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Wire

less

App

licat

ions

for

Stru

ctur

al M

onito

ring

of In

flata

ble

Hab

itats

Gle

nn M

iller

NA

SA

/JS

CM

arch

27th

2007

https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=20070013893 2020-07-11T04:21:06+00:00Z

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Stru

ctur

al H

ealth

Man

agem

ent S

yste

m (S

HM

S)

1.B

ackg

roun

d2.

Req

uire

men

ts2.

1 O

bjec

tives

2.2

Fun

ctio

nal

2.3

Gen

eral

3.Im

plem

enta

tion

4.S

umm

ary

5.C

ontri

buto

rs

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1.0

Bac

kgro

und

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His

tory

•In

flata

ble

spac

e st

ruct

ures

hav

e be

en w

ith N

AS

A a

lmos

t as

long

as

the

agen

cy it

self

•E

xten

ded

NA

SA

stu

dies

of s

pace

sta

tions

and

sur

face

hab

itats

•N

AS

A fi

rst e

xpan

dabl

e sa

telli

te E

CH

O w

as la

unch

ed 1

960

•R

ussi

ans

use

of e

xpan

dabl

e ai

rlock

–19

65•

Infla

tabl

esen

visi

oned

for l

arge

spa

ce a

nten

nas

and

sola

r arr

ays

•Th

e re

-ent

ry o

f the

Lav

ochk

in/D

aim

ler C

hrys

ler b

allu

te-2

000

•19

98 N

AS

A b

egan

to lo

ok a

t inf

lata

ble

stru

ctur

e to

hou

se a

stro

naut

s in

tran

sit t

o M

ars

as w

ell a

s a

habi

tat o

nce

they

wer

e on

the

surfa

ce.

Tran

sHab

evo

lved

to a

TR

L of

6 b

efor

e be

ing

shel

ved

in 2

000

•20

04 p

rovi

ded

a pr

esid

entia

l vis

ion

for r

etur

n to

moo

n an

d be

yond

th

at in

clud

es th

e us

e of

infla

tabl

esas

luna

r stru

ctur

es.

•In

200

6 B

igel

ow A

eros

pace

laun

ches

a s

ubsc

ale

infla

tabl

e de

mon

stra

tor c

alle

d G

enes

is I.

•In

vest

igat

ing

Infa

ltabl

esth

at a

re R

igid

azab

lean

d H

ybrid

mod

ules

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NA

SA

Infla

tabl

e S

truct

ures

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Gen

esis

I

Lau

nch

Date

: Ju

ly 1

2,

2006

Lau

nch

Lo

cati

on

:IS

C K

osm

otr

asSpac

e and M

issi

le

Com

ple

x, R

uss

ia

NO

RA

D I

den

tifi

er:

#29252

Exp

ande

d14.

4 M

eter

s in

Len

gth

22.

54 M

eter

s in

Dia

met

er

311

.5 C

ubic

Met

ers

of U

sabl

e V

olum

e

4S

olar

Arra

ys (8

tota

l)

5S

hell

Ski

n:6

Inch

es T

hick

, Mul

tilay

er S

yste

m

6C

omm

unic

atio

ns A

nten

na

Con

tract

ed7

4.4

Met

ers

in L

engt

h

81.

6 M

eter

s in

D

iam

eter

Infl

ati

on

R

ate

:15

Min

ute

sIn

tern

al

Tem

pera

ture

:79

Deg

rees

W

ind

ow

s:1

Inte

rnal

Cam

era

s:6

Exte

rnal

Cam

era

s:7

Sp

eed

:16,9

28

MPH

Alt

itu

de:

+/-

350

Mile

sEart

h

Orb

it:

