Title :
Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft lightning and tribo-electric charging design and protection approach
Author :
Elkman, W. ; Trinh, J. ; McCaughey, P. ; Chen, W.
Author_Institution :
Space Exploration Technol., Hawthorne, CA, USA
Abstract :
Designing to the Eastern Launch Range lightning and tribo-electric charging environments requires specialized methods for coupling and damage susceptibility analysis, lightning simulation testing, and lightning and ESD monitoring and control. This paper describes the predictive analytical coupling and damage susceptibility methods, shielding and margin verification test methods and the control methods implemented at CCAS (Cape Canaveral Air Force Station) launch pad complex 40, for the Falcon 9 LV and Dragon spacecraft.
Keywords :
electromagnetic interference; electrostatic discharge; lightning protection; shielding; space vehicles; testing; triboelectricity; CCAS; Dragon spacecraft; ESD monitoring; Eastern Launch Range lightning; Falcon 9; damage susceptibility analysis; damage susceptibility method; lightning protection; lightning simulation testing; margin verification test methods; predictive analytical coupling; shielding; triboelectric charging design; Electromagnetic interference; Lightning; Stress; Surface charging; Surface resistance; Surface treatment; Vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC), 2011 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-0812-1
DOI :
10.1109/ISEMC.2011.6038422
