Traditional structural testing involves using accelerometers and strain gages to measure the motion. While this traditional instrumentation suite has proven accurate, it is limited to capture data only in the discrete locations where the transducers are placed. Additionally, applying the instrumentation can be a difficult and labor intensive task. By using video cameras, the motion of the test article – such as a launch vehicle or launch vehicle payload – can be easily captured at any location in the field of view and easily visualized using a post-processing technique called Motion Magnification. It is also much easier to place video cameras to measure motion rather than having to place contact sensors, especially when placement locations can be limited on final flight hardware. Recently, a team of MIT Lincoln Laboratory (MITLL) and NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) have been collaborating to use Motion Magnification to measure the dynamics of large space structures. This presentation will detail some of the results of this collaboration.


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    Title :

    Motion Magnification to Visualize the Modes of Space Structures


    Contributors:
    E. C. Stewart (author) / J. G. Chen (author)

    Publication date :

    2021


    Size :

    13 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English