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Michael T. Contreras
Researcher at California Institute of Technology
Publications - 4
Citations - 7
Michael T. Contreras is an academic researcher from California Institute of Technology. The author has contributed to research in topics: Meshfree methods & Smoothed finite element method. The author has an hindex of 2, co-authored 4 publications receiving 7 citations.
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The solar umbrella: A low-cost demonstration of scalable space based solar power
TL;DR: The main thrust of the architecture is to demonstrate that a usable amount of solar power can be safely and reliably transmitted from space to the Earth's surface; however, maximum power scalability limits and their cost implications are discussed.
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Determining Wheel-Soil Interaction Loads using a Meshfree Finite Element Approach Assisting Future Missions with Rover Wheel Design
TL;DR: In this paper, a wheel-soil interaction problem is developed and analyzed using a specific class of mesh-free methods called Reproducing Kernel Particle Method (RKPM).
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Characterizing Wheel-Soil Interaction Loads Using Meshfree Finite Element Methods: A Sensitivity Analysis for Design Trade Studies
TL;DR: In this article, the JPL wheel-soil benchmark problem is implemented in the commercial code environment utilizing the large deformation modeling capability of Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH) meshfree methods.