Spacecraft load, design and test philosophiesThe development of spacecraft loads, design and test philosophies at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) during the past 25 years is presented. Examples from the JPL's Viking, Voyager and Galileo spacecraft are used to explain the changes in philosophy necessary to meet the program requirements with a reduction in cost and schedule. Approaches to validate mathematical models of large structures which can't be ground tested as an overall system because of size and/or adverse effects of terrestrial conditions such as gravity are presented.
Document ID
19870001489
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Wada, B. K. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1986
Publication Information
Publication: ESA Proceedings of an International Conference on Spacecraft Structures