Technical Papers

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Development of a Low Cost 10,000 lb Capacity Ram Air Parachute, DRAGONFLY Program
Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2005, Munich, Germany

AIAA ATPS Simulation
The use of LS-DYNA to Assess the Performance of Airborne Systems North Americas Candidate ATPS Main Parachutes, May 2005, Munich, Germany

AIAA Inflation Simulation
The use of LS-DYNA to Simulate the Inflation of a Parachute Canopy, May 2005, Munich, Germany

DCLDYN Paper
The DCLDYN Parachute Inflation and Trajectory Analysis Tool, May 2005, Munich, Germany
FLOATSTAB
Floatstab A Tool for the Rapid Analysis of Flotation Stability, May 2005, Munich, Germany
Design and Testing of an Airbag Landing Attenuator System for a Generic Crew Return Vehicle
Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2005, Munich, Germany
The System Approach to Spin Stall Parachute Recovery Systems A Five Year Update
Presented at the Society of Experimental Test Pilots Symposium, September 2004, Los Angeles, California
The use of LS-DYNA to Simulate the Water Landing Characteristics of Space Vehicles
Presented at the 8th International LS-DYNA Users Conference, May 2004, Detroit, Michigan

An Investigation of the Apparent Mass of Parachutes under Post Inflation Dynamic Loading using FSI Simulation
Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2003, Monterey, California

Application of Optimization Software to Aid the Design of an Airbag Decelerator System
Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2003, Monterey, California

Design and Development of the Main Parachute for the Beagle 2 Mars Lander
Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2003, Monterey, California
Design and Testing of the HOPE-X HSFD-II Landing System
Presented at the AIAA Aerodynamic Decelerator Systems Technology Conference and Published by AIAA, May 2001, Boston, Massachusetts