Author : John D. DiSebastian
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (227 download)
Book Synopsis RIGEX: Preliminary Design of a Rigidized Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment by : John D. DiSebastian
Download or read book RIGEX: Preliminary Design of a Rigidized Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment written by John D. DiSebastian and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As space structures grow in size and complexity, their weight and cost increase considerably. The use of inflatable and rigidizable structures offers drastic improvements in all areas of spacecraft design. The goal of this experiment is to verify and validate ground testing of inflation and rigidization methods for inflatable space structures. The Rigidized Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment is an autonomous, self-contained space shuttle experiment that will inflate and rigidize several structures. After inflation, the experiment will perform a structural analysis by exciting the rigidized structures and collecting vibration data. A systems engineering approach is utilized to make design decisions based on a total system and life-cycle perspective.