Detailed Design of the Rigidizable Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment

Abstract

The Rigidizable Inflatable Get-Away-Special Experiment is a Space Shuttle experiment that will study the effects of the zero-gravity space environment on the deployment and modal analysis of three inflatable and rigidizable tubes using a sub-Tg rigidization technique. In 2004, RIGEX was transitioned from the Space Shuttle's Get-Away-Special (GAS) canister to its Canister for All Payload Ejections (CAPE), requiring several modifications to the design. The results of these modifications, along with further refinements made to previous efforts, combine to form the detailed design of the experiment. In addition to the design modifications, analyses were conducted to determine the containment capabilities of a shroud for the experiment, as well as to identify and implement potential improvements to the modal testing methods.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2006
Accession Number
ADA452608

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  • Jeremy S. Goodwin

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Air Force
  • Application-Specific Integrated Circuits
  • Composite Materials
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineers
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Modal Analysis
  • Resonant Frequency
  • Space Shuttles
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Methods
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

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  • Space