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Anton, S.V. (author), Rapisarda, C. (author), Ross, O.J. (author), Mooij, E. (author)Parachute/flow interaction is dominant in evaluating a decelerator’s performance. Such interaction is characterized by nonlinear deformations and complex flow phenomena. While testing methods are available to investigate parachute performance, these are often costly and nonrepresentative of the desired flight conditions. To address the need for...journal article 2023
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Geul, J. (author), Mooij, E. (author), Noomen, R. (author)Verified interval orbit propagation provides mathematically guaranteed solutions of satellite position and velocity over time. These verified solutions are useful for conjunction analysis and other space-situational-awareness activities. Unfortunately, verified methods suffer from overestimation and explosive interval growth, limiting the...journal article 2021
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Dirkx, D. (author), Mooij, E. (author), Root, B.C. (author)Next-generation planetary tracking methods, such as interplanetary laser ranging (ILR) and same-beam interferometry (SBI) promise an orders-of-magnitude increase in the accuracy of measurements of solar system dynamics. This requires a reconsideration of modelling strategies for the translational and rotational dynamics of natural bodies, to...journal article 2019
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Kopp, Alexander (author), Stappert, Sven (author), Mattsson, David (author), Olofsson, Kurt (author), Marklund, Erik (author), Kurth, Guido (author), Mooij, E. (author), Roorda, E. (author)This paper gives an overview about the Aurora reusable space launcher concept study that was initiated in late-2015/early-2016. Within the Aurora study, several spaceplane-like vehicle configurations with different geometries, propulsion systems and mission profiles will be designed, investigated and evaluated with respect to their technical...journal article 2018
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Bergsma, Michiel (author), Mooij, E. (author)Taylor-series integration is a numerical integration technique that computes the Taylor series of state variables using recurrence relations and uses this series to propagate the state in time. A Taylor-series integration reentry integrator is developed and compared with the fifth-order Runge–Kutta–Fehlberg integrator to determine whether Taylor...journal article 2016
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Vittaldev, V. (author), Mooij, E. (author), Naeije, M.C. (author)The Unified State Model is a method for expressing orbits using a set of seven elements. The elements consist of a quaternion and three parameters based on the velocity hodograph. A complete derivation of the original model is given in addition to two proposed modifications. Both modifications reduce the number of state elements from seven to...journal article 2012