Once

ev

ery

96

Min

ute

sA

nti

cip

ate

d

Lif

esp

an

:3-1

3

Yea

rs

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Fund

amen

tals

of C

urre

nt In

flata

ble

Tech

nolo

gy

•S

truct

ural

cor

e is

mad

e of

met

allic

or c

ompo

site

mat

eria

ls a

nd

serv

es a

s ba

ckbo

ne fo

r lau

nch

of in

flata

ble

spac

ecra

ft.•

She

ll co

nsis

ts o

f im

perm

eabl

e bl

adde

r, re

stra

int a

nd la

yers

of

mic

rom

eteo

roid

pro

tect

ion

(figu

re fo

llow

ing

page

).•

Man

ned

subs

yste

ms

incl

ude

avio

nics

, pow

er a

nd li

fe s

uppo

rt.•

Dur

ing

infla

tion,

the

shel

l mov

es ra

dial

lyou

twar

d ap

prox

imat

ely

the

orig

inal

dia

met

er o

f the

cor

e (u

sual

ly 6

-10

feet

to a

llow

for c

rew

tra

nsla

tion)

.•

Por

tions

of t

he s

econ

dary

stru

ctur

e an

d su

bsys

tem

s w

ill re

quire

re

posi

tioni

ng in

to th

e ex

pand

ed v

olum

e.•

Mos

t of t

he la

rger

util

ity li

nes

will

rem

ain

in p

re-in

tegr

ated

pos

ition

s w

ithin

cor

e.•

How

ever

the

maj

ority

of t

he s

truct

ural

hea

lth s

enso

rs n

eed

to fo

llow

th

e sh

ell a

s it

mov

es o

utw

ard

sign

ifica

nt d

ista

nces

(fee

t) fro

m th

e co

re.

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Tran

sHab

Con

cept

core

Infla

tion

tank

s

airlo

ck

Flex

ible

she

ll

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Ext

erna

l Th

erm

al

Bla

nket

MO

D

Shi

eldi

ng

Red

unda

nt

Bla

dder

s

Inte

rnal

S

cuff

Bar

rier

Kev

lar

Res

train

t La

yer

Mul

ti-La

yer I

nfla

tabl

e Sh

ell O

verv

iew

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Infla

tabl

e A

dvan

tage

s

•In

flata

ble/

depl

oyab

le s

truct

ures

are

attr

activ

e as

orb

iting

or s

urfa

ce h

abita

ts

for f

our k

ey re

ason

s:

1) H

igh

volu

me-

to-m

ass

ratio

–th

e liv

able

hab

itat v

olum

e th

at c

an b

e de

liver

ed to

orb

it or

luna

r sur

face

per

uni

t mas

s of

pay

load

can

be

max

imiz

ed. (

Tran

sHab

volu

me

appr

ox. 2

.5 ti

mes

rigi

d IS

S m

odul

e).

2) H

igh

pack

ing

effic

ienc

y–

Infla

tabl

e/de

ploy

able

stru

ctur

es p

rovi

de fo

r a

mor

e fle

xibl

e la

unch

man

ifest

, whe

reby

the

stru

ctur

e ca

n be

des

igne

d m

ore

effic

ient

ly a

roun

d th

e la

unch

veh

icle

.3)

Min

imal

nee

d fo

r on-

site

con

stru

ctio

n m

ater

ials

–W

ith th

ese

uniq

ue

habi

tats

, virt

ually

all

of th

e as

sem

bly

mec

hani

sm is

inhe

rent

toth

e st

ruct

ure

(alth

ough

luna

r reg

olith

may

be a

dded

for m

ore

prot

ectio

n)4)

Few

er s

econ

dary

radi

atio

n ef

fect

s–

Use

of s

oft g

oods

redu

ces

the

dest

ruct

ive

effe

cts

of s

econ

dary

ioni

zing

par

ticle

s, c

omm

only

see

n w

ith

met

allic

stru

ctur

al m

ater

ials

.

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Stru

ctur

al H

ealth

Mon

itorin

gA

s fo

r all

hum

an s

pace

veh

icle

s, th

e ne

ed to

mai

ntai

n th

e sa

fety

of th

e cr

ew is

pa

ram

ount

.

