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Comparison with Ground Test
Parachute
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Distribution of vertical descent velocity for drogue and main
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Drag Coefficients (Effective) and Velocities
It is not possible to do perfect analysis of the Parachute Drag coefficients because we cannot back out the drag on the mission package and booster sections. However, we can determine the effective coefficients (including the drag on these bodies).
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After parsing the data between 7000 and 8000 meters and eliminating outliers, this is a scatter plot of velocity vs. altitude. Velocity was determined using backwards differentiation on a centered-moving average of 201 data points of height and time.
Main
Parachute Shock Loads
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