2005 Proceedings

Spacecraft and Launch Vehicle Dynamic
Environments Workshop

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Tuesday, June 21, 2005/Morning Session

1. 21st Century Missions, Design, and Testing Approaches Greg Davis, Mechanical Systems Chief Technologist, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
2. Lightweight, Low Frequency Acoustic Mitigation Technologies for Launch Vehicle Fairing Noise Control Andrew Williams, Scott Franke, and Benjamin Henderson, Air Force Research Laboratory, Space Vehicles Directorate; Emil Ardelean, Science Applications International Corporation
3. Efficient Simulation Technology for the Evaluation of the Dynamic Response of Payloads to Diffuse Sound Field Excitation Peter Segaert and Michel Tournour, LMS International; Scott Bergeon, LMS North America
4. Combining Finite Elements, Boundary Elements and Statistical Energy Analysis in Vibro-Acoustic Analysis and Design Phil Shorter, Bryce Gardner and Vincent Cotoni, Vibro-Acoustic Sciences / ESI Group
5. Advanced SEA Models of Large Fairing Structures Bryce Gardner and Vincent Cotoni, Vibro-Acoustic Sciences / ESI Group
6. Direct Verses Reverberant Acoustic Testing of the Cloud Profiling Radar Instrument Mike O'Connell, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Fred Hausle, Ball Aerospace and Technology, Inc.

Tuesday, June 21, 2005/Afternoon Session

1. The Fill Factor, Fact or Fiction? Terry Scharton, North Carolina State University
2. Vibroacoustic Analysis of Large Heat Rejection Radiators for Future Spacecraft Jeffrey Larko, Mark McNelis and William Hughes, NASA Glenn Research Center
3. Non-Traditional Vibroacoustic Test Aspects in MIL-STD-1540E Sheldon Rubin, Consultant to The Aerospace Corporation
4. A Test Program to Compare Consequences of Maximax and Damage-Potential Specification of Random Vibration Tests Sheldon Rubin, Consultant to The Aerospace Corporation
5. Investigation of Limit Criteria for Force Limited Vibration Testing Yvan Soucy, Canadian Space Agency; Vijayamohan Rao, IMP Aerospace; Ramin Sedaghati, Concordia University
6. FEM Based Options for Prediction and Validation of Mid-frequency Band Dynamics Robert Coppolino, Measurement Analysis Corporation
7. Identification and Estimation of Nonlinear Joint Mechanics Robert Coppolino, Measurement Analysis Corporation

Wednesday, June 22, 2005/Morning Session

1. Dynamic and Acoustic Environments with the New ARIANE5 Launch Vehicle: A5ECA Eric Louaas, C.N.E.S., Launcher Directorate; ARIANESPACE
2. A Statistical Analysis of Launch Sinusoidal Vibration Data Jerome Cap, Tim Edwards and John E. C de Baca, Sandia National Laboratories
3. The Standard Deviation of Launch Vehicle Environments Isam Yunis, NASA Kennedy Space Center
4. On the Use of 3dB Qualification Margin for Structural Parts on Expendable Launch Vehicles Isam Yunis, NASA Kennedy Space Center
5. Flight Loads and Environments Initiative (A Proposal in Progress) Daniel Kaufman, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center; Dennis Kern, Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Wednesday, June 22, 2005/Afternoon Session

1. Fluids and Combustion Facility: Combustion Integrated Rack Modal Model Correlation Mark McNelis, NASA Glenn Research Center; Kyle Indermuehle and Matthew Kaplan, ATA Engineering
2. Evaluation of Base Shaker for Modal Testing of JPL MER Rover Kevin Napolitano and Mary Baker, ATA Engineering; Chia-Yen Peng, Gary Ortiz and Doug Adams, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
3. NASA Handbook for Spacecraft Structural Dynamics Testing Dennis Kern, Jet Propulsion Laboratory; Terry Scharton, Consultant; Scott Gordon, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
4. Procedure for Mission-Specific Pogo Stability Analyses and Risk Assessments Kirk Dotson and Phuong Than, The Aerospace Corporation.
5. An Automated Method For Identification of Efficient Measurement Degrees-of-Freedom For Mode Survey Testing Ryan Tuttle, Thomas Cole and Jeffrey Lollock, The Aerospace Corporation
6. Mass-Weighted Effective Independence of Mode Shapes Jeffrey Lollock and Thomas Cole, The Aerospace Corporation
7. Measurement of the C-130H Landing Environment Jeffrey Lollock, The Aerospace Corporation
8. Component Effective Modal Mass (CEMM) Jim Frazier, SPACEHAB; Arya Majed and Ed Henkel, Applied Structural Dynamics, Inc.

Thursday, June 23, 2005/Morning Session

1. Extraction of Modal Parameters from Base-Driven Vibration Testing Scott Gordon, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
2. Design Study for Small Satellite Softride Launch Vibration Isolation System Jim Boyd, Tim Hindle, Roger Nagel and Dale Ruebsamen, Honeywell Defense and Space Electronic Systems; Scott Schoneman and Mark Chadwick, Orbital Sciences Corporation Launch Systems Group
3. Protecting Satellites from the Dynamics of the Launch Environment Conor Johnson, Paul Wilke and Chris Paavola, CSA Engineering, Inc.; Richard Feldes, The Boeing Company
4. Mars Science Laboratory Skycrane Touchdown Dynamics Chia-Yen Peng and Gary Ortiz, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
5. MARSIS Antenna Deployment Testing and Analysis Doug Adams, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
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6. Vibroacoustic Launch Analysis Using VISPERS: Overview and Demonstration Kent Bradford, Jessica Jensen, and Jorge Seidel, The Aerospace Corporation