Nee

d fo

r an

inte

grat

ed s

truct

ural

hea

lth m

anag

emen

t sys

tem

(SH

MS

)

It is

ant

icip

ated

that

the

utili

zatio

n of

sof

tgoo

ds in

infla

tabl

e st

ruct

ures

will

cal

l fo

r new

mon

itorin

g te

chni

ques

suc

h as

em

bedd

ed s

enso

rs in

a d

istri

bute

d ne

twor

k ar

chite

ctur

e

Sin

ce th

e fli

ght e

xper

ienc

e w

ith in

flata

bles

in s

pace

is li

mite

d, b

oth

prof

essi

onal

ly a

nd in

the

publ

ic e

ye, a

ssur

ance

is n

eede

d in

sev

eral

crit

ical

ar

eas,

with

a p

riorit

y in

thes

e:

a) M

MO

D D

etec

tion

b) L

eak

Det

ectio

nc)

Ver

ifica

tion

Atm

osph

eric

Con

ditio

nsd)

Iden

tify

Con

dens

atio

n on

insi

de s

urfa

ce o

f bla

dder

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C/E

: Ultr

ason

ic L

eak

Loca

tor/R

epai

r Kit

C/E

: Inf

rare

d D

igita

l Cam

era

Impa

ct A

rea

Det

ectio

n A

nten

nas

Met

aliz

edfle

xibl

e m

at fo

r Lun

ar D

ust a

nd C

onde

nsat

ion

Det

ectio

n w

ith M

illim

eter

Wav

e R

adar

Imag

er

Wire

less

Inst

rum

enta

tion

Nod

es

C/E

: MW

Rad

ar Im

ager

for H

ull

Insp

ectio

n an

d M

oist

ure

Det

ect

Wire

less

Cre

w &

Cre

w E

quip

men

t N

etw

ork:

Aud

io, V

ideo

, Dat

a, P

ositi

on

RFI

D I

nter

roga

tor f

or P

assi

ve S

enso

rs

Wire

less

Hum

idity

Sen

sors

B

athr

oom

Flo

or, p

lum

bing

an

d w

ater

tank

leak

s

Wire

less

Acc

eler

omet

ers

and/

or A

E fo

r

Impa

ct L

ocat

ion

&

Dyn

amic

Mod

els

Pass

ive

RFI

D T

ags f

or

C

onfig

urat

ion,

Loc

atio

n,

Sens

ing:

She

ll Te

mps

, Im

pact

Sho

ck,

Foam

B

ag P

ress

ures

, etc

Win

dow

: Wire

less

Pre

ssur

e,

Stra

in, C

over

pos

ition

Wire

less

Lea

k M

onito

ring

Syst

em

(tem

pora

rily

depl

oyed

nea

r hat

ch)

a

Con

duct

ive

Mat

eria

l Pat

tern

s fo

r dam

age

ND

E af

ter

MM

OD

hit

usin

g M

ultis

pect

rali

mag

er to

ol.

Mul

tifun

ctio

nal M

LI fo

r EM

I and

Pas

sive

Dam

age

Inte

rrog

atio

n

Impl

emen

tatio

n of

Wire

less

S

HM

S

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2.0

SH

MS

Req

uire

men

ts

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2.1

Obj

ectiv

es

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Stru

ctur

al H

ealth

Mon

itorin

g O

bjec

tives

#1 In

crea

se C

rew

Saf

ety

-Pro

vide

aut

onom

ous,

con

tinuo

us, o

ngoi

ng m

onito

ring

of h

abita

t st

ruct

ural

inte

grity

(inc

lude

s un

man

ned

perio

d –

assu

res

safe

ingr

ess)

-Ide

ntify

, loc

ate

and

scop

e da

mag

e, fa

ilure

s an

d de

grad

atio

ns

-Ale

rt th

e cr

ew in

real

tim

e to

issu

es re

quiri

ng im

med

iate

atte

ntio

n

-Fac

ilita

te R

epai

rs (p

rovi

de lo

catio

n of

leak

ing

blad

der o

r sea

l)

-Mon

itor h

idde

n an

d in

acce

ssib

le re

gion

s of

the

stru

ctur

e

(p

rovi

de w

arni

ng o

f “de

ad”a

ir po

cket

s, s

mok

e or

con

dens

atio

n)

