The following is a partial list of abstracts from technical papers authored or co-authored by CSA Engineering personnel. Please contact CSA if you would like copies of the papers that are not available as PDFs.

Deployables, Thin-Film Structures

• A Test Method to Assess the Foldability of Flexible Structural Materials (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental and Numerical Identification of a Monolithic Articulated Concentrated Strain Elastic Structure’s (MACSES’s) Properties (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Synchronous Deployed Solar Sail Subsystem Design Concept (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental and Numerical Analysis of a DECSMAR Structure’s Deployment and Deployed Performance (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Development of Deployable Elastic Composite Shape Memory Alloy Reinforced (DECSMAR) Structures (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Shape Memory Alloy Deployment of Membrane Mirrors for Spaceborne Telescopes (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Demonstration of Dynamic Tailoring for Gossamer Structures (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimentally Characterizing the Dynamics of 0.5m+ Diameter Doubly Curved Shells Made From Thin Films (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Issues That Impact In-Vaccum Dynamic Characterization of Thin Film Membranes (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Modeling the Dynamics of Large Diameter Doubly Curved Shells Made From Thin-Films (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Dynamic Behavior of Thin Membrane Strips (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Solar Sail Topology Variations Due to On-Orbit Thermal Effects (PDF) (Abstract)
  

ESPA / Payload Adapters

• Design, Analysis, and Testing of the CASPAR Multi-Payload Adapter Bonded Composite Joint (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• CASPAR: Low-Cost, Dual-Manifest Payload Adapter for Minotaur IV (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) Static Qualification Tests (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• ESPA from Concept to Flight Hardware (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Development and Structural Qualification of the EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA)
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• ESPA: EELV Secondary Payload Adapter with Whole-Spacecraft Isolation for Primary and Secondary Payloads (PDF) (Abstract)

Hexapods / Octopods

• Precision, Range, Bandwidth and Other Tradeoffs in Hexapods with Application to Large Ground Based Telescopes (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Precision Pointing Parallel Manipulator Design for Asymmetric Geometries and Cryogenic Vacuum Environments --(PDF) --> (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Hexapods for Precision Motion and Vibration Control (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Compact Lightweight Six-Axis Point-and-Hold Positioning System (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Multi-Degree of Freedom Parallel Actuation System Architectures for Motion Control (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Comparison of Multi-Axis Active Vibration Isolation Architectures (PDF) (Abstract)
  

Optical Jitter Control

• Real-Time Optimal Sensing Strategies for Active Control of Optical Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Adaptive Beam Train Control with Multiple Beams and Disturbance Paths (Abstract)
  
• Advanced Technique to Estimate the Number of Uncorrelated Disturbance Sources in Structural Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Adaptive Filtering and Feedforward Control for Suppression of Vibration and Jitter (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Adaptive Filtering and Disturbance Feedforward Approach for Flexible Beam Train Control with Single Disturbance Path (Abstract)
  
• Adaptive Feedforward Controls for Adaptive Optics Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Optimal Sensing Strategy for Adaptive Control of Optical System (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Optimal Sensing/Actuation Strategies for Vibration and Acoustic Control of Optical Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Damping SOFIA: Passive and Active Damping for the Stratospheric Observatory for Infared Astronomy (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Active Suppression of Acoustically Induced Jitter for the Airborne Laser (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Satellite Ultraquiet Isolation Technology Experiment (SUITE) (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Satellite Ultraquiet Isolation Technology Experiment (SUITE): Electromechanical & Subsystems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Adaptive Feedforward Control for Actively Isolated Spacecraft Platforms (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Design, Installation, and Testing of a Damping Treatment for Jitter Reduction on a High-Power Optical Bench (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Damping Treatment for Jitter Reduction on a High Power Optical Bench (PDF) (Abstract)
• Evaluation of Airborne Laser Beam Jitter Using Structural Dynamics Computer Codes and Control System Simulations (PDF) (Abstract)
  

Smart Materials and Structures

• Development of Smart Material--Hydraulic Pumps and Actuators (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Smart-Material Based Hydraulic Pump System for Actuation of a Morphing Wing (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Passive Vibration Damping with Magnetostrictive Composite Material (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Precision Controlled Actuation and Vibration Isolation Utilizing Magnetorheological (MR) Fluid Technology (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• SPIE Smart Structures Product Implementation Award: A Review of the First Ten Years (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Magnetorheological-Fluid Damper with Integral Step-and-Repeat Actuator (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Active Damping and Vibration Control for Aircraft Fin and Appendage Structures (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Design and Testing of Piezoelectric-Hydraulic Actuators (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Application of Smart Material-Hydraulic Actuators (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Validation of a Novel Stictionless Magnetorheological Fluid Isolator (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Smart Material Actuator with Long Stroke and High Power Output (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Piezoelectric Direct Drive Servovalve (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Characterization of Commercially Practical Magnetorheological Fluid Damper Technology (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• ELITE-3 Active Vibration Isolation Workstation (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Precision Controlled Actuation and Vibration Isolation Utilizing Magnetorheological (MR) Fluid Technology (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Passive Damping by Smart Materials: Analysis and Practical Limitations (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Mesoscale Integration of Actuation, Sensing, and Electronic Components (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A Case Study in Passive Piezoceramic, Viscous, and Viscoelastic Damping (PDF) (Abstract)
  

