Analysis, testing and qualification of Satellites, space launchers and components

All of the equipment brought on board of launch vehicles or spacecrafts must be designed not only to provide the required performance during its expected lifetime, but also not to damage other systems or compromise integrity. LMS Virtual.Lab makes it possible to quickly evaluate a wide variety of normal and abnormal conditions so that scarce testing resources can be conserved for the most severe cases. Test data can easily be overlaid onto the simulation results, for easy comparison of loads for example. The component model can be combined with

a model of the supporting structure in order to make realistic predictions about the performance of the coupled system.

Spacecraft and their components, within the fairing of a launch vehicle, suffer extreme vibrational and acoustic loads. The most severe acoustical conditions are usually met just before lift-off, when the external acoustic environment is very intense due to the intense sound waves generated by the rocket jets. Structural analysts and/or acoustic engineers require accurate, yet easy-to-use and flexible tools to predict the performance of the

satellite subjected to vibroacoustic loads of a random nature. Analysis, testing and qualification of satellites,

space launchers and components LMS Virtual.Lab allows development teams to accurately predict the vibro-acoustic performance characteristics of aerospace structures under random loading conditions.