Experimental issues that impact in-vacuum dynamic characterization of thin film membranes

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 5, Issue , 2003, Pages 3161-3169

  Bales, Greg L ^a   Hall, Jonathan L ^a   Flint, Eric M ^b   Glaese, Roger M ^a  

^a CSA ENGINEERING   (United States)

^b Mevicon Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHMS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; TEMPERATURE; THIN FILMS; VACUUM;

AEROSPACE STRUCTURES; GOSSAMER STRUCTURES; THERMAL INDUCED CONTRACTION; THIN FILM MEMBRANES;

AEROSPACE ENGINEERING;

EID: 0043011962     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2003-1743     Document Type: Conference Paper

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