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Application of fiber Bragg grating sensors and a fiber optic laser Doppler vibrometer for hypervelocity impacts

Jackson, David A. (2018) Application of fiber Bragg grating sensors and a fiber optic laser Doppler vibrometer for hypervelocity impacts. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1065 . ISSN 1742-6588. (doi:10.1088/1742-6596/1065/3/032020) (KAR id:71593)

Abstract

Hypervelocity impacts occur frequently in space due to dust that occurs naturally from comets or other space debris often called meteoroids; other debris is man-made and can have disastrous effects on spacecraft. Even though the particle may have a very small mass its momentum can be extremely high and destroy space craft. It is therefore vitally important to simulate the effects of hypervelocity impacts on vulnerable areas of satellites and space stations. A two stage light gas gun was previously developed for this purpose. In this paper we briefly describe two fiber optic based impact measurement systems that were tested at the light gas gun facility at the University of Kent to establish that they could provide data that could not be obtained by any other technique.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1088/1742-6596/1065/3/032020
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics > QC355 Optics
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Natural Sciences > Physics and Astronomy
Depositing User: David Jackson
Date Deposited: 11 Jan 2019 16:16 UTC
Last Modified: 09 Dec 2022 05:38 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/71593 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Jackson, David A..

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