Schedule of Abbreviations

ACLD - Active Constrained Layer Damping

ASTM - American Standard Test Methods
ATILA - FEA software for the Analysis of Structures based on Active Materials
AUT - Antenna under Test

BOL - Beginning of Life

CABS - Centre for Air borne Systems

CATF - Compact Antenna Test Range Facility
COMSAT - Communications Satellite
COI - Composite Optics Incorporate
CFRP - Carbon Fiber Reinforced Plastics
CFRS - Carbon Fibre Reinforced Silicon
CPVC - Chlorinating PVC
CTE - Coefficient of Thermal Expansion
CVCM - Collected Volatile Condensable material

dB - Decibels
dBi - Decibles referenced to an isotropic radiator
dBic - Decibels referenced to a circularly polarized, theoretical isotropic radiator

DUT - Device Under Test

DVF - Direct Velocity Feedback

ECTFE - Ethylene-Chlorotrifluorethylene
EMC - Electromagnetic coupling
EMI - Electromagnetic Interference
EOL - End of Life
ERF - Electro-Rheological Fluids
ETFE - Ethylene-tetrafluoroethylene
EV - Earth view

FCIPT - Facilitation Centre for Industrial Plasma Technology

F/D - Focal Length to diameter ratio
FEM - Finite Element Technique / r [ d
FRF - Frequency Response Function

GFRP - Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastics

GHM - Golla-Hughes-Me Tavish
GHz - Gigahertz

Hz - Hertz

IAE - Inflatable Antenna Experiment

IDEAS - Integrated Design Engineering Software
ISRO - Indian Space Research Organization

JPL - Jet Propulsion Laboratory

KFRP - Kevlar Fiber Reinforced Plastics

LEO - Low Earth Orbit
LDRs - Large Deployable Reflectors

MAA - Mechanically Active Antenna

MEM - MicroElectroMechanical
MHz - Megahertz

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MIMSC - Modified Independent Modal Space Control
MLF - Modal Loss Factor
MLI - Multi Layer Insulation
MMF - Memory Metal Fibers

NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NISA - Numerically Integrated Elements for System Analysis

PAI - Polyamide-imide
PbTi03 - Lead Titanate
PbZr03 - Lead Zirconate
PC - Polycarbonate
PCTFE - Polychlorotrifluoroethylene
PE - Polyethylene
PEEK - Poly Ether Ether Ketone
PEEK - Polyetheretherketone
PES - Polyethersulfone
PFA - Perfluoroalkoxy
PF - Prime Fed
PIM - Point Interpolation Method
PNF - Planar Near Field
PP - Polypropylene
PPF - Positive position feedback
PS - Polystyrene
PSO - Polysulfone
PTFE - Polytetrafluoroethyiene
PVC - Polyvinylchloride
PVDF - Polyvinylidene
PVDF - Polyvinylidene Fluoride
PZT - Lead-Zirconate-Titanate

RF - Radio Frequency >*.

RF - Radio Frequency" f '
RGB - Rate Gyro Brackets
RMS - Root Mean Square -
RMS - Root Mean Square ' f ,

S/A - sensor/actuator
SATCOM - Satellite Communication
SDFS - SINGLE DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SYSTEM
SERT - SSP Exploratory Research and Technology
SMA - Shape Memory Alloys
SSPS - Space Solar Power Satellites

TDFS - TWO DEGREE-OF-FREEDOM SYSTEM

TDP - Technical Development Programme
THUNDER - Thin Layer UNimorph Ferroelectric DrivER
TML - Total Mass Loss

UHMW - Ultra-High Molecular Weight

ULE - Ultra Low Expansion
ULSSO - Ultra-Lightweight Structures and Space Observatories

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