The IBS is the central piece of equipment in the COLLIDE experiment. It holds the experiment dust (lunar simulant) behind its sliding door until the space shuttle has reached orbit. Once on orbit the door in the IBS slides open, revealing the dust which floats in space. The launcher system then ejects a teflon projectile into the floating dust which creates an impact that is filmed by the camera on the opposite end of the GASCAN.Lance was the primary designer of the IBS, with the exception of the launcher spring system which was Adrian's design. Each IBS has nearly 60 parts (most shown below) made from various materials including aluminum, teflon, delrin, and polycarbonate.
Below are some current CAD drawings alongside an actual flight IBS.
