Innovative new technology allows hybrid-electric vehicles to replace current steel tank designs with quiet, lightweight, low-emission plastic fuel tanks. Unique manufacturing process allows for ...

Fuel slosh dynamics refer to the complex motion of liquid propellants within spacecraft storage tanks, a phenomenon that has critical implications for mission safety and performance. The intricate ...

Abstract: The thrust vector control problem is studied for an upper-stage rocket with fuel slosh dynamics. The sloshing propellant is modeled as a multi-mass-spring system. The coupled equations of ...

Abstract: This paper studies maneuvering control problems for a spacecraft with fuel slosh in a zero gravity environment. The spacecraft is represented as a rigid body and fuel slosh dynamics are ...

A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. An illustration of a magnifying glass. An illustration of a magnifying glass.

Due to a planned power outage on Friday, 1/14, between 8am-1pm PST, some services may be impacted. A line drawing of the Internet Archive headquarters building façade. An illustration of a magnifying ...

Since Robert Goddard's first launch of a liquid propellant rocket in 1926, experts have worked to perfect engine propulsion systems. As launch vehicles have grown in size, fuel and oxidizer tanks have ...