Abstract: All long‐duration spacecraft are susceptible to high‐speed impacts by meteoroids and pieces of orbiting space debris. Damage to critical spacecraft systems caused by such impacts can lead to spacecraft failure and loss of ...

Abstract: All large spacecraft are susceptible to impacts by meteoroids and pieces of orbiting space debris. These impacts occur at extremely high speeds and can damage flight‐critical systems, which can in turn lead to catastrophic ...

Abstract: The dynamic indentation of structural elements such as beams and plates continues to be an intriguing problem, especially for scenarios where large area contacts can occur. Standard methods of indentation analysis typically ...

Abstract: A revision to a previously developed method for solving the dynamic‐contact problem of a rigid, smooth striker impacting an elastically supported beam is presented. The revision is such that only a local‐static solution ...