JPL has traditionally performed system level vibration testing of flight spacecraft. The benefits and potential issues of fully assembled flight spacecraft vibration testing are discussed herein. The following specific topics, which may be complementary to the special session on “Virtual Vibration Testing,” are discussed: spacecraft workmanship, functional and structural integrity testing to uncover workmanship problems, force- and moment-limited vibration testing, potential issues with structural frequency identification using base shake test data, and several failures related to vibration shaker testing. The information provided in this paper is complementary to the special session on “Virtual Shaker Testing,’ and attention is given to issues that virtual shaker testing may face.


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    Title :

    Spacecraft Vibration Testing: Benefits and Potential Issues


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials and Environmental Testing ; 2016 ; Toulouse, France


    Publication date :

    2016-09-27


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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