ADS North America’s TYX Corp. business unit has been selected to provide the DynaWorks tool for data, management, processing, and analysis to the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center.
DynaWorks will be used by the Greenbelt, Maryland-based NASA facility to manage all test data for its Structural Dynamics Test Group, which performs vibration, modal and acoustic testing on a wide range of spacecraft and components — and has supported the U.S. space program for more than 40 years. The Goddard Space Flight Center made a sole-source award for the DynaWorks’ solution, having previously issued a competitive call for bids and determining that no other solution met the near- and long-term requirements for its structural dynamics database system. The DynaWorks software tool is an industry benchmark for real-time and post processing of information from any data acquisition system. Its Test Center Application provides data management capabilities that lower test costs while optimizing the process of acquiring, analyzing, and automatically reporting test data.
DynaWorks covers a full range of test applications, including structural dynamics, mechanical evaluations, electromagnetic environment assessments, and thermal test and analysis for ground-, air- and space-based systems. This includes space launch vehicles and missiles, military aircraft and weapons, tanks, trucks and other platforms. Developed by EADS Astrium‘s Intespace subsidiary, DynaWorks’ tools are based on the company’s 25 years of test experience in the space and aeronautics sectors. DynaWorks systems are in service at more than 300 locations in Europe and Asia, with the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center’s deployment being the first in the United States.
