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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A LIGHTNING ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY FOR NASA APPLICATION

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Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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Agency Tracking Number: 17116
Amount: $49,962.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
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Award Year: 1991
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Abstract

A FORMALIZED LIGHTNING-ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN SOFTWARE AS A SMART SYSTEM AND WILL BE TAILORED TO NASA SYSTEMS SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES BEFORE LAUNCH, STORED ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVES, SATELLITES IN STORAGE OR TEST, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS. A NOVEL DERIVATIVE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL, FINITE DIFFERENCE SOLUTION METHOD OF MAXELL'S EQUATION, VECTOR 3DFD, WILL BE USED TO CALCULATE FIELDS (CURRENTS) NEAR (ON) PHYSICAL STRUCTURES. SEVERAL NEW CONCEPTS FOR LOW-LEVEL TESTING OF STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE EXPLORED. A FORMALIZED LIGHTNING-ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY WILL BE IMPLEMENTED IN SOFTWARE AS A SMART SYSTEM AND WILL BE TAILORED TO NASA SYSTEMS SUCH AS LAUNCH VEHICLES BEFORE LAUNCH, STORED ORDNANCE AND EXPLOSIVES, SATELLITES IN STORAGE OR TEST, AND COMPUTER SYSTEMS. A NOVEL DERIVATIVE OF THE THREE-DIMENSIONAL, FINITE DIFFERENCE SOLUTION METHOD OF MAXELL'S EQUATION, VECTOR 3DFD, WILL BE USED TO CALCULATE FIELDS (CURRENTS) NEAR (ON) PHYSICAL STRUCTURES. SEVERAL NEW CONCEPTS FOR LOW-LEVEL TESTING OF STRUCTURES WILL ALSO BE EXPLORED.

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