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Commissioning And Testing Of A New Dusty Thermal Vacuum Chamber, Ben Wiegand
Commissioning And Testing Of A New Dusty Thermal Vacuum Chamber, Ben Wiegand
Dissertations, Master's Theses and Master's Reports
The Dusty Thermal Vacuum Chamber (DTVAC) is a new facility purchased by the Planetary Surface Technology Development Lab (PSTDL) that will be used to test the Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of extraplanetary devices and systems. With the use of vacuum pumps and simulated regolith, the DTVAC can create extraplanetary environments such as those found on the Moon and Mars. This report details the actions that were taken to prepare the DTVAC for TRL testing, including the development of a Data Acquisition Center (DAC) and test fixtures, along with the findings of baseline tests that were performed to understand the behavior …