SoftRide Launch Load Alleviation

• Whole-Spacecraft Vibration Isolation Flown on the Minotaur Launch Vehicle (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• SoftRide Vibration and Shock Isolation Systems that Protect Spacecraft from Launch Dynamic Environments (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Recent Launches Using the SoftRide Whole-Spacecraft Vibration Isolation System (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Active Vibration Isolation System for Launch Load Alleviation (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Protecting Satellites from the Dynamics of the Launch Environment (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Whole-Spacecraft Shock Isolation System (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Multi-Axis Whole-Spacecraft Vibration Isolation for Small Launch Vehicles (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Recent Achievements in Vibration Isolation Systems for Space Launch and On-Orbit Applications (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Whole-Spacecraft Vibration Isolation on Small Launch Vehicles (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Whole-Spacecraft Vibration Isolation for Broadband Attenuation (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• The Whole-Spacecraft Vibration Isolation System-Its Time has Come (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Whole-Spacecraft Vibration Isolation System for the GFO/Taurus Mission (Abstract)
  
• Isolation Systems for Electronic Black Box Transportation to Orbit (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Passive and Active Launch Vibration Studies in the LVIS Program (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Whole-Spacecraft Passive Launch Isolation (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• GFO/Taurus Whole-Spacecraft Vibration Isolation System (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• On the Design and Testing of a Spacecraft Launch Vibration Isolation Systems (LVIS) (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Whole-Spacecraft Passive Launch Isolation (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Payload Isolation System for Launch Vehicles (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Need for and Benefits of Launch Vibration Isolation (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• On the Development of a Launch Vibration Isolation System (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Launch Vibration Isolation System (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A Magnetically Damped Vibration Isolation System for a Space Shuttle Payload (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Passive Isolation Systems for Launch Vehicles (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Soft-Ride to Orbit: Viscoelastic Treatments for Launch Load Alleviation (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Launch Load Attenuation for Space Shuttle Experimental Equipment (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Highly-Damped Exactly Constrained Mounting of an X-ray Telescope (PDF) (Abstract)
  

Structures and Composites

• Experiences with Optimization Using ADS/NASOPT and MSC/NASTRAN for Structural Dynamics (PDF) (Abstract)
• Structural Optimization: A Practical Tool for Advanced Computer Aided Engineering (PDF) (Abstract)
• Estimation of Stresses Due to Imposed Base Motion Using In-Situ Modal Test Results (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Assessment of Structural Effects in Acoustic Transient Experiments (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Solution of a Large, Transient, Thermal and Thermal-Stress Problem with NASTRAN (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Optimization of Fiber Reinforced Composite Structures (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Optimum Design of Advanced Composite Structures for Static Loads (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Dynamic Stability of Rectangular Sandwich Plates under Harmonic and Impulsive Compression (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Dynamic Stability of Circular Cylindrical Sandwich Panels (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Application of the Variational Theorem for Creep of Shallow Spherical Shells (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Dynamic Stability of Rectangular Sandwich Plates under Pulsating Loads (PDF) (Abstract)
  

Suspension Systems and Space Simulation

• Active Alignment and Vibration Control System for Large Airborne Optical System (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Simulation of the Zero-Gravity Environment for Dynamic Testing of Structures (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Defying Gravity with Active Test Article Suspension Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A Suspension System for Simulating Unconstrained Boundary Conditions (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Pneumatic/Magnetic Suspension System Application Note No.2: Comparison to Buoyancy Devices (Helium Balloons) (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A Pneumatic/Electric Suspension System for Simulating On-Orbit Conditions (PDF) (Abstract)
• Very Low Frequency Suspension Systems for Dynamic Testing (PDF) (Abstract)
• A Pneumatic/Electric Suspension Device for Very Low Frequency Dynamic Testing (PDF) (Abstract)

Testing / Test Systems

• An Alternative to Pyrotechnic Testing For Shock Identification (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Test Design and Static Testing of the Atlas V CCB Conical InterStage Adapter (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• 2-D Biaxial Testing and Failure Predictions of IM7/977-2 Carbon/Epoxy Quasi-Isotropic Laminates (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Design and Evaluation of a Reinforced Advanced-Grid Stiffened Composite Structure (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Structural Qualification of Unique Aerospace Structures (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Testing of a Delta IV Payload Attach Fitting (PAF) Substructure with an Integral Composite Flange (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Advanced Iso-Grid Fairing Qualification Test for Minotaur Launch Vehicle (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Image Stabilization Testbed (ISTAT) (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Complex Stiffness Measurement of Vibration-Damped Structural Elements (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Viscoelastic Material Properties in a High Pressure Environment (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A Direct Complex Stiffness Test System for Viscoelastic Material Properties (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Modal and Finite Element Analyses, Modal Correlation, and Modal Tuning for an Aircraft Brake Component (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Advanced Engine Heat Exchanger Concepts and Their Performance (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Modal and Finite Element Analyses, Modal Correlation, and Model Tuning for an Aircraft Brake Component (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• SPICE Finite Element Modal Correlation (Abstract)
  
