ShockSat Shock Propagation Prediction Using Transient Hybrid Finite Element/Statistical Energy Analysis

Pyrotechnic devices are commonly used in launch vehicles and space vehicles to separate hardware at events throughout a launch. These pyrotechnic devices are reliable, but they transmit stress waves throughout the separated structures. Mission success relies on accurate knowledge of the vehicles shock environments required to ensure sensitive components can survive the shock event. Shock analysis has traditionally relied on empirically based factors that attenuate the shock levels as the number