Payload adapter

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2007-05-29

2007-05-29

Collins, Timothy D. (Department: 3643)

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

With payload accommodation

C248S636000, C248S346020

Reexamination Certificate

active

10886214

ABSTRACT:
A payload adapter consists of a body that when hollow includes a plurality of stiffeners—radial and/or circumferential—or alternatively a core for carrying shear loads. The body may include a first annular face sheet, a second annular face sheet and a plurality of stiffeners connecting between the first annular face sheet and the second annular face sheet. The combination of the annular hollow body and the plurality of stiffeners or the same face sheets combined with an in-filled core results in an axial frequency and a lateral (pitch) frequency for the payload adapter that provides superior vibration isolation. Constrained layer damping is incorporated into the design for additional vibration attenuation.

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