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News Release from: LMS International | Subject: LMS Test Lab Environmental
Edited by the Engineeringtalk Editorial
Team on 20 January 2006
Test Lab helps satellites prepare for
space
Alcatel Alenia Space Italia of Rome is using LMS Test Lab Environmental for vibration qualification tests on satellites, launch systems, space infrastructures and other space assemblies.
Alcatel Alenia Space Italia of Rome is using LMS Test Lab Environmental for vibration qualification tests on satellites, launch systems, space infrastructures and other space assemblies The deployment includes a 64-channel vibration control system and a 24-channel structural testing system at the Rome development site, and a 24-channel vibration control system at the L'Aquila site
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Mar 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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Alcatel selected the Test Lab system for its ease of use, measurement accuracy and analysis and reporting capabilities.
The real-time acquisition and analysis capabilities help Alcatel's engineers control the test, getting results instantly and avoiding risk of damage to space flight hardware.
Alcatel Alenia Space is an affiliate of Alcatel (67%) and Finmeccanica (33%).
It develops space systems for applications from navigation to telecoms, from meteorology to environmental monitoring, from military to science and observation.
Severe testing is applied to verify if the satellite and sensitive payloads can withstand extreme shock and vibration loading during liftoff, flight and deployment.
Test Lab constantly matches the response of the test assembly against predefined load profiles by a closed-loop vibration control system.
Online data acquisition and analysis capabilities let the test engineers detect weak spots in assembly under testing.
Natalino Carli, who is responsible of the Rome test facility, said: "The Test Lab system guides our test engineers through the different steps of the testing procedure, from initial setup, through the actual test and data acquisition, up until the analysis of the test and the final reporting".
"This results in a strongly increased productivity, minimal training requirements and repeatable test procedures with maximum data consistency".
It lets engineers perform real-time processing over a large number of measurement channels so they can characterise assemblies in greater detail.
Test Lab monitors the vibration levels of critical assembly components in real-time to prevent over-testing of the hardware and to avoid any form of damage that could cause a delay of the space mission.
Test Lab provides batch plotting of all test data immediately after the test and flexible reporting and active pictures capabilities to generate predefined or customised reports with Microsoft Office tools. Request a free brochure from LMS International ...
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