Analytical and Experimental Study Using Output-Only Modal Testing for On-Orbit Satellite Appendages

Table 2

Parameters for both driven base excitation and point excitation.

Method	PolyMAX	Operational PolyMAX	PULSE
Bandwidth	128 Hz	128 Hz	128 Hz
No. of frequency lines	1025	1025	8192
No. of averages	30	15 (portable) and 10 (base excitation)	22
Signal type	75% burst random	100% random	100% random