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Dr. Vadim Smelyanskiy is a principal scientist for physics-based methods in the Exploration Technology Directorate at NASA Ames. During his tenure at NASA, Vadim has been the principal investigator on several projects funded by NASA and other government agencies.
NASA Tech Briefs: Why is physics-based analysis important?
Dr. Vadim Smelyanskiy: As a principal scientist in physics-based methods, I oversee a number of activities related to critical physics-based analysis of failure mode development and fault management, as well as assessment of various risks in the integrated vehicle environment. When you have abnormal behavior in a flying rocket, the root causes - as well as the instrumentation that is needed to predict, diagnose, and isolate the causes - are all based on physics. A number of ingredients that contribute to an...