The 14th European Conference on Spacecraft Structures, Materials and Environmental Testing (ECSSMET) will take place from 27 to 30 September 2016 in Toulouse, France.
It will offer the opportunity for members of the relevant mechanical engineering disciplines to exchange experience and information, specifically related to spacecraft vehicle development, materials applications and environmental testing.
The major themes addressed during this conference will be:
- Mechanical Architecture, Design and Engineering
- Structural Dynamics and static loads including shock, hypervelocity impact and microvibration
- Random and Acoustic vibration, analysis and testing
- Environmental testing and test prediction
- Structural Materials applications (metallic, composite, ceramics) with a dedicated session addressing design and verification of 3D printed/Additive Manufactured parts
- Thermo-elastically stable structures
- Damping concepts
- Inflatable / deployable structure
- Stochastic Analysis and robust design approaches
- In flight experiments and flight data
- Damage tolerance and fatigue
In addition, a poster session, round tables, and workshops sessions may be arranged for open discussion on specific topics.