchdown
Dr. Karl Bilimoria
NASA Ames Research Center
“Go for Lunar Landing” Conference
Tempe, AZ
4 – 5 March 2008
Lunar Lander Handling QualitiesLunar Lander Handling QualitiesTerminal Descent to TouchdownTerminal Descent to Touchdown
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Ames Research CenterAmes Research CenterKarl Bilimoria 5 March 2008 Lunar Lander Handling Qualities – Terminal Descent to Touchdown
• Handling Qualities– Ease & precision with which the pilot can execute a flying task
– HQs depend on vehicle response, guidance cues, inceptors, etc.
– Comprehensive standards exist for aircraft
• NASA has initiated an effort to study handling qualities of piloted spacecraft designed for Constellation program
• Lunar Lander experiment– May 2007 at Ames, on the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS)
– A first step in the handling qualities effort
BackgroundBackground
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Ames Research CenterAmes Research CenterKarl Bilimoria 5 March 2008 Lunar Lander Handling Qualities – Terminal Descent to Touchdown