John Dec's Home Page

Here are some of the projects I've been working on ....

• Discovery Program


• GIFTS


• MSR EEV


• MARS '07


• 2001 Mars Odyssey


• Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter

Here are some helpful links

• Structural and Thermal Analysis Branch (STAB)
• Mechanical Engineering Web Resources
• Thermal Analysis
• Contact Information and Background

Papers I have written....

• John A.Dec and Ruth M. Amundsen,
  A Thermal Analysis Approach for the Mars Odyssey Spacecraft's Solar Array,
  36^th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Orlando, Florida, AIAA 2003-3764, June 23-26, 2003


• John A.Dec, Joseph F. Gasbarre, and Benjamin E. George,
  Thermal Analysis and Correlation of the Mars Odyssey Spacecraft's Solar Array During Aerobraking Operations,
  AIAA/AAS Astrodynamics Specialist Conference & Exhibit, Monterey, California, AIAA 2002-4536, August 5-8, 2002


• John A.Dec and Robert A. Mitcheltree,
  Probabilistic Design of a Mars Sample Return Earth Entry Vehicle Thermal Protection System,
  40^th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit, Reno, Nevada, AIAA 2002-0910, January 14-17, 2002

Papers I have Co-authored......

• Ruth M. Amundsen, John A. Dec and Benjamin E. George,
  Aeroheating Thermal Analysis Methods for Aerobraking Mars Missions,
  14^th Annual Thermal & Fluid Analysis Workshop (TFAWS 03), Hampton, Virginia, August 18-22, 2003


• Ruth M. Amundsen, John A. Dec and Lt. Benjamin E. George,
  Aeroheating Thermal Model Correlation for Mars Global Surveyor (MGS) Solar Array,
  36^th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Orlando, Florida, AIAA 2003-3765, June 23-26, 2003


• Jill L. Hanna, Robert Tolson, Alicia Dwyer Cianciolo, and John A. Dec,
  Autonomous Aerobraking at Mars,
  5^th International ESA Conference on Guidance Navigation and Control Systems and Actuator and Sensor Product Exhibition, Frascati, Italy, October 22-25, 2002


• Ruth M. Amundsen, John A. Dec, Robert Mitcheltree, Michael Lindell and Robert Dillman,
  Preliminary Thermal Analysis of a Mars Earth Entry Vehicle,
  34^th AIAA Thermophysics Conference, Denver, Colorado, June 19-22, 2000.


• Ruth M. Amundsen, John A. Dec, Michael C. Lindell,
  Thermal Analysis Methods for an Earth Entry Vehicle,
  11^th Thermal and Fluids Analysis Workshop, Cleveland, Ohio, August 21-25, 2000.

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Creation Date: June 1, 2001
Last Updated Date: Dec. 2, 2003

Site last reviewed: Dec. 2, 2003
Responsible NASA Official & Site Curator: John A. Dec, Aerospace Engineer, Structural and Thermal Analysis Branch, Flight Systems, Systems Engineering Competency, j.a.dec@larc.nasa.gov, (757) 864-7023
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