LMS Test.Lab software and multiple LMS SCADAS III hardware systems to be deployed in new Acoustics Test Facility
LMS International announced that Spectrum Astro (Gilbert, AZ) has selected LMS Test.Lab to test and qualify high performance satellite systems and subsystems. Spectrum Astro is an aerospace prime contractor and systems integrator that designs and develops high performance satellites for space missions. LMS Test.Lab software and multiple LMS SCADAS III hardware systems will be deployed in the new Acoustics Test Facility being designed and constructed by ASRC Aerospace Corporation in Spectrum Astro’s “Factory of the Future”, a new state-of-the art satellite development center.
Satellite design involves meeting rigorous requirements, such as the ability to operate for several decades with temperatures that plunge to as low as –160°C. The payload must be able to withstand the pre-launch, launch and flight path loading. The LMS Test.Lab multi-channel vibration control and data acquisition systems will support Spectrum Astro in testing the responses to the variety of “actual” loads that assemblies will experience during their real missions. LMS Test.Lab constantly matches the test assembly against predefined load profiles by means of a closed-loop system and herewith continuously protects the test assembly against permanent damage.
LMS systems to be delivered to ASRC Aerospace for systems integration in the Spectrum Astro ATF combine a variety of LMS Test.Lab modules for vibration control, data reduction and modal analysis, with multiple LMS SCADAS III hardware systems that count up to 160 data acquisition channels. The vibration control system accurately controls specific load excitation schedules in real time and in closed-loop mode for random, sine and shock testing. The Data reduction system will allow for real time processing of all required functions with the ability to simultaneously record time data.
“We have decided to implement LMS Test.Lab because of its ease of use and tight integration, delivering optimal performance, minimizing equipment cost and training requirements,” commented Scott O’Leary, Spectrum Astro Director of Facilities. “The capability of the LMS systems to perform real-time processing over several hundred channels will allow us to characterize assemblies in greater detail, raising the safety of the test and delivering reliable test results.”
Filip Pintelon, Corporate Vice-President and General Manager Test Division at LMS, stated, “LMS looks forward to cultivating a tight relationship with Spectrum Astro in the launch of their new facilty. The LMS Test.Lab solution delivers the accurate measurement capabilities, the performance and the required safety to support Spectrum Astro in performing their mission-critical satellite testing and qualification.”
Spectrum Astro’s new, ultra-modern Factory of the Future complex is under construction near their current Gilbert Headquarters location, and is scheduled for completion by February 2004. America’s most modern satellite facility will accommodate up to 20 medium-sized satellites simultaneously in various stages of manufacture, test and integration. The factory’s 62-foot high bay will support final integration and test of a large satellite of up to 5000 kg (11,000 lbs).
About ASRC Aerospace Corporation
Headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland, ASRC Aerospace is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) and is dedicated to providing comprehensive professional, technical, and engineering services. The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation is an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 9,500 Inupiat Eskimos primarily located along Alaska’s North Slope.
ASRC Aerospace operates through three principal business segments: Engineering Services, Information Systems/Information Management and Engineering Products. ASRC Aerospace’s core competencies within the three business segments consists of Systems Engineering and Operations, Information Management, Hardware Maintenance and Operations, Hardware Electronics, Software Engineering and Spaceport and Range Research and Technology. The segments are comprised of multiple operating units engaging primarily in U.S. Government contracts.
About Spectrum Astro
Founded in 1988 as a single-employee research and development company, Spectrum Astro today is a formidable prime contractor providing a variety of space-technology products and services ranging from space electronics manufacturing to the leadership of best-in-class, multi-company teams in the design, integration, test, and on-orbit support of large, complex space systems. Our innovative and superior systems engineering and management processes ensure high level performance at affordable costs, as does our legacy in the design and manufacture of high performance, lower-cost spacecraft. Spectrum Astro facilities include a 141,596 square foot headquarters complex in Gilbert, Arizona (Phoenix area), and ancillary offices in Los Angeles; Washington D.C.; Herndon, VA; Colorado Springs; and Tucson.
About LMS International
LMS is an engineering innovation partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. LMS enables its customers to get better products faster to market, and to turn superior process efficiency to their strategic competitive advantage. LMS delivers a unique combination of virtual simulation software, testing systems, and engineering services. We are focused on the mission critical performance attributes in key manufacturing industries, including structural integrity, handling, safety, reliability, comfort and sound quality. Through our technology, people and over 25 years of experience, LMS has become the partner of choice for most of the leading discrete manufacturing companies worldwide. LMS, a Dassault Systèmes Gold Partner, is certified to ISO9001:2000 quality standards and operates through a network of subsidiaries and representatives in key locations around the world.
