Solution

Rover Landing Gear

A space company wants to measure the cushioning effect of their rover’s landing legs through a drop test.

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Summary

Customer Need / Challenge
A space company wants to measure the cushioning effect of their rover’s landing legs through a drop test. They want to test how much force the landing gear can absorb until issues are caused in the legs.
Interface Solution
Interface suggests using the INFRD Platform Scale, which has four shear beam load cells installed at the corners of the scale. A drop test is conducted at different heights, and the results are summed using a JB104SS Junction Box built in the scale. The results are measured and logged on the provided SD card. Results can be also be viewed and logged when the 9330 connects to a PC.
Results
The INFRD Platform Scale was able to capture the forces that was implemented onto the rover’s landing gear through these drop tests.

Materials

INFRD Platform Scale
9330 Battery Powered High Speed Data Logging Indicator with BlueDAQ software and SD card
Customer PC or Laptop
Rover

How it Works

The rover undergoes drop tests onto the INFRD Platform Scale.
The forces are summed together through the built in JB104SS Junction Box.
The results are measured and logged on the provided SD card. Another option is the results can be also be viewed and logged when connected to a PC.

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