Future proposed NASA missions will require large precision truss type structures that are deployed or assembled in space. To date, space structures that are important to missions success have been ground tested to validate their performance. Evaluation of the performance requirements of future systems has shown that using current and projected design and test approaches, the structure cannot be adequately validated by ground test. A problem exists since it is believed that unless important structure systems can be validated by ground tests, they will never be adopted for future missions. New design or ground test approaches are necessary to enable future missions. The inability of current approaches to validate future structural systems is discussed.


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    Title :

    Ground test validation for precision structures


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    Publication date :

    1991-10-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English




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