Research Article

An Efficient Contact Model for the Simulation of Cargo Airdrop Extraction Phase

Table 3

Input parameters and simulation scenario.

ParameterValue

Flight speed320 km/h
Geodetic height800 m MSL
Cargo mass8000 kg
Ramp friction coefficient and
Ramp contact node densityOne contact node per roller
Gravitation modelWGS-84 (J2 only) [28]
Atmosphere modelUS Standard Atmosphere (1976)