Advanced Sensory Spacecraft Structures Workshop Held in Alexandria, Virginia on 10 February 1993

Abstract

LtCol Michael Obal of the BMDO Materials & Structures Office sponsored this workshop to define the boundaries for present sensory structures fabrication techniques and performance and to identify issues in the further development of these multifunctional structures. A number of specific issues were identified but only a few are listed here: (1) new design concepts may be needed and multidisciplinary teams are required to integrate electronics with structures; (2) flight tests may be necessary to demonstrate these multifunctional structures; (3) ground qualification testing is an issue since many properties of these structures are as yet known; (4) project managers are interested in maximum benefit/risk ratio and will consider these advanced technologies if they provide a mission enabling/enhancing function with minimal impact on system (low risk technology with fail-safe operation); (5) there are strong requirements to address the various

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA271466

Entities

People

  • Janet Sater

Organizations

  • Institute for Defense Analyses

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Complementary Metal-Oxide Semiconductors
  • Composite Materials
  • Detection
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electronic Components
  • Electronics
  • Engineers
  • Fabrication
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Field Effect Transistors
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials Processing
  • Measurement
  • Space Systems
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space