UK Space Facilities Higgs Vibration Facility

Higgs Vibration Facility
02 Apr 2020

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The Higgs Vibration facility is suitable for general vibration testing of subsystem or nanosatellite systems.

Features

Sine vibration (40kN, 116G)
Random vibration (40kN rms, 82G)
Shock (80kN, 233G)
600mm head-expander and slip-table for vertical or horizontal operation
20-channel vibration controller/DAQ
A range of accelerometers available
Located in an ISO 7 (Class 10,000) cleanroom
Separate (acoustically-isolated) control-room
Engineering support available to help design testing
Full technician support included for operation

Use cases

General vibration & shock testing
Certified clean-room vibration testing
Ideal for space sub-system or NanoSatellite testing
Can be used for other aerospace, transport, industrial, etc domains
Items under test can be fully-instrumented with appropriate accelerometers (up to 20x) for comparison with structural FEA models

Technical details

Capability: Frequency Range	0 – 2500Hz
Capability: Sine Max Acceleration: 1142ms-² (~116G) Max Velocity: 2.2ms^-1 Max Displacement: 51mm p-p sine	Max Force: 40kN
Capability: Random Max Acceleration: 800ms^-2 (~82G)	Max Force: 40kN rms
Capability: Shock Max Acceleration: 2284ms^-2 (~233G) Max Velocity: 2.2ms^-1 peak Max Displacement: 68mm p-p travel	Max Force: 80kN
Controller & DAQ	IMV K2, 20-channel
Shaker / Amplifier	IMV i250 / SA5M
Head-expander	600mm x 600mm: partial 100x100mm M10 grid pattern
Slip-table	600mm x 600mm: 100x100mm M10 grid pattern
Fixtures	240mm Cube (Mg alloy): 48x48mm M8 grid pattern
Accelerometers	Meggitt 2221F (reference); Meggitt 2222C (miniature); PCB 356A33 (tri-axial)
Location	ISO 7 (Class 10,000) cleanroom
Control room	Acoustically-isolated with visual line-of-sight to shaker

Higgs Vibration Facility

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