• Development of a Dynamic Pressure Response Calibrator (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Low-Deflection Loss and Hysteresis Measurements on a Spacecraft Test Joint (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Testing of a Viscous-Damped Isolator (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Dual-Channel FFT Analyzers (PDF) (Abstract)
• Mini-Modal Testing of Wind Turbines Using Novel Excitation (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Spectral Measurement of Angular Vibration (PDF) (Abstract)
  

Vibration Isolation and Damping

• A System for Suspending and Vibration-Isolating a Large Spacecraft for Testing in Vacuum (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Noise Transmission Studies of an Advanced Grid-Stiffened Composite Fairing (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Study of Free-Free Beam Structural Dynamics Perturbations due to Mounted Cable Harnesses (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Fairing Noise Control Using Tube-Shaped Resonators (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Overview- Design of Passive Damping Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A Comparison of Two Cocured Damped Composite Torsion Shafts (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Admittance Modeling: Frequency Domain, Physical Coordinate Methods for Multi-Component Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Analysis, Design, and Testing of Two Cocured Damped Composite Torsion Shafts (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A Passive Damper Exhibiting the Ideal Dashpot Characteristic, F=CV (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Durability Patch: Application of Passive Damping to High Cycle Fatigue Cracking on Aircraft (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Passive Damping Technology Demonstration (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Modal and Finite Element Analyses, Modal Correlation, and Model Tuning for an Aircraft Brake Component (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A Simple Approach to Design, Installation,and Testing of Passive Damping for an Optical System (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• SPICE Finite Element Modal Correlation (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Passive Vibration Suppression (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Measurement of the Mechanical Properties of Viscoelastics by the Direct Complex Stiffness Method (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• VEM Database Program (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Complex Stiffness Test Data for Three Viscoelastic Materials by the Direct Complex Stiffness Method (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Damping Design for a Disk Drive Head Flexure (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Interactive Processing of Complex Modulus Data (PDF) (Abstract)
• Optimized Designs of Viscoelastic Damping Treatments (PDF) (Abstract)
• Analysis and Testing of a Damping Treatment for a Multi-Component Space Structure (PDF) (Abstract)
• Interactive Characterization and Database Storage of Complex Modulus Data (PDF) (Abstract)
• Optimization of Structures with Passive Damping and Active Controls (PDF) (Abstract)
• Economical Prediction of System-Level Damping in Complex Structures (PDF) (Abstract)
• Design and Testing of a Sixty-Foot Damped Generic Space Truss (PDF) (Abstract)
• Application of MSC/NASTRAN and ADS/NASOPT to Noise Transmission Problems (PDF) (Abstract)
• Measurement, Synthesis, and Use of Transmissibility Functions (PDF) (Abstract)
• A Viscoelastic Damping Treatment for Snow Skis (PDF) (Abstract)
• Analytical Design with Viscoelastic Materials for Passive Vibration Control (PDF) (Abstract)
• Component Damping with Superelements (PDF) (Abstract)
• Design Analyses and Tests of Viscoelastically Damped Generic Space Trusses (PDF) (Abstract)
• Design and Analysis of Damped Structures Using Finite Element Techniques (PDF) (Abstract)
• Finite Element Design of Viscoelastically Damped Structures (PDF) (Abstract)
• Design Methods for Viscoelastically Damped Plates (PDF) (Abstract)
• Prediction of Damping in Structures with Viscoelastic Materials (PDF) (Abstract)
• Admittance Modeling: Frequency Domain, Physical Coordinate Methods for Multi-Component Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Vibration Control Using Passive and Active Resonant Devices (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A New Approach to Temperature Shift Functions in Modeling Complex Modulus Damping Data (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Life Cycle Testing of Viscoelastic Material for Hubble Space Telescope Solar Array 3 Damper (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Vibration Isolation for International Space Station External Cargo Items (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Design Methodology for Particle Damping (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Advanced Isolation Design for Avionics on Launch Vehicles  (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Flight Hardware for the Hubble Space Telescope Solar Array Damper (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Effectiveness and Predictability of Particle Damping (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Cryocooler Disturbance Reduction with Single and Multiple Axis Active/Passive Vibration Control Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Active/Passive Counter-Force Vibration Control and Isolation Systems (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Centrifuge Testing and Analytical Studies of Particle Damping Behavior (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Hubble Space Telescope Solar Array Damper for Improving Control System Stability (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Hubble Space Telescope Solar Array Damper (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Active Structural-Acoustic Control for Composite Payload Fairings (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Initial Structural-Acoustic Modeling and Control Results for a Full Scale Composite Payload Fairing for Acoustic Launch Load Alleviation  (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Experimental Measurements of Particle Damping Effectiveness Under Centrifugal Loads (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• Development of Analytical Methods for Particle Damping (PDF) (Abstract)
  
• A Tuned Mass Damper for Low Speed Vertical Machinery (PDF)