Drag reduction through shape optimisation for satellites in Very Low Earth Orbit
Jonathan R. Walsh, Lucy Berthoud, Christian Allen
Topics & Concepts
DragAerospace engineeringReduction (mathematics)Monte Carlo methodOrbit (dynamics)Aerodynamic dragEnvironmental scienceSatelliteCircular orbitVolume (thermodynamics)SimulationMechanicsMeteorologyPhysicsEngineeringMathematicsClassical mechanicsGeometryStatisticsQuantum mechanicsSpacecraft Design and TechnologySpacecraft and Cryogenic TechnologiesGas Dynamics and Kinetic Theory