Analog Computers

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Nachbildung der Saturn V-Rakete auf elektronischen Analogrechnern

Conference proceedings article No. 29 from the 13th Hermann Oberth Society Rockets and Spaceflight Conference (Darmstadt, June 1964). Dipl.-Ing. D.L. Teuber describes how a high-speed GPS analog computer operating in repetitive mode was used to simulate the Saturn V rocket's dynamic behavior with 12 degrees of freedom, accounting for fuel sloshing and bending oscillations. A key contribution is the statistical analysis of atmospheric wind disturbances as stochastic inputs, using both measured wind data on magnetic tape and noise-generator-based synthetic wind profiles, enabling thousands of solutions to be evaluated in minutes to optimize Saturn V control parameters.

Manufacturer
Hermann Oberth-Gesellschaft
System
GPS Analog Computer (GPS Instrument Co., Massachusetts)
Year
1964
Type
article
Language
German
Learning track
specific applications
Pages
43
Author
D.L. Teuber
Saturn V simulationstochastic analysisflight dynamicsanalog programming

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