Transient Pulse Monitor
Abstract
Designers of spacecraft and space systems must take into consideration the effects of the space environment to evolve designs capable of functioning satisfactorily in this environment. To achieve this goal, it is necessary to understand both the environment and the system's interactions with it. Sounding rockets and scientific satellites have been used to obtain information regarding the environment, and laboratory experiments and simulations have increased our understanding of the relevant interactions. This experimental work has been complemented by the development of analytical models that guide design evolution. Feedback from operational systems has been used to refine our understanding of the environment and its interactions with the systems and to verify the appropriateness and adequacy of design procedures. Periodically, events occur that require a special program of investigation. Such a program is the Interaction Measurements Payload for Shuttle (IMPS), which is responding to the confluence of two recent developments: current plans for large space structures, and recently available data regarding the polar orbital environment. Large space structures incorporating substantial areas of dielectric material and new generation solar cells are currently being planned.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 20, 1988
- Accession Number
- ADA201211
Entities
People
- David R. Dana
- Jeffrey S. Thayer
- Joseph E. Nanevicz
Organizations
- SRI International