A Concept of Despin Mechanical Assembly Life Testing Involving Total Characterization.

Feuerstein, Seymour; Forster, Arthur S.

A Concept of Despin Mechanical Assembly Life Testing Involving Total Characterization.

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Abstract:

The critical requirements placed on the performance and life of moving mechanical assemblies in spacecraft demand the ultimate in reliability. Confidence levels must be established by testing units over time intervals that are significantly shorter than their intended application life. A concept of total mechanical assembly life testing through comprehensive instrumentation for early detection of system degradation is presented. Testing criteria and appropriate measurement techniques are discussed. On the basis of this approach, an advanced technology test program was initiated in 1972.

Author(s):

Feuerstein, Seymour ; Forster, Arthur S.

Author Organization(s):

AEROSPACE CORP EL SEGUNDO CALIF

Descriptive Note:

Interim rept.,

Pagination:

0030

Security Markings

DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:

Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR

Identifying Numbers

Report Number(s):

TR-0076(6270-30)-3, SAMSO-TR-75-203

Contract/Grant Number(s):

F04701-75-C-0076

Monitor Series:

TR-75-203

Subject Terms

Communities of Interest:

No COI(s) Identified

Descriptor(s):

*SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS, *BEARINGS, *LIFE TESTS, *LUBRICANTS, *SPIN STABILIZATION, DEGRADATION, RELIABILITY, LUBRICATION, SLIP RINGS

Field(s)/Group(s):

Lubricants and Hydraulic Fluids, Unmanned Spacecraft

Keyword(s):

Satellite despinning

Report Date:

1975 Jul 29