Pyrotechnic separation devices have been widely used in various missions of spacecraft in
order to separate the structural parts with high reliability. Although they afford advantages of …

In the spacecraft Pyrotechnic shock process, the explosion generated by the strong shock
wave and preload force release of the vehicle structure produces a transient, high …

In this study, a simulation and test-based procedure is created and applied to develop
mechanical pyroshock test setup. In order to build an effective design, preliminary input …

This paper presents a closed-form solution for the peak acceleration in an infinite beam as a
response to a half-cycle sine pulse excitation. The limits of its validity for a finite length beam …

Due to the recent development of the micro-launcher technology, soon nanosatellites are
expected to be launched mainly as primary payloads and thus experience intense …

A lamb wave is a guided wave that propagates along a plate-like structures in various
systems. Particularly, in space structures where weight saving is very important, various …

In the aerospace industry it is known that performing shock analysis and testing on
spacecraft is difficult to do mostly because shock loads create a very short duration shock …

Modern spacecraft design requires high density, low mass, modular electronic system
architectures. This format often utilises a common backplane with Printed Circuit Boards …

Abstract Space equipment is often subjected to mechanical shocks. Some devices like
electronics are sensitive to shocks, and they can easily be damaged. To protect these …

A finite element model of the CubeSat MIST was created, in order to assess the stresses that
occur in the satellite in response to loads during its launch. Due to size limits of thesoftware …