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News Release from: LMS International | Subject: LMS Test.Lab Environmental
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 07 March 2003
European spacecraft are put to the test
ESA-ESTEC is currently integrating next-generation LMS test hardware and LMS vibration control and data-reduction software.
ESA-ESTEC is currently integrating next-generation LMS test hardware and LMS vibration control and data-reduction software To effectively qualify European spacecraft and their components, Europe's largest test centre will deploy LMS Test.Lab Environmental software and LMS Scadas III hardware, altogether adding up to 568 data acquisition channels
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The European Space research and Technology Centre (ESTEC), based in The Netherlands, is the largest entity of the European Space Agency (ESA) and houses the largest European space test centre for environmental test programmes.
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LMS systems to be delivered at ESTEC combine LMS Test.Lab Environmental software and LMS SCADAS III hardware.
The 40-channel vibration control system accurately controls specific load excitation schedules in real time and in closed-loop mode.
A central unit manages the overall test system while four stations, positioned as isles around the object under test, process all measurement data.
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Filip Pintelon, Corporate Vice-President and General Manager Test Division at LMS, stated, "LMS is supplying the test solution that will form the core of vibration qualification tests ESTEC performs at their environmental test center.
The ESA-ESTEC decision to implement the LMS Test.Lab solution is another confirmation that the LMS offering is perfectly aligned with the specific challenges of mission-critical environmental test assignments".
Jan Debille, Product Manager Environmental Test Systems, added, "LMS Test.Lab will manage the excitation of the loads, the processing of the responding measurement signals and the delivery of timely reporting to all suppliers involved in satellite developments". Request a free brochure from LMS International ...
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