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8. Spaceflight mechanics, 1993; AAS/AIAA Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting, 3rd, Pasadena, CA, Feb. 22-24, 1993, Parts 1 & 2

Author

Melton, Robert G, Wood, Lincoln J, Thompson, Roger C, and Kerridge, Stuart J

Subjects
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Abstract

Papers from the third annual Spaceflight Mechanics Meeting are presented. The topics covered include the following: attitude dynamics and control; large flexible structures; intercept and rendezvous; rendezvous and orbit transfer; and trajectory optimization.

Published
1993

9. The Advanced Design Program at Penn State

Author

Thompson, Roger C and Melton, Robert G

Subjects
Social Sciences (General)
Abstract

An account is given of the NASA/USRA Advanced Design Program (ADP) instituted by Penn State for students in space-related fields. ADP class instruction is structured in such a way as to simulate the working environment in which design engineers from different disciplines must interact, at various levels, in the course of defining a spacecraft-related system. Student groups are assigned a mission objective, for which they are to complete a preliminary design encompassing all aspects of the mission from launch to recovery. Two major writen reports are required from each group.

Published
1992

10. Comet nucleus and asteroid sample return missions

Author

Melton, Robert G, Thompson, Roger C, Starchville, Thomas F., Jr, Adams, C, Aldo, A, Dobson, K, Flotta, C, Gagliardino, J, Lear, M, and Mcmillan, C

Subjects
Astronautics (General)
Abstract

During the 1991-92 academic year, the Pennsylvania State University has developed three sample return missions: one to the nucleus of comet Wild 2, one to the asteroid Eros, and one to three asteroids located in the Main Belt. The primary objective of the comet nucleus sample return mission is to rendezvous with a short period comet and acquire a 10 kg sample for return to Earth. Upon rendezvous with the comet, a tethered coring and sampler drill will contact the surface and extract a two-meter core sample from the target site. Before the spacecraft returns to Earth, a monitoring penetrator containing scientific instruments will be deployed for gathering long-term data about the comet. A single asteroid sample return mission to the asteroid 433 Eros (chosen for proximity and launch opportunities) will extract a sample from the asteroid surface for return to Earth. To limit overall mission cost, most of the mission design uses current technologies, except the sampler drill design. The multiple asteroid sample return mission could best be characterized through its use of future technology including an optical communications system, a nuclear power reactor, and a low-thrust propulsion system. A low-thrust trajectory optimization code (QuickTop 2) obtained from the NASA LeRC helped in planning the size of major subsystem components, as well as the trajectory between targets.

Published
1992

16. Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research

Author

Spencer, David B, Melton, Robert G, Chianese, Silvio G, Spencer, David B, Melton, Robert G, and Chianese, Silvio G

Abstract

The first decision that goes into setting the tone for a senior capstone spacecraft design course is the choice of the projects. There are several sources of ideas for design projects, including design competitions and topics set by various technical committees. A new source of design ideas comes from real world design projects. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Office of Space Science originally released an Announcement of Opportunity in spring 2002 to solicit designs for a complete Mars mission. The Senior Capstone Spacecraft Design course in the Department of Aerospace Engineering at The Pennsylvania State University paralleled this proposal process for the spacecraft design projects for the 2002-2003 academic year. While the original announcement called for proposers to determine what kind of a flight mission they would conduct, eight specific, realistic flight missions were chosen and assigned to the eight teams in the class. Many of the important aspects of the original project were duplicated; however, a significant amount of material was deleted. This paper discusses the outcome of the year-long course, compares some of the designs developed by the students to the designs chosen in the actual NASA mission design, and draws conclusions about the advantages and disadvantages of selecting a project based from a real solicitation.

Published
2006

17. The Impact of Faculty Development Workshop on Students' Understanding of Academic Integrity.

Author

Hochstedt, Kirsten S., Zappe, Sarah E., Litzinger, Thomas A., Gallant, Tricia Bertram, Melton, Robert G., and Shiyu Liu

Subjects
EDUCATION ethics, UNIVERSITY faculty, ENGINEERING education, ENGINEERING students, ACADEMIC achievement
Abstract

Academic misconduct, prevalent in universities, threatens student potential for academic and professional success. A new initiative at a large, Mid-Atlantic University to assist engineering faculty in creating classrooms of integrity provided the impetus for this study. Nine faculty members from the College of Engineering at the University participated in the initiative to redesign their course in order to create and implement plans to enhance students' understanding of academic integrity. Specific goals of the workshop included increasing the likelihood that students will practice academic integrity and illustrating links between academic integrity and professional ethics. Using a pre/post assessment mechanism, this case study investigates how students in one faculty participant's course understand academic integrity and its importance before and after the faculty participant implemented his redesigned plans. This study serves as an initial account of students' understanding of academic integrity and why academic integrity is important. Content analysis of students' responses reveals that their responses shifted after taking the redesigned course such that responses linking the importance of academic integrity to professional ethics emerged. The results will be used to inform future academic integrity initiatives. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015

22. Constrained Station Relocation in Geostationary Equatorial Orbit Using a Legendre Pseudospectral Method.

Author

Seung Pil Kim and Melton, Robert G.

