Trajectory simulation of breakaway aerostat

Junior Research Fellow, Lighter-Than-Air Systems Lab, IIT Bombay, India
September 2014 – June 2015
Principle Investigator: Prof. Rajkumar Pant, IIT Bombay

• Developed a MATLAB code for trajectory simulations of ascent and descent of a tethered aerostat after accidental tether breakage, to predict performance of payload recovery device
• Publication: A. Kshirsagar, R. Pant, K. Bodi, “Dynamic simulation of breakaway aerostat with emergency deflation valves”, 16th AIAA Aviation Technology, Integration and Operations Conference, AIAA Aviation, Washington D.C., USA, 13-17 June 2016 Link

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