AFSIM - An Air Force Satellite Interactions Model.

Abstract

A computer program called AFSIM has been developed to conduct numerical simulations of plasma interactions with a satellite, assuming the satellite to be represented by an infinitely long cylinder and treating the plasma as discrete particles. The system is assumed to be uniform along the axis of the satellite. A number of features of the actual satellite are incorporated into the model with as much flexibility as possible to accommodate a wide range of conditions. (Autor)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 29, 1979
Accession Number
ADA078032

Entities

People

  • Allen G. Rubin
  • Andrew Mazzella
  • Emile Tobenfeld

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Boundaries
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Simulations
  • Computers
  • Emission
  • Equations
  • Geometry
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Particle Beams
  • Secondary Emission
  • Simulations
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Charging
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Fluid Dynamics.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Satellites