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Three dimensional modeling of the lunar lander and multibody dynamic simulation of the landing on the moon is introduced in this paper. Dynamic soil properties of the moon as well as the Lander structure including shock absorber characteristics are included in the model. Using the developed model various kinds of moon landing simulation can be performed with different characteristics of the friction between the lander and the soil. The effect of the landing velocities and inclination angle of the landing area on the tip-over characteristics during landing can be predicted using the developed model.
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Rhee, H., Park, S.J., Kim, T.S. (2012). Multibody Dynamic Simulation of the Lunar Landing. In: Allemang, R., De Clerck, J., Niezrecki, C., Blough, J. (eds) Topics in Modal Analysis II, Volume 6. Conference Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics Series. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-2419-2_1
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