The Midcourse Flyaway Sensor Package (M-FASP) developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratory will be deployed from a rocket to track objects using infrared (IR) and visual sensors. This project presents thermal, structural analysis and design of the IR sensor assembly. Numerical analysis shows that use of a phase-change material encapsulated within an aluminum honeycomb absorbs the heat produced by the IR sensor cooling system. Numerical analysis shows that isolation of the camera assembly reduces the natural frequency and eliminates unwanted vibration.

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Creator

• Berg, Rachel Antonette
• Clark, Matthew John

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 06B002M

Award

• Provost's MQP Award

Advisor

• Gatsonis, Nikolaos A.

Year

• 2006

Center

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory-Lexington, Massachusetts Project Center - MQP

Sponsor

• MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Date created

• 2006-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Aerospace Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright

Última modificação

• 2023-01-20