The potential for imaging in situ damage in inflatable space structures

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Madaras, Eric I. [1 ]
Anastasi, Robert F. [2 ]
Seebo, Jeffrey P. [3 ]
Studor, George [4 ]
McMakin, Douglas L. [5 ]
Nellums, Robert [6 ]
Winfiree, William P. [1 ]
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[1] NASA, Langley Res Ctr, Nondestruct Evaluat Sci Branch, MS 231, Hampton, VA 23681 USA
[2] NASA, Langley Res Ctr, Nondestruct Evaluat Sci Branch, US Army Res Lab,Vehicle Technol, Hampton, VA 23681 USA
[3] NASA, Langley Res Ctr, Lockheed Martin, Hampton, VA 23681 USA
[4] NASA, Johnson Space Ctr, Struct Branch, Houston, TX USA
[5] Pacif Northwest Natl Lab, Appl Phys, Richland, WA 99354 USA
[6] Sandia Natl Labs, Albuquerque, NM 87185 USA
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terahertz imaging; millimeter wave imaging; microwave imaging; space NDE; inflatable space structures;
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NASA is investigating the use of inflatable habitat structures for orbital transfer and planetary applications. Since space structures are vulnerable to damage from micrometeoroid and orbital debris, it is important to investigate means of detecting such damage. This study is an investigation into methods for performing non-destructive evaluation (NDE) on inflatable habitat modules. Results of this work showed that various electromagnetic imaging modalities from microwaves to terahertz imaging have the greatest potential for a viable, portable, NDE tool which could possibly be deployed aboard an inflatable habitat module.
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