Through a series of component and system-level tests, the torque margin for the MSAT booms is being determined. The verification process has yielded a number of results and lessons that can be applied to many other types of deployable spacecraft mechanisms. The MSAT load absorber has proven to be an effective way to provide high energy dissipation using crushable honeycomb. Using two stages of crushable honeycomb and a fusible link, a complex crush load profile has been designed and implemented. The design features of the load absorber lend themselves to use in other spacecraft applications.
MSAT Boom Joint Testing and Load Absorber Design
1994
18 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Unmanned Spacecraft , Tooling, Machinery, & Tools , Booms (Equipment) , Energy absorption , Folding structures , Honeycomb structures , Msat , Satellite design , Shock absorbers , Space erectable structures , Energy dissipation , Joints (Junctions) , Safety factors , Self erecting devices , Spacecraft structures , Torque
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