FORCE & ACCELERATION SPECTRAL TEST LEVELS CALCULATOR

NOTE: Rust Colored Numbers are USER INPUTS

9.0 lbs = Test Article Mass
1.0 lbs = (moving) Base Plate Mass (recommended < 10% of Test Article)
10.0 (lbs) ENTER TOTAL MOVING MASS
ASD Magnitude Calculations
• Type in frequency and ASD values in the table below to calculate slopes and Grms values
sqrt S areas (Grms) = 7.36
frequencyASD point Slope AREA
ACCELERATION SPECTRAL DENSITY PLOT
(Hz) (G /Hz) (dB/oct) increment
2

20 0.0031 * *
80 0.0500 6.04 1.31
90 0.0500 0.00 0.50
0.1
100 0.0500 0.00 0.50
120 0.0500 0.00 1.00

ASD Level (G^2/Hz)

140 0.0500 0.00 1.00
160 0.0500 0.00 1.00
180 0.0500 0.00 1.00
200 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.01
300 0.0500 0.00 5.00
400 0.0500 0.00 5.00
500 0.0500 0.00 5.00
600 0.0500 0.00 5.00
800 0.0500 0.00 10.00
2000 0.0032 -9.03 16.80
0.001
FORCE LIMITING BREAKPOINT 10 100 1000 10000
Typically First Mode plus 10% Frequency (Hz)
100 Hz = Fn
2 = C2 (considered a default value)
SFF = C M SAA - from NASA RP-1403, Eqn. (28)
2
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2

FSD Magnitude Calculations

Frequency and FSD values in the table below are calculated from the Upper Table Values
TEST Limit Load →5s Grms = 18.49
sqrt S areas (Lbrms) =37 FORCE SPECTRAL DENSITY PLOT
frequencyFSD point Slope AREA
(Hz) (Lb2/Hz) (dB/oct) increment
10
20 0.620 * *
80 10.000 6.04 262
90 10.000 0.00 100
FSD Level (Lb^2/Hz)

100 10.000 0.00 100 1

120 6.944 -6.02 167
140 5.102 -6.02 119
160 3.906 -6.02 89 0.1
180 3.086 -6.02 69
200 2.500 -6.02 56
300 1.111 -6.02 167 0.01

0.001
10 100 1000 10000
Frequency (Hz)
 FSD Level (Lb^
0.1

0.01
400 0.625 -6.02 83
500 0.400 -6.02 50
600 0.278 -6.02 33 0.001
800 0.156 -6.02 42
10 100 1000 10000
2000 0.002 -15.05 30
Frequency (Hz)
DENSITY PLOT

1000 10000
Hz)

SITY PLOT

1000 10000
Hz)
 1000 10000
Hz)
STEREO IMPACT BOOM - Wiley Random Vibration Test Plans
NOTE: Rust Colored Numbers are USER INPUTS
634.9 (lbs) AS TESTED HESSI SPACECRAFT WEIGHT
48.1 (lbs) INTERFACE OR "RED RING" WEIGHT
683.0 (lbs) TOTAL MOVING "MASS"

ACCELERAT
ASD Magnitude Calculations
• Plug in frequency and ASD values in the table below to calculate slopes and Grms values
Sqrt S areas (Grms) = 7.36 Sqrt S areas (Grms) = 7.36 Sqrt S areas (Grms) = 7.36
ASD point Slope AREA ASD point Slope AREA ASD point Slope AREA 0.1
frequency (G2/Hz) (dB/oct) increment (G2/Hz) (dB/oct) increment (G2/Hz) (dB/oct) increment
(Hz) X Axis Y Axis Z Axis

ASD Level (G^2/Hz)

20 0.0031 * * 0.0031 * * 0.0031 * *
80 0.0500 6.04 1.31 0.0500 6.04 1.31 0.0500 6.04 1.31
90 0.0500 0.00 0.50 0.0500 0.00 0.50 0.0500 0.00 0.50
100 0.0500 0.00 0.50 0.0500 0.00 0.50 0.0500 0.00 0.50 0.01
120 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00
140 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00
160 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00
180 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00
200 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00 0.0500 0.00 1.00
300 0.0500 0.00 5.00 0.0500 0.00 5.00 0.0500 0.00 5.00
0.001
400 0.0500 0.00 5.00 0.0500 0.00 5.00 0.0500 0.00 5.00
10
500 0.0500 0.00 5.00 0.0500 0.00 5.00 0.0500 0.00 5.00
600 0.0500 0.00 5.00 0.0500 0.00 5.00 0.0500 0.00 5.00
800 0.0500 0.00 10.00 0.0500 0.00 10.00 0.0500 0.00 10.00
2000 0.0032 -9.03 16.80 0.0032 -9.03 16.80 0.0032 -9.03 16.80

FORCE LIMITING BREAKPOINTS

Typically First Mode plus 10% C2 = 2 SFF = C2 Mo2 SAA - from NASA RP-1403, Eqn. (28)
100 Hz 120 Hz 140 Hz
FSD Magnitude Calculations
Frequency and FSD values in the table below are calculated from the Upper Table Values FORCE S
LIMIT LOADS → 3s Grms = 11.09 3s Grms = 12.46 3s Grms = 13.67
Sqrt S areas (Lb rms)= 2526 Sqrt S areas (Lb rms 2838 Sqrt S areas (Lb rms 3113 100000
FSD point Slope AREA FSD point Slope AREA FSD point Slope AREA
frequency (Lb2/Hz) (dB/oct) increment (Lb2/Hz) (dB/oct) increment (Lb2/Hz) (dB/oct) increment
10000
FSD Level (Lb^2/Hz)

(Hz) X Axis Y Axis Z Axis

20 2892 * * 2892 * * 2892 * *
80 46652 6.04 1222402 46652 6.04 1222402 46652 6.04 1222402 1000
90 46652 0.00 466517 46652 0.00 466517 46652 0.00 466517
100 46652 0.00 466517 46652 0.00 466517 46652 0.00 466517
120 32397 -6.02 777529 46652 0.00 933034 46652 0.00 933034 100
140 23802 -6.02 555378 34275 -6.02 799744 46652 0.00 933034
160 18223 -6.02 416533 26242 -6.02 599808 35718 -6.02 816405
10
180 14399 -6.02 323970 20734 -6.02 466517 28221 -6.02 634982
200 11663 -6.02 259176 16795 -6.02 373214 22859 -6.02 507985
300 5184 -6.02 777529 7464 -6.02 1119641 10160 -6.02 1523956 1
10
 100

FSD Le
10

1
400 2916 -6.02 388764 4199 -6.02 559821 5715 -6.02 761978 10
500 1866 -6.02 233259 2687 -6.02 335892 3657 -6.02 457187
600 1296 -6.02 155506 1866 -6.02 223928 2540 -6.02 304791
800 729 -6.02 194382 1050 -6.02 279910 1429 -6.02 380989
2000 7 -15.05 142054 11 -15.05 204558 15 -15.05 278427
 ACCELERATION SPECTRAL DENSITY PLOTS

0.1
ASD Level (G^2/Hz)

0.01

0.001
10 100 1000 10000
Frequency (Hz)
X Axis Y Axis Z Axis

FORCE SPECTRAL DENSITY PLOTS

100000

10000
FSD Level (Lb^2/Hz)

1000

100

10

1
10 100 1000 10000
Frequency (Hz)
X Axis Y Axis Z Axis
 100

FSD Le 10

1
10 100 1000 10000
Frequency (Hz)
X Axis Y Axis Z Axis