User guide to 1:250000 scale lunar maps
Background information of detailed photo base maps produced from orbital and surface experiments data derived from Apollo missions 15, 16, and 17 is presented in outline form.
Kinsler, D. C.↗
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Users guide for the shuttle mass properties automated system
A set of programs developed for use on the JSC Univac 1100 series computers and designed to automate the collection and processing of data into the mass properties section of the shuttle operational data book is described.
Hamil, R. G.↗
Users guide UHMLE/RTCC version; Program documentation SIGEXT EOD-LARSYS version of UHMLE
A programmer guide for computing maximum likelihood estimates of mixture distributions from an unlabeled sample is presented. A subroutine provides graphic representation of mixture distributions.
Coberly, W. A.↗
Spacelab Users Guide: A Short Introduction to Spacelab and Its Use
Spacelab is an orbital facility that provides a pressurized, 'shirt-sleeve' laboratory (the module) and an unpressurized platform (the pallet), together with certain standard services. It is a reusable system, which is transported to and from orbit in the cargo bay of the space shuttle orbiter and remains there throughout the flight. Spacelab extends the shuttle capability, and the Orbiter/Spacelab combination can be regarded as a short-stay space station which can remain in orbit for up to 30 days (the nominal mission duration is 7 days). In orbit, the experiments carried by Spacelab are operated by a team of up to four payload specialists who normally work in the laboratory, but spend their off-duty time in the orbiter cabin. The purpose of Spacelab is to provide a ready access to space for a broad spectrum of experimenters in many fields and from many nations. Low-cost techniques are envisaged for experiment development, integration and operation. The aim of this document is to provide a brief summary of Spacelab design characteristics and its use potential for experimenters wishing to take advantage of the unique opportunities offered for space experimentation.
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Stiffness coupling application to modal synthesis program, users guide
A FORTRAN IV computer program used to perform modal synthesis of structures by stiffness coupling, using the dynamic transformation method is described. The program was named SCAMP (Stiffness Coupling Approach Modal-Synthesis Program). The program begins with the entry of a substructure's physical mode shapes and eigenvalues or a substructure's mass and stiffness matrix. If the mass and stiffness matrices are entered, the eigen problem for the individual substructure is solved. Provisions are included for a maximum of 20 substructures which are coupled by stiffness matrix springs. Each substructure has a number degrees of freedom (DOF), except that for DOF greater than 100; vector sets having maximum row and column size of 100 were generated prior to entering SCAMP. The substructures are then coupled together via coupling springs, and the dynamic transformation is used to reduce the size of the eigen problem.
Kuhar, E. J.↗
User guide for STRMLN: A boundary-layer program for contoured wind-tunnel liner design
A 2-D boundary layer computer code developed to process data for an arbitrary number of streamlines is presented. Provisions are included for the computer code to determine either mass transfer rates necessary for an effective boundary layer displacement of zero thickness or the effective displacement thickness for a specified mass transfer-rate distribution. The computer code was developed to be compatible with other computer codes which are being modified and/or developed at the NASA-Langley Research Center in order to design the three dimensional, contoured, wind tunnel liner used in transonic testing of a laminar flow control system installed on a supercritical airfoil section. A brief discription of the liner design procedure, representative liner calculations, adaptive-wall design for a two dimensional wind tunnel test, and other applications are reported.
Anderson, E. C.↗
NEWSUMT: A FORTRAN program for inequality constrained function minimization, users guide
A computer program written in FORTRAN subroutine form for the solution of linear and nonlinear constrained and unconstrained function minimization problems is presented. The algorithm is the sequence of unconstrained minimizations using the Newton's method for unconstrained function minimizations. The use of NEWSUMT and the definition of all parameters are described.
Miura, H.↗
METAPHOR (version 1): Users guide
General information concerning METAPHOR, an interactive software package to facilitate performability modeling and evaluation, is presented. Example systems are studied and their performabilities are calculated. Each available METAPHOR command and array generator is described. Complete METAPHOR sessions are included.
Furchtgott, D. G.↗
A users guide for A344: A program using a finite difference method to analyze transonic flow over oscillating airfoils
The design and usage of a pilot program for calculating the pressure distributions over harmonically oscillating airfoils in transonic flow are described. The procedure used is based on separating the velocity potential into steady and unsteady parts and linearizing the resulting unsteady differential equations for small disturbances. The steady velocity potential which must be obtained from some other program, was required for input. The unsteady equation, as solved, is linear with spatially varying coefficients. Since sinusoidal motion was assumed, time was not a variable. The numerical solution was obtained through a finite difference formulation and either a line relaxation or an out of core direct solution method.
Weatherill, W. H.↗
Texas Natural Resources Inventory and Monitoring System (TNRIMS), Applications System Verification and Transfer (ASVT), Remote Sensing Information Subsystem (RSIS): Users guide
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Fails, A. M.↗
Earth Observations Division version of the Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing system (EOD-LARSYS) user guide for the IBM 370/148. Volume 1: System overview
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Aucoin, P. J.↗
Earth Observations Division verison of the Laboratory for Applications of remote Sensing system (EOD-LARSYS) user guide for the IBM 370/148. Volume 4: Program listings
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Burnell, M. L.↗
Earth Observations Division version of the Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing system (EOD-LARSYS) user guide for the IBM 370/148. Volume 4: Program listings
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Burnell, M. L.↗
Earth Observations Division version of the Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing System (EOD-LARSYS) user guide for the IBM 370/148. Volume 3: As-built documentation (sections 1-12)
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Burnell, M. L.↗
Earth Observations Division version of the Laboratory for Applications of Remote Sensing System (EOD-LARSYS) user guide for the IBM 370/148. Volume 3: As-built documentation (sections 13-23)
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Burnell, M. L.↗
Preliminary user guide for the program GTDDM (Ground Truth Dot Dump)
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Ahlers, C. W.↗
Manned geosynchronous mission requirements and system analysis study extension. Manned Orbital Transfer Vehicle (MOTV) capabilities handbook and user guide
The primary change in crew capsule definition is a smaller MOTV crew capsule, switching from a 3-man capsule to a 2-man capsule. A second change permitted crew accommodations for sleeping and privacy to be combined with the flight station. The current baseline DRM, ER1, requires 2 men for 3 to 4 days to repair a multi-disciplined GOE Platform and a modest amount of mission dedicated hardware. A 2-man MOTV crew capsule to be used as a design reference point for the OTV, and its interfaces between the STS and other associated equipment or facilities are described in detail. The functional capabilities of the 2-man capsule, as well as its application to a wide range of generic missions, is also presented. The MOTV turnaround is addressed and significant requirements for both space based and ground based scenarios are summarized.
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Advanced Shuttle Simulation Turbulence Tapes (SSTT) users guide
A nonrecursive model (based on von Karman spectra) for atmospheric turbulence along the flight path of the shuttle orbiter was developed which provides for simulation of instantaneous vertical and horizontal gusts at the vehicle center-of-gravity and also for simulation of instantaneous gust gradients. Based on this model, the time series for both gusts and gust gradients was generated and stored on a series of magnetic tapes which are entitled shuttle simulation turbulence tapes (SSTT). The time series are designed to represent atmospheric turbulence from ground level to an altitude of 120,000 meters. An appropriate description of the characteristics of the simulated turbulence stored on the tapes, as well as instructions regarding their proper use are provided. The characteristics of the turbulence series, including the spectral shape, cutoff frequencies, and variation of turbulence parameters with altitude, are discussed. Information regarding the tapes and their use is presented. Appendices provide results of spectral and statistical analyses of the SSTT and examples of how the SSTT should be used.
Tatom, F. B.↗