Development of a Particle Damping Solution for PC-Boards in CubeSats
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Authors
van Kevelaer, Nicolas
Subjects
Advisors
Date of Issue
2016-08
Date
August 2016
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
CubeSats are mounted as a secondary payload to unique locations on launch vehicles
that are primarily used to bring bigger satellites to space. They are subject to
high frequency vibration excitations which causes CubeSat developers to concentrate
on survivability instead of improvement by equipping with sensitive state-of-the-art
components. Commercial isolation systems only exist for larger primary payloads.
To protect the CubeSats sensitive parts as printed circuit boards, a new low cost,
low weight method is developed. A particle damping solution is designed to damp
printed circuit boards individually to improve their ability to withstand the harsh
launch environment. The oscillation is reduced significantly by the particle dampers.
An optimized solution is found that reduces the weight and space needed further so
that it is better usable in CubeSats. The results of this thesis improve the possibilities
for use of highly sensitive printed circuit boards to increase the possible space
research possibilities feasible with CubeSats. Particle Dampers can be adopted for
larger space applications as well, to decrease the required weight and cost for useful
damping.
Type
Technical Report
Description
Series/Report No
Department
Space Systems Academic Group (SSAG)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS-SP-16-001 CR
Sponsors
Helmut-Schmidt-Universität University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg Holstenhofweg 85, 22043 Hamburg, Germany
Funder
Helmut-Schmidt-Universität University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg Holstenhofweg 85, 22043 Hamburg, Germany
Format
125 p.
Citation
Distribution Statement
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.