[roc-chat] Re: Launch Pads and Interest Posting for Construction of Large Launch Pad
- From: Cliff Sojourner <cls@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: roc-chat@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 15 Jun 2015 23:49:28 -0700
On 2015-06-15 11:46, R Dierking wrote:
This is an interesting problem, and a solution would help many
people. Really, what’s the use developing a complex ‘splash’ analysis
for a high alt flight if you don’t even know what direction the rocket
will be going 20’ off the ground! And, if you are off 5 degrees at
that point, it makes a lot of difference where your rocket is going to
be at +10K’.
hi Richard, not picking on you tonight, really :) Splash analysis is a
"monte carlo" simulation, many many flights with all parameters varied,
such as launch angle, wind speed and direction, motor variability, etc.
at the end you can say with great statistical confidence that the rocket
really will fly and land somewhere on the splash chart.
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