-Allo

w a

ccur

ate

estim

ates

of a

ny im

pact

s on

hab

itat l

ifetim

e (e

xam

ple:

reco

rd M

MO

D im

pact

s, lo

catio

n an

d re

sulti

ng d

amag

e)

-Sel

f-rec

tify

or m

itiga

te p

robl

ems

whe

re p

ossi

ble

(retu

rn to

nor

mal

ops

)

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Stru

ctur

al H

ealth

Mon

itorin

g O

bjec

tives

#2 R

educ

e Li

fe-C

ycle

Cos

t

-Fa

cilit

ate

pre-

laun

ch in

tegr

atio

n an

d te

st

(pro

vide

sen

sors

to m

easu

re le

akag

e an

d co

rrect

fold

ing

of s

hell)

-R

educ

e un

nece

ssar

y in

spec

tion

and

prev

entiv

e m

aint

enan

ce

(m

onito

r vib

ratio

ns in

mot

ors

as a

n in

dica

tor o

f wea

r)

-D

ecre

ase

crew

mon

itorin

g an

d ho

usek

eepi

ng ti

me

-P

rovi

de re

al-w

orld

val

idat

ion

of m

odel

s an

d as

sum

ptio

ns

(cor

rela

te th

erm

al a

nd lo

ads

mod

els)

-E

nsur

e an

acc

epta

ble

leve

l of r

elia

bilit

y an

d m

aint

aina

bilit

y

-A

llow

inst

rum

enta

tion

deci

sion

s to

occ

ur la

ter i

n de

sign

cyc

le(m

inim

izes

re-p

lann

ing

yet m

aint

ain

flexi

bilit

y to

sw

ap o

ut o

r upg

rade

late

r)

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Stru

ctur

al H

ealth

Mon

itorin

g O

bjec

tives

#3 P

rovi

de M

ulti-

Rol

e In

tegr

ated

Sys

tem

Fun

ctio

nalit

y

-In

crea

se s

yste

m e

ffici

ency

with

a fl

exib

le a

nd m

odul

ar s

enso

r and

da

ta a

cqui

sitio

n sy

stem

des

ign

appr

oach

(m

inim

ize

volu

me,

mas

s an

d ef

fect

on

infla

tabl

e m

ater

ials

)

-M

inim

ize

impa

ct o

n ot

her h

abita

t sys

tem

s (S

HM

S s

houl

d no

t tax

veh

icle

so

ftwar

e, d

ata

stor

age

and

pow

er)

-S

hare

har

dwar

e an

d da

ta a

cros

s m

ultip

le s

yste

ms

(gen

eric

par

amet

ers

such

as

tem

pera

ture

, pre

ssur

e an

d hu

mid

ity c

an b

e sh

ared

with

oth

er s

ubsy

stem

s)

-Se

nsor

sui

te a

ids

in N

on D

estru

ctiv

e E

valu

atio

n (N

DE

) by

mak

ing

dam

age

visi

ble

to in

spec

tion

equi

pmen

t

-M

odul

e w

alls

ass

ist l

ife s

uppo

rt w

ith th

erm

al c

ontro

l, pr

ovid

e ra

diat

ion

and

MM

OD

pro

tect

ion

and

can

prov

ide

a su

rface

for

mou

ntin

g so

lar c

ells

, whi

le p

oten

tially

hea

ling

itsel

f (se

lf-se

alin

g bl

adde

r)

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2.2

Fun

ctio

nal R

equi

rem

ents

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SH

MS

Fun

ctio

nal R

equi

rem

ents

Infla

tabl

e/D

eplo

yabl

e Fa

ilure

mod

e D

etec

tion

-Det

ect I

mpa

cts

from

Out

side

(cha

rt fo

llow

s)

-Det

ect P

unct

ures

, Tea

rs, a

nd L

eaks

in B

ladd

ers

(cha

rt fo

llow

s)

