The PMD instrument is a set of three custom-designed triaxial accelerometer systems designed specifically to detect and characterize the modal dynamics of deployable masts in orbit. The instrument was designed and built as a payload for the NuSTAR spacecraft, but it is now sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory's DSX project. It can detect acceleration levels from 1 micro gram to 0.12g over a frequency range of 0.1Hz to 30Hz, the results of which can support future modeling and designing of deployable mast structures for space. This paper details the hardware architecture and design, calibration test and results, and current status of the PMD instrument.


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    Title :

    Phaeton Mast Dynamics: On-Orbit Characterization of Deployable Masts


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    IEEE Aerospace Conference ; 2011 ; Big Sky, MT, United States


    Publication date :

    2011-03-05



    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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