Space Shuttle Orbiter Digital Outer Mold Line Scanning

The Space Shuttle Orbiters Discovery and Endeavor have been digitally scanned to produce post-flight configuration outer mold line surfaces. Very detailed scans of the windward side of these vehicles provide resolution of the detailed tile step and gap geometry, as well as the reinforced carbon carb...

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Published inNASA Center for AeroSpace Information (CASI). Conference Proceedings
Main Authors Campbell, Charles H, Wilson, Brad, Pavek, Mike, Berger, Karen
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published Hampton NASA/Langley Research Center 01.01.2012
Subjects
Carbon
Leading edges
Multinational space ventures
Orbital maneuvers
Post-processing
Space shuttle
Space Shuttle orbiters
Stabilizers (fluid dynamics)
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Summary:The Space Shuttle Orbiters Discovery and Endeavor have been digitally scanned to produce post-flight configuration outer mold line surfaces. Very detailed scans of the windward side of these vehicles provide resolution of the detailed tile step and gap geometry, as well as the reinforced carbon carbon nose cap and leading edges. Lower resolution scans of the upper surface provide definition of the crew cabin windows, wing upper surfaces, payload bay doors, orbital maneuvering system pods and the vertical tail. The process for acquisition of these digital scans as well as post-processing of the very large data set will be described.