LMS International announced that Spectrum Astro (Gilbert, AZ) has selected LMS Test.Lab to test and qualify high performance satellite systems and subsystems. Spectrum Astro is an aerospace prime contractor and systems integrator that designs and develops high performance satellites for space missions. LMS Test.Lab software and multiple LMS SCADAS III hardware systems will be deployed in the new Acoustics Test Facility being designed and constructed by ASRC Aerospace Corporation in Spectrum Astro’s “Factory of the Future”, a new state-of-the art satellite development center.
Satellite design involves meeting rigorous requirements, such as the ability to operate for several decades with temperatures that plunge to as low as –160°C. The payload must be able to withstand the pre-launch, launch and flight path loading. The LMS Test.Lab multi-channel vibration control and data acquisition systems will support Spectrum Astro in testing the responses to the variety of “actual” loads that assemblies will experience during their real missions. LMS Test.Lab constantly matches the test assembly against predefined load profiles by means of a closed-loop system and herewith continuously protects the test assembly against permanent damage.
LMS systems to be delivered to ASRC Aerospace for systems integration in the Spectrum Astro ATF combine a variety of LMS Test.Lab modules for vibration control, data reduction and modal analysis, with multiple LMS SCADAS III hardware systems that count up to 160 data acquisition channels. The vibration control system accurately controls specific load excitation schedules in real time and in closed-loop mode for random, sine and shock testing. The Data reduction system will allow for real time processing of all required functions with the ability to simultaneously record time data.
“We have decided to implement LMS Test.Lab because of its ease of use and tight integration, delivering optimal performance, minimizing equipment cost and training requirements,” commented Scott O’Leary, Spectrum Astro Director of Facilities. “The capability of the LMS systems to perform real-time processing over several hundred channels will allow us to characterize assemblies in greater detail, raising the safety of the test and delivering reliable test results.”
Filip Pintelon, Corporate Vice-President and General Manager Test Division at LMS, stated, “LMS looks forward to cultivating a tight relationship with Spectrum Astro in the launch of their new facilty. The LMS Test.Lab solution delivers the accurate measurement capabilities, the performance and the required safety to support Spectrum Astro in performing their mission-critical satellite testing and qualification.”
Spectrum Astro’s new, ultra-modern Factory of the Future complex is under construction near their current Gilbert Headquarters location, and is scheduled for completion by February 2004. America’s most modern satellite facility will accommodate up to 20 medium-sized satellites simultaneously in various stages of manufacture, test and integration. The factory’s 62-foot high bay will support final integration and test of a large satellite of up to 5000 kg (11,000 lbs).
About ASRC Aerospace Corporation
Headquartered in Greenbelt, Maryland, ASRC Aerospace is a wholly owned subsidiary of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation (ASRC) and is dedicated to providing comprehensive professional, technical, and engineering services. The Arctic Slope Regional Corporation is an Alaska Native Corporation owned by more than 9,500 Inupiat Eskimos primarily located along Alaska’s North Slope.
ASRC Aerospace operates through three principal business segments: Engineering Services, Information Systems/Information Management and Engineering Products. ASRC Aerospace’s core competencies within the three business segments consists of Systems Engineering and Operations, Information Management, Hardware Maintenance and Operations, Hardware Electronics, Software Engineering and Spaceport and Range Research and Technology. The segments are comprised of multiple operating units engaging primarily in U.S. Government contracts.
About Spectrum Astro
Founded in 1988 as a single-employee research and development company, Spectrum Astro today is a formidable prime contractor providing a variety of space-technology products and services ranging from space electronics manufacturing to the leadership of best-in-class, multi-company teams in the design, integration, test, and on-orbit support of large, complex space systems. Our innovative and superior systems engineering and management processes ensure high level performance at affordable costs, as does our legacy in the design and manufacture of high performance, lower-cost spacecraft. Spectrum Astro facilities include a 141,596 square foot headquarters complex in Gilbert, Arizona (Phoenix area), and ancillary offices in Los Angeles; Washington D.C.; Herndon, VA; Colorado Springs; and Tucson.
About LMS International
LMS is an engineering innovation partner for companies in the automotive, aerospace and other advanced manufacturing industries. LMS enables its customers to get better products faster to market, and to turn superior process efficiency to their strategic competitive advantage. LMS delivers a unique combination of virtual simulation software, testing systems, and engineering services. We are focused on the mission critical performance attributes in key manufacturing industries, including structural integrity, handling, safety, reliability, comfort and sound quality. Through our technology, people and over 25 years of experience, LMS has become the partner of choice for most of the leading discrete manufacturing companies worldwide. LMS, a Dassault Systèmes Gold Partner, is certified to ISO9001:2000 quality standards and operates through a network of subsidiaries and representatives in key locations around the world.
