The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc.
Environmental & Special Test Facilities
Electrodynamic Shakers
- All classic vibration inputs S, R, S, ... as well as sine on sine, sine on random, burst & chirp,and long time history (>20 min)
- Hydrostatic torsional arm provides up to 300 deg/s angular inputs
- Full digital control and analysis data collection
- 2-, 3- and 16-rail hydrostatic slip tables
- Autoleveling base, maximizes/minimizes gravitational inputs
Specialty Shakers
- Provides high-force, high-velocity, large displacements, and low vibrational frequencies
- Sine, random, and shock capability
- Autoleveling base
- Open ends permit optical sighting down rail axis
Centrifuges
- High-speed, high-onset, and heavy-payload precision centrifuges
- Special viewing windows for high-speed video analysis
- Full slip ring capability and RF interface
- Counter rotating platform
Environmental Chambers
- Pressure-altitude chamber offers high rate of decompression via both roughing and cryogenic pumps
- Cryopumps allow for deep space vacuum simulation
- Three optical ports for unit distortion measurements via laser interferometry
- Temperature humidity chamber simulates environmental effects on a device subjected to atmospheric conditions