Space Debris Models and Risk Analysis /

• Main Author: Klinkrad, Heiner (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2006.
• Series: Springer Praxis Books
• Subjects: Engineering.; Space sciences.; Statistics.; Automotive engineering.; Aerospace engineering.; Astronautics.; Quality control.; Reliability.; Industrial safety.; Aerospace Technology and Astronautics.; Extraterrestrial Physics, Space Sciences.; Automotive Engineering.; Quality Control, Reliability, Safety and Risk.; Statistics for Engineering, Physics, Computer Science, Chemistry and Earth Sciences.

In Space Debris Models and Risk Analysis the authors will provide the reader with a comprehensive background to understand the various sources of space debris, and to assess associated risks due to the current and future space debris environment. Apart from the non-trackable objects produced by hist...

Table of Contents:

• The Current Space Debris Environment and its Sources
• Modeling of the Current Space Debris Environment
• Modeling of Collision Flux for the Current Space Debris Environment
• Modeling of the Future Space Debris Environment
• Effects of Debris Mitigation Measures on Environment Projections
• Hypervelocity Impact Damage Assessment and Protection Techniques
• Operational Collision Avoidance with Regard to Catalog Objects
• Re-Entry Prediction and On-Ground Risk Estimation
• Modeling of the Terrestrial Meteoroid Environment
• Space Debris Activities in an International Context.