-Mon

itor S

train

aro

und

Sof

t and

Har

d M

ater

ial I

nter

face

s

-Mon

itor D

eplo

ymen

t Dyn

amic

s an

d Fi

nal S

hape

-Mon

itor C

reep

in F

lexi

ble

Res

train

t Lay

er

-Det

ect B

uckl

ing

of In

flata

ble

Com

pres

sion

Mem

bers

-Mon

itor W

indo

w S

eals

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Impa

ct D

etec

tion

•Th

e S

HM

S s

hall

prov

ide

real

-tim

e m

onito

ring

and

notif

catio

nof

im

pact

s an

d pe

netra

tions

to th

e ex

terio

r of i

nfla

tabl

e ha

bita

ts,

incl

udin

g ev

ent t

ime,

loca

tion,

dep

th o

f pen

etra

tion

and

exte

nt o

f re

sulti

ng d

amag

e

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Leak

s in

Bla

dder

•Th

e S

HM

S s

hall

dete

ct p

unct

ures

, tea

rs a

nd le

aks

in b

ladd

er

prio

r to

bein

g m

anne

d:-

dam

age

can

occu

r dur

ing

gro

und

asse

mbl

y or

tran

spor

tatio

n-

on-o

rbit

(pos

t dep

loym

ent)

iden

tify

leak

mag

nitu

de a

nd lo

catio

n in

or

der t

o de

term

ine

prob

able

cau

se o

f dam

age

-id

entif

y m

agni

tude

and

loca

tion

of d

amag

e pr

ior t

o cr

ew e

ntry

in

orde

r to

faci

litat

e tim

ely

repa

irs

man

ned:

-da

mag

e ca

n oc

cur f

rom

insi

de d

ue to

sha

rp o

bjec

ts-

dete

rmin

e ra

te o

f lea

kage

and

tim

e fo

r rep

air o

r eva

cuat

ion

-lo

cate

leak

in s

eals

that

are

cyc

led

(hat

ches

)-

loca

te le

ak in

win

dow

s

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SH

M F

unct

ion

Req

uire

men

ts (c

ont.)

•O

ther

failu

re m

ode

dete

ctio

n-

Det

ect d

elam

inat

ion

and

crac

ks-

Det

ect m

ater

ials

and

man

ufac

turin

g de

fect

s-

Mon

itor m

ater

ials

for c

hang

es a

nd d

egra

datio

n-

Det

ect C

onde

nsat

ion

•E

xten

ded

Func

tions

-M

onito

r The

rmal

and

Rad

iatio

n C

ondi

tions

-M

onito

r Stru

ctur

al D

efle

ctio

n, lo

ad a

nd d

ynam

ics

-M

onito

r Mec

hani

cal F

unct

ions

-M

onito

r Atm

osph

ere

(CO

2, s

mok

e)-

Val

idat

e pr

e-fli

ght r

eadi

ness

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Sm

oke

Det

ecto

rS

mok

e G

ener

ator

Mon

itor A

tmos

pher

e

•P

rovi

de s

enso

rs fo

r mon

itorin

g co

nden

satio

n, C

O2

and

smok

e

Sm

oke

Det

ecto

r

Sm

oke

Det

ecto

r

Sm

oke

Det

ecto

r

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Ver

ifica

tion

of F

oldi

ng

•Fo

ldin

g of

she

ll ar

ound

cor

e is

don

epe

r des

ign

requ

irem

ents

for v

entin

g,ch

affin

g an

d de

ploy

men

t.

•N

eed

verif

icat

ion

that

laye

rs o

f she

llar

e in

cor

rect

orie

ntat

ion

and

conf

igur

atio

n af

ter f

oldi

ng p

roce

dure

s

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2.3

Gen

eral

Req

uire

men

ts

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SH

M G

ener

al R

equi

rem

ents

•C

ritic

ality

(Crit

1 –

loss

of c

rew

or m

issi

on, C

rit2

–lo

ss o

f mis

sion

)•

Env

ironm

enta

l Req

uire

men

ts (c

hart

follo

win

g pa

ge)

-rad

iatio

n, th

erm

al, M

MO

D, a

tmos

pher

e, p

artic

ulat

es, o

ther

•M

issi

on P

hase

App

licab

ility

(cha

rt fo

llow

ing)

