Concepts for an International Space Station Crew Transfer/Recovery Vehicle

Thomas, Scott R.; Bollich, John; Frederick, Robert A.; Popo, Marthe

doi:10.2514/6.2000-3741

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“…6 Past projects have included a hybrid rocket sub-orbital vehicle, 7 a tactical missile, 8 a maglev train, a rocket-launched glider, two advanced rotorcraft projects, 9 and a crew transport/recovery vehicle for the International Space Station. 10 Details of these projects can also be found at the www.eb.uah.edu/ipt web page.…”

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Integrated Unmanned Air-Ground Robotics System, Volume 4

Frederick¹,

Filz²,

Janetka³

et al. 2001

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Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average 1 hour per response, including the time for reviewing instruct'ons, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed and completing and reviewing the collection of information. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information including suggestions for reducing this burden, to Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports, 1215 ABSTRACT (Maximum 200 words)Early strike forces of the future military are envisioned as being lightly armored to enable a rapid deployment. The increased vulnerability and operational tempo of lightly armored forces evokes the need for beyond-line-of-sight reconnaissance capability under the control of the troops on the ground. The objective of this work is to explore and evaluate system level concepts that fulfill this mission using an unmanned air/ground vehicle. The study included requirement definition, concept synthesis, and down selection to three final configurations. ABSTRACTEarly strike forces of the future military are envisioned as being lightly armored to enable a rapid deployment. The increased vulnerability and operational tempo of lightly armored forces evokes the need for beyond-line-of-sight reconnaissance capability under the control of the troops on the ground. The objective of this work is to explore and evaluate system level concepts that fulfill this mission using an unmanned air/ground vehicle. The study included requirement definition, concept synthesis, and down selection to three final configurations. The assumed time of deployment is the year 2025. Engineering students from the University of Alabama in Huntsville and Ecole Superieure des Techniques Aeronautiques et de Construction Automobile participated on the teams. The students worked in three integrated product teams in a design competition. Team 1 developed a ducted fans/pulse detonation engine vehicle with semispherical wheels. Team 2 proposed a flapping wings concept driven by electric motors and powered by fuel cells. Ground mobility is provided by a tracked system. Team 3 offered an ion drive idea powered by advanced fuel cells. A review team consisting of government and industry professional ranked the final proposals and selected the Team 2 flapping wing concept as the best proposal. An overview of the requirements, design alternatives, and the final design is given in this report. CONTRIBUTORS IPT 1 -Xtreme Engineering

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