Spacecraft Potential Control

Abstract

The objective of this contract is to develop improved numeric algorithms for the computation of spacecraft charging on Earth-orbiting spacecraft. This work is part of the Nascap-2k program, which is a joint program with the Space Environment Effects (SEE) Program at NASA/MSFC. The end result of the program is a user friendly computer code that computes spacecraft charging in dense and tenuous plasma environments. The primary focus of the SEE Program's contribution was funding development of the graphical user interface and user documentation, as well as a related program to measure relevant material properties.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2004
Accession Number
ADA432938

Entities

People

  • Barbara M. Gardner
  • G. A. Jungeward
  • Myron J. Mandell
  • Victoria A. Davis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Circuit Analysis
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Earth Orbits
  • Geosynchronous Orbits
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Materials
  • Operating Systems
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Charging
  • Three Dimensional
  • User Interface

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Plasma Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Space