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SOFTRIDE Family

Ƶ SoftRide systems have been providingcustom vibration isolation solutions forcomponents and whole spacecraft fordecades. The SoftRide family is a collectionof “Ready for Flight” off-the-shelf isolatorsdesigned with emerging space markets inmind.

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Overview

Specifically sized to be compatiblewith smaller interfaces (15” ports or larger)and the higher loads of a multi-manifest orsmall launch vehicle environment, the SoftRideFamily is a qualified system that can beintegrated quickly into your analysis and physical stacks with minimum effort andmaximum postive impact.

With the SoftRide Family you are still getting all of the benefits of a traditionalcustom Ƶ SoftRide system. Utilizing the SoftRide Family offers benefits acrossthe space community. For traditional space, SmallSats and New Space spacecraft,imagine designing with reduced launch loads on optical components, batteries,tanks, struts, avionics, scientific equipment and more. For Multi-Manifestmissions, SoftRide Family can be used to mitigate the effects of stack changes onyour mission. For launch vehicles, SoftRide Family opens up your market to includepayloads with varied environmental needs.

For everyone, SoftRide family offers:

  • Integration of isolation when you need it, quickly and with a proven track record
  • Eliminating component requalification
  • Eliminating component redesign
  • Reducing launch loads on components
  • Reducing analysis time
  • Reducing design effort
  • Reducing weight of overdesigned structure
  • Reducing loads sensitivity to structural design changes
  • Reducing stack sensitivity to changes in Multi-manifest missions
  • Eliminating workmanship level random vibe tests
  • Reducing expense
  • Decreasing risk
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Nominal Axis Stiffness and Structural Damping for Uniflex Family

40F (4C) 68F (20C) 86F (30C)
Stiffness (lb/in) Damping (%Struct) Stiffness (lb/in) Damping (%Struct) Stiffness (lb/in) Damping (%Struct)
UniFlex 1000 lb/in 1100 11 1000 3 980 1
UniFlex 3000 lb/in 3600 17 3000 5 2900 1
UniFlex 6500 lb/in 7800 18 6500 5 6300 1
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Nominal Axis Stiffness and Structural Damping for Omniflex Family

40F (4C) 68F (20C) 86F (30C)
Stiffness (lb/in) Damping (%Struct) Stiffness (lb/in) Damping (%Struct) Stiffness (lb/in) Damping (%Struct)
UniFlex 1000 lb/in 1300 16 1000 11 970 3
UniFlex 3000 lb/in 4200 28 3070 10 2900 3
UniFlex 6500 lb/in 6900 27 5100 10 4700 2