Characterizing the transient response of CFRP/Al HC spacecraft structures induced by space debris impact at hypervelocity

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1756-1763

  Ryan, S ^a,b   Schafer F ^a   Guyot, M ^c   Hiermaier, S ^a   Lambert, M ^d  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

^b RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE   (Germany)

^d EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Composites; Hydrocode; Hypervelocity impact; Space debris

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONS; LATTICE VIBRATIONS; LOCATION; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SPACE PLATFORMS; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

COMPOSITES; DEBRIS PARTICLES; FACE SHEETS; FINITE ELEMENTS; HYDROCODE; HYPERVELOCITY; HYPERVELOCITY IMPACT; IMPACT LOCATIONS; IMPACTOR; KEY FEATURES; LOCAL STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL FUNCTIONS; MEASUREMENT DEVICES; MECHANICAL DAMAGES; MULTIPLE MEASUREMENTS; SANDWICH PANELS; SATELLITE PLATFORMS; SPACECRAFT STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL CODES; TRANSIENT RESPONSES; TRANSIENT WAVES;

SPACE DEBRIS;

EID: 56949085850     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.07.071     Document Type: Article

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