Global Thermography of the Space Shuttle During Hypersonic Re-entry

Autor: Steve Kennerly, Joseph N. Zalameda, Hampton Va, Scott C. Splinter, Thomas J. Horvath, Thomas S. Spisz, David Gibson, Richard J. Schwartz, Robert V. Kerns, Jeff C. Taylor
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: 42nd AIAA Thermophysics Conference.
DOI: 10.2514/6.2011-3324
Popis: Three dimensional surface thermography of the windward side of the Space Shuttle based on near infrared measurements is presented for STS-119, STS-125, STS-128, STS-132 and STS-133 reentries. A method used to project 2-D imagery to 3-D surface geometry is used to improve on previously used iterative method both in accuracy and in computational speed. Effects of material dependent surface spectral emissivities, image blurring and image-model alignment are all seen to have strong effects on the resultant temperature map. Results indicate best surface temperature accuracies in regions of small thermal gradients. Acronyms
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