•A

rchi

tect

ural

Req

uire

men

ts-

flexi

bilit

y an

d m

odul

arity

(abi

lity

to m

odify

or e

xpan

d ex

istin

g sy

stem

)-

wire

less

com

mun

icat

ions

-E

mbe

dded

dis

tribu

ted

sens

ors

-ro

bust

ness

and

redu

ndan

cy-

dual

-rol

e tra

nsdu

cers

-se

lf-he

al d

amag

e-

shar

ing

and

optim

izat

ion

of h

ardw

are

acro

ss s

yste

ms

-co

mpa

tibili

ty w

ith th

e ov

eral

l sys

tem

, inc

ludi

ng in

tegr

ate

co

mm

and,

con

trol a

nd c

omm

unic

atio

ns a

rchi

tect

ure

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Tab

le 1

-2.

Sam

ple

Ext

erna

l Con

ditio

ns

Rad

iatio

n (n

o sh

ield

ing)

Ther

mal

MM

flux

(im

pact

s/m

2 /yr)

Atm

osph

ere

Part

icul

ate

Abr

asio

n?

Luna

r Su

rface

Tota

l Dos

e: 2

5~10

000

Rad

s/yr

(~60

Rad

/yr +

SPE

s)10

0 to

400

K1

mm

: 7×1

0–4

5 m

m: 1

×10–

6H

ard

vacu

umYe

s

Luna

r Su

bsur

face

~26

mR

ad@

~2m

dep

th

(equ

iv. E

arth

sea

-leve

l)24

0 to

260

KN

/AH

ard

vacu

umYe

s

Mar

tian

Surfa

ceTo

tal D

ose:

3~1

2 R

ads/

yr[2

.6~5

.7 R

ad/y

r + S

PEs]

150

to 3

10K

1 m

m: 2

×10-

8

5 m

m: 3

×10-

10C

O2;

0.1a

tmYe

s

Mar

tian

Subs

urfa

ceU

nkno

wn

200

to 2

40K

N/A

—Ye

s

LEO

(51°

incl

.)To

tal D

ose:

60~

1000

Rad

s/yr

[50~

80 R

ad/y

r + S

PEs]

Sola

r: 13

70 W

/m2

Plan

etar

y IR

: 26

0 W

/m2

1 m

m: 6

×10-

3

5 m

m: 4

×10-

6At

omic

Oxy

gen

No

Sour

ces:

Luna

r Bas

e H

andb

ook,

Pet

er E

ckar

t.S

pace

Env

ironm

ent,

Trib

ble,

Prin

ceto

n U

niv

Pre

ss, 1

995.

Nat

ural

Env

ironm

ent f

or S

pace

Sta

tion

Des

ign,

Rev

isio

n A

. NA

SA

SS

P-3

0425

/A, J

une

1989

.N

AS

A T

P 3

300,

Mar

s S

urfa

ce R

adia

tion

Exp

osur

e fo

r Sol

ar M

axim

um C

ondi

tions

and

198

9 S

olar

Pro

ton

Eve

nts,

199

3.N

AS

A M

ars

Tran

spor

tatio

n E

nviro

nmen

t TM

210

935.

NA

SA

Tec

hnic

al P

aper

330

0, L

isa

C. S

imon

sen

& J

ohn

E. N

ealy

.

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Mis

sion

Pha

se

Func

tiona

l Req

uire

men

t

Manufacturing

Test

Integration

Checkout & Qual.

