Space Engineering

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XI

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2. Opening Ceremony

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Address

      • A. G. Cardinal Cicognani

      Pages 3-3

3. Structures and Materials

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5

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   2. Vibrations of Thin Elastic Plates Subject to Random Driving Forces

      • William A. Nash, F. Chou

      Pages 7-14

   3. Designing Cost-Effective Pressure Vessels Based On Fracture Mechanics

      • L. Raymond

      Pages 15-28

   4. Investigation of Low αs/ε -Coatings in a Simulated Space Environment

      • L. Preuss, W. Schäfer, H. Hörster, H. Köstlin

      Pages 29-35

4. Guidance and Control Systems

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 37-37

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   2. Contrôle Automatique Des Chaînes De Télémesures

      • P. Gilles

      Pages 39-51

   3. Some Problems of Controlling Spaceships

      • B. N. Petrov, I. S. Ukolov, E. I. Mitroshin

      Pages 52-61

   4. Numerical Procedures for the Attitude and Orbital Maneuvers Computation of a Spin-Stabilised Satellite

      • R. C. Michelini, G. Acaccia, E. Gimelli, D. Dini

      Pages 62-74

   5. A Roll and Pitch Attitude Control Scheme for a Synchronous, Flywheel Stabilized, Communication Satellite

      • F. Léorat, M. Gauvrit, M. Brosson, R. Capraro

      Pages 75-111

   6. Autopilot Compatibility of the Digital Inertial Guidance System Used in the Eldo ‘Europa’ Launch Vehicle

      • A. H. Cairns

      Pages 112-124

   7. Development of the ‘Europa I’ First Stage Attitude Control System to the ‘Europa II’ Requirements

      • D. G. Ewart

      Pages 125-142

5. Propellants and Combustion, I

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 143-143

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   2. Decomposition and Ignition of Ammonium Perchlorate in the Presence of Sno2-Cr2o3 Catalysts

      • F. Solymosi, T. Bansagi

      Pages 145-154

   3. Advanced Chemical Rocket Propellants: On the Way from Theory to Hardware

      • R. Lo

      Pages 155-162

   4. Advanced Fuels and Oxidizers

      • Clair M. Beighley, William R. Fish, Roger E. Anderson

      Pages 163-189

   5. Effect of Additives on the Combustion of Hydrazine/Nitrogen Tetroxide

      • Forrest S. Forbes, Robert A. Biggers

      Pages 190-205

   6. Effects of Propellant Injection on Resonant Combustion

      • W. Hartung

      Pages 206-218

The 2nd International Conference on Space Engineering took place May 7-10, 1969, at Venice, Italy, under the organization of the Centro Studi Trasporti Missilistici and the Association pour l'Etude et la Recherche Astronautique et Cosmique. Its purpose was to bring together those interested in the technological development of space components, to exchange information by the presentation of papers and to discuss present problems and future trends, and to this end forty-eight papers were presented by distinguished experts from all over the world. The papers were selected from as wide a background as possible, approximately an equal number coming from the academic and research establishments as from industry. The principal criterion for their selection was that they should contribute to the knowledge of Space Engineering, and have application either to the improve­ ment of current technologies or to the design of more advanced systems for the future. Six pertinent sessions were planned which covered the major areas of interest: (1) Structures and Materials, where three important papers were presented; (2) Guidance and Control Systems, in which six valuable papers were presented, in­ cluding problems of controlling space ships, details of the inertial guidance system of the ELDO launch vehicle, the attitude control system of the "Europa 2"; (3) Propellants and Combustion, where eleven papers described recent work on solid and liquid rocket engines, advanced fuels and oxidizers, effects of additives, propellant injection, propellant expulsion techniques; (4) Propulsion, in which session ten papers

• autopilot
• control
• control system
• energy
• flow
• gravity
• industry
• materials
• nuclear energy
• plates
• satellite
• sound
• testing
• vibration

• Centro Studi Trasporti Missilistici, Rome, Italy

  G. A. Partel

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