ESA PADRE Analysis Results


Test case: Example SAMj Controlled Component-Centric Vehicle Re-entry

Demonstration of the PADRE spacecraft assessment mode. This analysis simulated the destructive re-entry of a 1000kg component-centric vehicle, modelled as a relatively simple structore comprising approximately 40 components. Re-entry is predicted from a circular sun-synchronous orbit of 130km altitude using SAMj. Uncertainties in the initial state vector, atmosphere density, material properties, drag and heating coefficients are considered. A standard Monte-Carlo of between 1000 simulations has been executed.

Status

Configuration

Total 2D Casualty Risk

Probability of compliance with 1e-4 risk: 0.40
(95% confidence interval of compliance: 0.37 - 0.43)

Gaussian FitBeta Fit
Mean: 2 (+/- 0.12 / 0.12)
Standard deviation: 2 (+/- 0.09 / 0.083)
Location: -1.2e-31
Scale: 21
Beta A: 0.81
Beta B: 13

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Total Casualty Area

Gaussian FitBeta Fit
Mean: 21 (+/- 0.094 / 0.094)
Standard deviation: 1.5 (+/- 0.07 / 0.064)
Location: 18
Scale: 7.3
Beta A: 0.58
Beta B: 1.1

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Total Fragment Count

Gaussian FitBeta Fit
Mean: 27 (+/- 0.12 / 0.12)
Standard deviation: 1.9 (+/- 0.087 / 0.08)
Location: 25
Scale: 8.1
Beta A: 0.38
Beta B: 1

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Total Landed Mass

Gaussian FitBeta Fit
Mean: 1.1e+02 (+/- 0.37 / 0.37)
Standard deviation: 6 (+/- 0.28 / 0.25)
Location: -6.2e+06
Scale: 6.2e+06
Beta A: 2.3e+06
Beta B: 5.1

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Overall Vehicle Results

Per Fragment Results

Per Component Results


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