The application of force limiting to spacecraft equipment is illustrated with the random vibration test of the Cassini radio plasma wave subsystem antenna instrument. Force limiting was used in the vibration tests of most of the instruments and major equipment on the Cassini spacecraft, as well as in the vibration test of the complete flight spacecraft. Force limits for the Cassini instruments and complete spacecraft vibration tests were developed using a semi-empirical method which only requires the acceleration specification and the data from a low level pre-test in order to determine the mass of the test item.


    Access

    Access via TIB

    Check availability in my library


    Export, share and cite



    Title :

    Cassini spacecraft and instrument force limited vibration testing


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1997-08-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




    Cassini Spacecraft and Instrument Force Limited Vibration Testing

    Chang, K. Y. / Scharton, T. D. | British Library Online Contents | 1997


    Cassini Spacecraft and Instrument Force Limited Vibration Testing

    Chang, Kurng Y. / Scharton, Terry D. | NTRS | 1997


    Cassini Spacecraft and Instrument Force Limited Vibration Testing

    Chang, K. Y. / Scharton, T. D. / European Space Agency | British Library Conference Proceedings | 1997


    Cassini Spacecraft and Instrument Force Limited Vibration Testing

    Chang, Kurng Y. / Scharton, Terry D. | NTRS | 1997


    Cassini Spacecraft Force Limited Vibration Testing

    Chang, K. / Scharton, T. | NTRS | 1999