Packaging

Installation

Launch/Ascent

LEO

Transit

Descent & Landing

Relocation

Deployment

Initial Operations

Long-term Operations

Upgrades

EOL Extension

Det

ect i

mpa

cts

and

pene

tratio

ns√

√√

Det

ect p

unct

ures

, tea

rs o

r lea

ks in

bla

dder

s√

√√

√√

√√

√√

√√

Mon

itor s

train

aro

und

soft/

hard

mat

eria

l int

erfa

ces

√√

√√

√√

√√

Mon

itor d

eplo

ymen

t dyn

amic

s an

d fin

al s

hape

√√

√√

√√

√√

Mon

itor c

reep

in fl

exib

le re

stra

int l

ayer

√√

√√

√√

√√

Det

ect b

uckl

ing

of in

flata

ble

com

pres

sion

mem

bers

√√

√√

Det

ect c

old-

flow

of m

embr

anes

√√

√√

Det

ect d

elam

inat

ion

and

crac

ks√

√√

√√

√√

√√

Det

ect m

ater

ials

and

man

ufac

turin

g de

fect

s√

√√

√√

√√

√√

Mon

itor m

ater

ials

for c

hang

es a

nd d

egra

datio

n√

√√

Det

ect c

onde

nsat

ion

√√

√√

√√

√√

√√

√√

√√

Mon

itor t

herm

al d

ynam

ics

√√

√√

√√

√√

√√

√√

Mon

itor s

truct

ural

sta

tic d

efle

ctio

n, lo

ad a

nd d

ynam

ics

√√

√√

√√

√√

√√

√√

√√

Mon

itor m

echa

nica

l fun

ctio

ns√

√√

√√

√√

√√

Func

tiona

l Req

uire

men

ts v

s. M

issi

on P

hase

s

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3.0

Im

plem

enta

tion

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SH

MS

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Stru

ctur

al C

ompo

nent

Typ

es–

Mos

t inf

lata

ble

desi

gn c

once

pts

incl

ude

both

flex

ible

and

rigi

d el

emen

ts a

nd a

wid

e ra

nge

of

mat

eria

ls. T

he fo

llow

ing

tabl

e lis

ts m

ost o

f the

stru

ctur

es e

xpec

ted

to

be e

ncou

nter

ed in

the

next

dec

ade.

Eac

h ha

s its

ow

n un

ique

des

ign

para

met

ers

and

heal

th m

onito

ring

requ

irem

ents

. Diff

eren

t sen

sor

and

mon

itorin

g so

lutio

ns w

ill b

e op

timal

for e

ach.

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SH

MS

Impl

emen

tatio

nS

truct

ural

Com

pone

nt T

ypes

–M

ost i

nfla

tabl

ede

sign

con

cept

s in

clud

e bo

th fl

exib

le a

nd ri

gid

elem

ents

and

a w

ide

rang

e of

mat

eria

ls. T

he fo

llow

ing

tabl

e lis

ts m

ost o

f the

stru

ctur

es

expe

cted

to b

e en

coun

tere

d in

the

next

dec

ade.

Eac

h ha

s its

ow

n un

ique

des

ign

para

met

ers

and

heal

th m

onito

ring

requ

irem

ents

. Diff

eren

t sen

sor a

nd m

onito

ring

solu

tions

will

be o

ptim

al

for e

ach.

Com

pone

ntD

escr

iptio

n

Out

er L

ayer

sFo

r orb

ital o

r spa

ce-b

orne

hab

itats

this

laye

r pro

vide

s A

O p

rote

ctio

n. F

or s

urfa

ce

habi

tats

it p

rovi

des

abra

sion

resi

stan

ce a

nd p

ossi

bly

ther

mal

man

agem

ent.

MM

OD

Shi

eld

This

is ty

pica

lly e

ither

a s

oft o

r rig

id m

ultil

ayer

coa

ting

of s

igni

fican

t thi

ckne

ss (>

10

cm).

The

num

ber o

f lay

ers

depe

nds

on th

e en

viro

nmen

t: th

e lu

nar s

urfa

ce re

quire

s le

ss p

rote

ctio

n th

an L

EO

.

Ther

mal

Insu

latio

nTy

pica

lly s

ever

al la

yers

of m

ulti-

laye

r ins

ulat

ion

(MLI

).

Res

trai

nt L

ayer

sTh

is p

rovi

des

mec

hani

cal s

uppo

rt fo

r the

inne

r bla

dder

(s) a

nd d

efin

es th

e sh

ape

of

the

habi

tat.

Bla

dder

sTh

e lo

w-p

erm

eabi

lity

mem

bran

e th

at fo

rms

a ga

s ba

rrier

to c

onta

in th

e br

eath

able

at

mos

pher

e in

side

the

habi

tat.

Som

e de

sign

s ha

ve m

ultip

le b

ladd

ers

for

redu

ndan

cy.

