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Phaeton Mast Dynamics: On-Orbit Characterization of Deployable MastsThe PMD instrument is a set of three custom-designed triaxial accelerometer systems designed specifically to detect and characterize the modal dynamics of deployable masts in orbit. The instrument was designed and built as a payload for the NuSTAR spacecraft, but it is now sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory's DSX project. It can detect acceleration levels from 1 micro gram to 0.12g over a frequency range of 0.1Hz to 30Hz, the results of which can support future modeling and designing of deployable mast structures for space. This paper details the hardware architecture and design, calibration test and results, and current status of the PMD instrument.
Document ID
20110015599
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/41782
Authors
Michaels, Darren J. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
March 5, 2011
Publication Information
ISBN: 978-1-4244-7351-9
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation And Astrionics
Report/Patent Number
IEEEAC Paper 1305
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE Aerospace Conference
Location: Big Sky, MT
Country: United States
Start Date: March 5, 2011
End Date: March 12, 2011
Sponsors: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Phaeton Mast Dynamics (PMD)
Nuclear Spectroscopic Telescope Array (NuSTAR) spacecraft.
on-orbit structural behavior

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