3 papers
physics.pop-ph2019
A full scale atmospheric flight experimental research environment for the Mars helicopter
J. Pablo Afman, Eric Feron, Mitchell Walker
We propose to develop a full-accuracy flight test environment for the Mars helicopter and related Mars-atmospheric vehicles. The experiment would use reduced-g atmospheric flights…
physics.space-ph2017
Electric propulsion reliability: statistical analysis of on-orbit anomalies and comparative analysis of electric versus chemical propulsion failure rates
Joseph Homer Saleh, Fan Geng, Michelle Ku +1
With a few hundred spacecraft launched to date with electric propulsion (EP), it is possible to conduct an epidemiological study of EP on orbit reliability. The first objective of…
physics.bio-ph2016
Electromagnetically Induced Distortion of a Fibrin Matrix with Embedded Microparticles
Tyler Scogin, Sumith Yesudasan, Mitchell L. R. Walker +1
Blood clots occur in the human body when they are required to prevent bleeding. In pathological states such as diabetes and sickle cell disease, blood clots can also form undesirab…