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From Earth gravity to microgravity: benchmarking additively manufactured particle-damped structures in the Einstein-Elevator

Yu, Weijia (1); Oel, Marcus (1); Lotz, Christoph (2); Meyer, Ina (1); Niedermeyer, Jens (1); Maalaoui, Myriam (1); Mesecke, Lennart (1); Lachmayer, Roland (1)

Type:
Papers
DS 145: Proceedings of the DESIGN2026 19th International Design Conference
Year:
2026
Editor:
Štorga, M.; Škec, S.; Martinec, T.; Marjanović, D.; Pavković, N.
Author:
Yu, Weijia (1); Oel, Marcus (1); Lotz, Christoph (2); Meyer, Ina (1); Niedermeyer, Jens (1); Maalaoui, Myriam (1); Mesecke, Lennart (1); Lachmayer, Roland (1)
Series:
DESIGN
Institution:
1: Institute of Product Development (IPeG), Leibniz University Hannover, Germany; 2: Institute of Transport and Automation Technology (ITA), Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Page(s):
2151-2160
DOI number:
10.1017/pds.2026.10573
ISSN:
2732-527X (Online)
Abstract:
Additively manufactured particle-damped (AMPD) beam structures produced by PBF-LB/M are tested in the Einstein-Elevator under microgravity conditions. The first bending mode is evaluated by laser Doppler vibrometry and compared with results from microgravity experiments, using power spectral density inputs resynthesised from those runs and replayed on a shaker. Frequency-domain transmissibility with confidence intervals shows stable mode-specific damping behaviour and supports a validated workflow for future space structures.
Keywords:
additive manufacturing, structural analysis, additively manufactured particle dampers, microgravity, vibration testing
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