Micro-g Triaxial Piezoelectric Satellite Accelerometer System Development

Abstract

A triaxial piezoelectric accelerometer was developed, fabricated, tested and calibrated for use in the NASA Get-Away-Special (GAS) to be flown on the space shuttle vehicle. It is to be used for the determination of the low- level vibration environment of the instrument pallet during orbital operation, and for the possible measurement of orbital drag deceleration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA113849

Entities

People

  • Donald H. Fryklund

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accelerometers
  • Air Force
  • Amplifiers
  • Capacitance
  • Circuits
  • Electrical Circuits
  • Electronics
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Response
  • Measurement
  • Noise
  • Piezoelectric Accelerometers
  • Resistance
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Space Shuttles
  • Transducers
  • Vibration

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris