Used for passive and active vibration isolation and suppression, precision shape and position control, integrated health monitoring and sensing, and thermally stable composite structures.
Technologies and Projects
- Passive and active vibration isolation and suppression
- Precision shape and position control
- Integrated health monitoring and sensing
- Thermally stable composite structures
Ongoing Cooperation With the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
- PZT struts have been used successfully for many experiments on NRL truss
- Integrated modeling (IMOS) and MACOS integrated modeling code developed by JPL is in house at NRL
- Microdynamic experiment and analysis has involved NRL participation
- IPEX-2 truss is modeled after NRL TRUSS
- AFRL and NRL participation in NRL colloquia for large apertures in space
- Joint proposals made