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Independent analysis of the space station node modal test data
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Pappa, Richard S. |
| Copyright Year | 1997 |
| Description | With complex structures, comparison of independently derived sets of experimental modal parameters is an excellent way to increase confidence in the results. This paper presents modal identification results using the Eigensystem Realization Algorithm (ERA) on frequency response functions from the modal test of the Space Station Resource Node. The Resource Node is the first U.S.-built structure for the International Space Station. The modal test was conducted by the NASA Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) in January 1997 for the Boeing Company, who designed and built the Node. The ERA-calculated parameters are compared with independent results obtained by the MSFC test team using commercial software. There was excellent correlation of mode shapes between the two sets of results for the first 21 vibration modes of the structure up to 35 Hz. From 35 to 50 Hz, about 60 percent of 25 additional modes had excellent correlation. Natural frequencies and damping factors of most modes agreed within 0.1 Hz and 0.2 percent, respectively. |
| File Size | 773510 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19980006776 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t2f81934h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1997-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Structural Mechanics Accelerometers Damping International Space Station Resonant Frequencies Modal Response Vibration Mode Frequency Response Spacecraft Structures Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
