Force limited vibration testing and subsequent redesign of the Naval Postgraduate School CubeSat launcher
dc.contributor.advisor | Newman, James H. | |
dc.contributor.advisor | Kwon, Young W. | |
dc.contributor.author | Kaushish, Vidur | |
dc.date | June 2014 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-08-13T20:17:46Z | |
dc.date.available | 2014-08-13T20:17:46Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2014-06 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/10945/42656 | |
dc.description.abstract | The Naval Postgraduate School CubeSat Launcher (NPSCuL) is a five-sided structure capable of carrying up to 24 CubeSats to orbit. The vibration test environment for CubeSats flying on NPSCuL on the Atlas-V is extremely harsh, partly due to the input vibration environment from the launch vehicle itself, and partly due to amplification from the NPSCuL structure. This thesis documents the implementation of a relatively new technology, Force Limited Vibration Testing (FLVT), and the design of a stiffer structure to reduce the vibration environment for NPSCuL payloads. Most acceleration-controlled vibration tests result in significant over-test. FLVT limits shaker forces, producing more realistic tests and potentially provides relief to payloads. Additionally, increasing the stiffness of NPSCuL using an isogrid design, aimed to increase its first-fundamental frequency, could result in less displacement at higher frequencies for a given amount of input energy, possibly improving the payload vibration environment. It was found that FLVT was very successful in reducing vibration environments for NPSCuL payloads. Although redesigning NPSCuL using an isogrid design achieved the goal of increasing system stiffness, it did not reduce the vibration environment. None the less, lessons learned from the redesign process will be valuable for continuing vibration environment reduction efforts. | en_US |
dc.description.uri | http://archive.org/details/forcelimitedvibr1094542656 | |
dc.publisher | Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.rights | This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States. | en_US |
dc.title | Force limited vibration testing and subsequent redesign of the Naval Postgraduate School CubeSat launcher | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
dc.contributor.department | Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE) | |
dc.subject.author | Force Limited Vibration Testing | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Isogrid | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Increasing stiffness | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Finite Element Analysis | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Random Vibration | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Sine Sweeps | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Dynamic Analysis | en_US |
dc.subject.author | Stress Analysis | en_US |
dc.description.service | Civilian, Department of Defense | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.name | Master of Science in Astronautical Engineering | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.level | Masters | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.discipline | Astronautical Engineering | en_US |
etd.thesisdegree.grantor | Naval Postgraduate School | en_US |
dc.description.distributionstatement | Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. |
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