Using PVDF to locate the debris cloud impact position

Baojun Pang; Zhidong Liu

doi:10.1117/12.851372

14 April 2010 Using PVDF to locate the debris cloud impact position

Baojun Pang, Zhidong Liu

Proceedings Volume 7522, Fourth International Conference on Experimental Mechanics; 75221Y (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851372
Event: Fourth International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, 2009, Singapore, Singapore

Abstract

With the increase of space activities, space debris environment has deteriorated. Space debris impact shields of spacecraft creates debris cloud, the debris cloud is a threat to module wall. In order to conduct an assessment of spacecraft module wall damage impacted by debris cloud, the damage position must be known. In order to design a light weight location system, polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) has been studied. Hyper-velocity impact experiments were conducted using two-stage light gas gun, the experimental results indicate that: the virtual wave front location method can be extended to debris cloud impact location, PVDF can be used to locate the damage position effectively, the signals gathered by PVDF from debris cloud impact contain more high frequency components than the signals created by single projectile impact event. The results provide a reference for the development of the sensor systems to detect impacts on spacecraft.

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Baojun Pang and Zhidong Liu "Using PVDF to locate the debris cloud impact position", Proc. SPIE 7522, Fourth International Conference on Experimental Mechanics, 75221Y (14 April 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.851372

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