Tests and Simulations for an On-Orbit Micrometeoroid Detector

Abstract In the previous conference a concept and a preliminary test were presented, as well as the computational work to design a new MMOD sensor. The concept consists of a system with two additively manufactured plates separated by a small distance and instrumented with 8 strain gages in the front and 8 in the back. Now that the project has been completed, results from the eight final tests performed are presented together with 3D CTH simulations performed for each of the tests. The full paper is available at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2024.105054.