Ble

ed C

loth

sU

sed

betw

een

blad

ders

in m

ultil

ayer

bla

dder

des

igns

.

Scuf

f Lay

ers

Pro

tect

s th

e in

side

of t

he b

ladd

er fr

om d

amag

e du

e to

cre

w a

ctiv

ity.

Rig

id C

ompo

nent

sIn

clud

es w

indo

w a

ssem

blie

s, a

irloc

ks, b

ulkh

eads

, stru

ctur

al b

eam

s &

col

umns

, rig

id s

hells

sec

tions

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SH

MS

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Syst

em A

rchi

tect

ure

(figu

re fo

llow

ing

page

)•

Uni

que

Cha

lleng

es fo

r Inf

lata

ble/

Dep

loya

ble

Stru

ctur

es-

Larg

e fle

xibl

e re

gion

s of

mul

tiple

laye

rs-

prov

idin

g po

wer

and

obt

aini

ng d

ata

from

a la

rge

num

ber o

f wid

ely

spac

ed s

enso

rs-

flexi

ble

sens

ors

that

mus

t mat

ch th

eir r

espe

ctiv

e su

bstra

tes

to m

inim

ize

stra

in•

The

Bal

ance

bet

wee

n C

entra

lizat

ion

and

Dec

entra

lizat

ion

•D

istri

bute

d S

ensi

ng•

Initi

al D

ata

Acq

uisi

tion

and

Net

wor

king

Arc

hite

ctur

e•

Sen

sors

and

Act

uato

rs

-ind

ivid

ually

wire

d in

to a

n el

ectri

cal s

yste

m-M

ultip

lexe

d th

roug

h an

alog

sw

itche

s-I

nter

face

d vi

a ra

dio

frequ

ency

inte

rrog

atio

n (R

FID

)•

Dat

a A

cqui

sitio

n

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Con

cept

ual S

HM

S A

rchi

tect

ure

In

tegr

ated

H

ealth

M

onito

ring

Stru

ctur

al

Hea

lth

Mon

itorin

g

Rem

ote

Hea

lth N

ode

(RH

N #

1)

Env

ironm

enta

l M

onito

ring

Air

Han

dlin

gW

ater

H

andl

ing

Mec

hani

cal

Sys

tem

s

RH

N #

2R

HN

#3

Acc

ess

Poi

nt

Han

dhal

d or

D

eplo

yabl

e R

HN

#4

RH

N #

5

Bus

(wire

d, fi

bero

ptic

, wire

less

)

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

X-d

ucer

X-d

ucer

Sm

art

Sys

tem

X-d

ucer

C

once

ptua

l Hyb

rid

SHM

S A

rchi

tect

ure

for

Futu

re S

pace

Hab

itats

(Cen

tral

ized

and

Dec

entr

aliz

ed)

(Wir

ed a

nd W

irel

ess)

(Sta

ndar

d Se

nsor

s and

Sm

art S

yste

ms)

Dep

loya

ble

Cre

w a

nd

rem

otel

y op

erat

ed

sens

ors,

imag

ers a

nd

inte

rroga

tors

Sta

ndar

d C

entra

lized

W

ired

Dat

a

A

cqui

sitio

n

Inst

rum

enta

tion

X-du

cers

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SH

MS

Impl

emen

tatio

n

Syst

em A

rchi

tect

ure

(con

t)•

Dat

a P

roce

ssin

g an

d S

tora

ge-

Dat

a-de

pend

ent A

cqui

sitio

n or

Tra

nsm

issi

ona)

tim

e ba

sed

b) p

rimar

y da

ta c

hann

elc)

Aux

iliar

y da

ta c

hann

els

d) O

n-de

man

d-

Dat

a re

duct

ion

and

Sen

sor F

usio

n-

Tim

e sy

nchr

oniz

atio

n(a

bsol

ute

and

rela

tive)

-N

otifi

catio

n an

d R

epor

ting

-In

tegr

atio

n an

d S

yner

gy w

ith O

ther

Hab

itat

-S

mar

t Sys

tem

s

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SH

MS

Impl

emen

tatio

n

•D

ata

proc

essi

ng a

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