Simultaneous single-fiber active vibration sensing and impact detection for large space structures

Peter L. Fuhr

doi:10.1117/12.147971

12 July 1993 Simultaneous single-fiber active vibration sensing and impact detection for large space structures

Peter L. Fuhr

Proceedings Volume 1918, Smart Structures and Materials 1993: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147971
Event: 1993 North American Conference on Smart Structures and Materials, 1993, Albuquerque, NM, United States

Abstract

The increasing complexity of large space structures further emphasizes the need for multi-use single element spacecraft components and sensors. Sensing of the vibrations of components and/or sections of a large space structure is necessary for ultra-high precision pointing and tracking as well as general platform stability. At the same time, the quest for a method of detecting spacecraft impacts with micrometeorites or debris continues. In this paper a method for using a single optical fiber for simultaneous impact detection and vibration sensing is described. Laboratory studies of these techniques using composite material panels are presented.

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Peter L. Fuhr "Simultaneous single-fiber active vibration sensing and impact detection for large space structures", Proc. SPIE 1918, Smart Structures and Materials 1993: Smart Sensing, Processing, and Instrumentation, (12 July 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.147971

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