Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
Verification of the validity of a spacecraft's structural dynamic math model used in computing ascent (or in the case of the STS, ascent and landing) loads is mandatory. This verification process requires that tests be carried out on both the payload and the math model such that the ensuing correlation may validate the flight loads calculations. To properly achieve this goal, the tests should be performed with the payload in the launch constraint (i.e., held fixed at only the payload-booster interface DOFs). The practical achievement of this set of boundary conditions is quite difficult, especially with larger payloads, such as the 12-ton Hubble Space Telescope. The development of equations in the paper will show that by exciting the payload at its booster interface while it is suspended in the 'free-free' state, a set of transfer functions can be produced that will have minima that are directly related to the fundamental modes of the payload when it is constrained in its launch configuration.
Keywords:
GROUND SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND FACILITIES (SPACE)
Type:
AIAA PAPER 88-2359
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Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference; Apr 18, 1988 - Apr 20, 1988; Williamsburg, VA; United States
Format:
text
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