Review of sandwich structures under impact loadings: experimental, numerical and theoretical analysis

H Guo, H Yuan, J Zhang, D Ruan - Thin-Walled Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
With the swift advancement of aerospace, shipbuilding and engineering, the significance of
sandwich structures with cellular cores is becoming increasingly prominent due to their multi …

Protecting Earth-orbiting spacecraft against micro-meteoroid/orbital debris impact damage using composite structural systems and materials: An overview

WP Schonberg - Advances in Space Research, 2010 - Elsevier
Spacecraft that are launched to operate in Earth orbit are susceptible to impacts by
meteoroids and pieces of orbital debris (MMOD). The effect of a MMOD particle impact on a …

Harpoon technology development for the active removal of space debris

R Dudziak, S Tuttle, S Barraclough - Advances in Space Research, 2015 - Elsevier
This paper presents the results of preliminary empirical testing and numerical modelling
carried out to demonstrate the effectiveness of using a harpoon in an ADR application …

Hypervelocity impact on honeycomb structure reinforced with bi-layer ceramic/aluminum facesheets used for spacecraft shielding

SA Slimane, A Slimane, A Guelailia… - Mechanics of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In this paper, the honeycomb sandwich panel (HSP) reinforced with bi-layer Ceramic
(B4C)/Aluminum (Al7075-T6) facesheets is proposed to be used as a shield for spacecraft …

[HTML][HTML] The application of machine learning in micrometeoroid and orbital debris impact protection and risk assessment for spacecraft

S Ryan, NM Sushma, H Le, AVA Kumar, J Berk… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Current spacecraft micrometeoroid and orbital debris impact risk assessments utilize semi-
empirical equations to describe the protection afforded by a spacecraft component (eg …

Hypervelocity impact testing of advanced materials and structures for micrometeoroid and orbital debris shielding

S Ryan, EL Christiansen - Acta Astronautica, 2013 - Elsevier
A series of 66 hypervelocity impact experiments have been performed to assess the
potential of various materials (aluminium, titanium, copper, stainless steel, nickel …

Studies of hypervelocity impact phenomena as applied to the protection of spacecraft operating in the MMOD environment

WP Schonberg - Procedia Engineering, 2017 - Elsevier
In keeping with the tradition of the Hypervelocity Impact Society, this paper is a written
version of the keynote address I presented at the start of 2015 Hypervelocity Impact …

Micrometeoroid and orbital debris (MMOD) shield ballistic limit analysis program

S Ryan, EL Christiansen - 2010 - repository.hou.usra.edu
This software implements penetration limit equations for common micrometeoroid and
orbital debris (MMOD) shield configurations, windows, and thermal protection systems …

Research at the University of Padova in the field of space debris impacts against satellites: an overview of activities in the last 10 years

L Olivieri, C Giacomuzzo, S Lopresti, A Francesconi - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Space debris represent a threat to satellites in orbit around Earth. In the case of impact,
satellites can be subjected to damage spanning from localized craterization to subsystem …

[HTML][HTML] 轻质多孔夹芯结构的弹道侵彻行为研究进展

崔天宁, 秦庆华 - 力学进展, 2023 - lxjz.cstam.org.cn
多孔夹芯结构是一类由薄而刚硬的面板和多孔材料芯材构成的复合结构, 具有高比刚度,
高比强度, 缓冲吸能效果优异, 可设计性强等特性, 在航空航天, 交通运输, 结构防护等诸多领域 …