Subjects
ALGORITHM research, APPROXIMATION theory, LEGENDRE'S functions, SPACE vehicle attitude control systems, INTEGRAL equations
Abstract

An algorithm for numerical approximation is formulated using a Legendre pseudospectral method to solve the problem of constrained station relocation, changing current position to another longitude, in geostationaryequatorial orbit. The problem was stated as a Bolza form in optimal control theory to calculate the control. A collision avoidance term, which is included in the objective function as an integral form and serves as a soft constraint, is considered during transfer by specifying a maximum or minimum radius, depending on whether the transfer is in the east or west direction. Several east-and-west-direction station relocation maneuvers are simulated; the states and control behavior are obtained and all the variables are found to be within feasible ranges. This method would be possible to implement using very-low-thrust engines, in particular, by employing attitude control thrusters. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Published
2015
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25. Recommended Research.

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Wertz, James R., Doré, Roland, Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, Bukley, Angie, Vernikos, Joan, Paloski, William, Fuller, Charles, and Clèment, Gilles

Published
2007
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26. Safety Issues in Artificial Gravity Studies.

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Wertz, James R., Doré, Roland, Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, Bukley, Angie, Byard, John, Meeker, Larry, Reinertson, Randal, and Paloski, William

Published
2007
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28. Artificial Gravity And The Immune System Function.

Author

Wertz, James R., Doré, Roland, Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, Bukley, Angie, Mehta, Satish, Crucian, Brian, Pierson, Duane, Sams, Clarence, and Stowe, Raymond

Published
2007
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33. Physiological Targets of Artificial Gravity: The Cardiovascular System.

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Wertz, James R., Doré, Roland, Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Bukley, Angie, Antonutto, Guglielmo, Clément, Gilles, Ferretti, Guido, Linnarsson, Dag, Traon, Anne Pavy-Le, and Di Prampero, Pietro

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2007
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35. History of Artificial Gravity.

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Wertz, James R., Doré, Roland, Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, Bukley, Angie, and Paloski, William

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2007
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36. Physics of Artificial Gravity.

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Wertz, James R., Doré, Roland, Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Bukley, Angie, Paloski, William, and Clément, Gilles

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2007
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37. The Gravity Of The Situation.

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Wertz, James R., Doré, Roland, Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, Bukley, Angie, and Paloski, William

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2007
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38. Modeling Periodic Slug Flows Using a Volume of Fluid Method.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, and Gabriel, Kamiel S.

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2007
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39. Gas-Liquid Flow Heat Transfer.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, and Gabriel, Kamiel S.

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2007
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40. Void Fraction.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, and Gabriel, Kamiel S.

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2007
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41. Gas-Liquid Flow Pressure Drop.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, and Gabriel, Kamiel S.

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2007
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42. Flow Pattern Transition Models.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, and Gabriel, Kamiel S.

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2007
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43. Classification of Gas-Liquid Flow Patterns.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, and Gabriel, Kamiel S.

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2007
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44. Introduction.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, and Gabriel, Kamiel S.

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2007
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45. Biotechnology in Space.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Slenzka, Klaus, Clément, Gilles, and Bukley, Angie

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2006
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46. Radiation Biology.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, Slenzka, Klaus, Horneck, Gerda, Baumstark-Khan, Christa, and Facius, Rainer

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2006
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47. Plant Development in Microgravity.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, Slenzka, Klaus, and Perbal, Gérald

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2006
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48. Animal Development in Microgravity.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, Slenzka, Klaus, and Horn, Eberhard

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2006
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49. Cell Biology.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, Slenzka, Klaus, and Cogoli, Augusto

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2006
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50. Facilities for Gravitational Biology.

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Wertz, James R., Chobotov, Val A., DeLorenzo, Michael L., Doré, Roland, Giffen, Robert B., Larson, Wiley J., Logsdon, Tom, Markley, Landis, Melton, Robert G., Ninomiya, Keiken, Pocha, Jehangir J., Shuster, Malcolm D., Squibb, Gael, Sweeting, Martin, Clément, Gilles, and Slenzka, Klaus

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2006
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