41st AEROSPACE MECHANISMS SYMPOSIUM
Pasadena, California
May 16-18, 2012
Hosted by
Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Organized by the Mechanisms Education Association
SYMPOSIUM OBJECTIVES
This symposium is concerned with the problems of design, fabrication, test, and operational use of aerospace mechanisms. Emphasis is on hardware developments. The symposium provides a social and technical forum for personnel active in the field of mechanisms technology, as well as providing a source of information for others interested in this field. The symposium rotates among eight NASA Centers and attracts papers and attendees from all over the world.
SYMPOSIUM LOCATION
The Hilton in Pasadena, California is the site for all technical sessions.
SYMPOSIUM ACTIVITIES
The planned technical and social activities provide an opportunity for attendees to become professionally and personally acquainted. Dress attire is business casual unless noted.
MECHANISMS COURSES – On Monday and Tuesday, May 14-15, two separate courses will be offered in the same hotel as the AMS. Be sure to mention the AMS special room rate when you make your Hilton reservations. Registration for the Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium is not included in either class price.
Space Mechanisms Course
Launchspace is providing a Special Edition of their popular space mechanisms course. To register, go to www.launchspace.com and register for course 1135SE. The Symposium price for this course is $695. A minimum of 30 attendees is required for this class to be held but this has not been a problem in the past as the class has actually been heavily oversubscribed. Register soon! Space is limited.
This course explores the technologies required for successful space mechanisms design and offers a detailed look at many of the key components common to most mechanisms. The materials necessary to achieve high performance are discussed. Examples of some of the many types of mechanisms will be included for illustration. In addition, the mechanisms relationship and interface with other vehicle systems will be explored. The course includes design and analysis examples to demonstrate the principles involved in understanding how mechanisms should work, and how design margins should be evaluated during the evolution of a program. For additional information about the course, see www.launchspace.com/1135.html.
Note: Due to the special pricing (list price for this course is $1495), the textbook will not be provided as indicated in the catalog course description. The textbook, Space Vehicle Mechanisms: Elements of Successful Design, edited by P.L. Conley, is available for an additional $175, and may be ordered upon registration.
Bearing Analysis Course
“The Analysis of Bearings for Space Vehicle Mechanisms” is a two-day bearing course by Alan Leveille, Peter Ward and Paul Bessette. The goal of the course is to provide the knowledge and design software tools needed to evaluate bearings for high reliability space vehicle mechanisms. The class fee ($1200) includes a license to use BRGS12, a basic ball bearing engineering analysis program. For more information go to www.alanleveille.com.
CHECK-IN – On Tuesday evening, May 15, from 6:00-8:30 PM, check in and registration will be in the Skylight Arcade in the Hilton Pasadena. Symposium materials, including symposium proceedings, will be available, along with light refreshments.
RECEPTION – On Wednesday evening, May 16, a reception will be held at the Hilton Pasadena’s California Ballroom. Supplier and poster paper displays will be exhibited during the evening along with demonstrations by local high school FIRST Robotics teams. A light buffet dinner will be served. The exhibits will be open for the enjoyment of all attendees and guests.
SYMPOSIUM BANQUET – On Thursday evening, May 17, the symposium dinner will be in the Pasadena Conference Center, a short one-block walk from the Hilton Pasadena. (A shuttle can be provided for the disabled or those that need assistance.) The Chad Edwards Jazz Band will entertain during the social hour and banquet, followed by a stage show.
FACILITIES TOUR – On Friday afternoon, May 18, there will be an exclusive tour of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, which will include demonstrations of the MSL Rover test-bed. The tour is open to all attendees and guests. Buses depart from the hotel and return to the hotel after the tour. Please indicate upon registration if you and your guests will participate. Foreign Nationals interested in taking the facility tour (including guests) must provide additional information (as part of the registration on www.aeromechanisms.com) for access by May 1. Those received after May 1 may not be able to participate in the tour.
GUEST ACTIVITIES – The Pasadena area offers the business and recreational traveler a combination of sophisticated charm, culture, history and fun. Activities include world-class art collections, historic architecture, and year-round ice skating. The Kidspace Children’s Museum, the Los Angeles Zoo and Botanical Gardens, and the Griffith Observatory are a short drive away. There are biking, walking and running trails in great weather with picturesque views. Disneyland, Hollywood, and Universal Studios are amongst many other entertainments available in nearby Los Angeles. (See www.visitpasadena.com.)
PRESENTERS’ MEETINGS – Presenting authors are required to attend a complimentary breakfast on the day of their presentation. (Note – only the presenters, not all authors of the paper.) This gathering gives the session participants an opportunity to meet their Session Chair and each other, and to review the session arrangements. The Symposium AV help will be available to discuss presentation requirements.
SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION
REGISTRATION – Advance registration is requested to facilitate planning and commitments. Please register on www.aeromechanisms.com. The registration fee is $550 ($300 for educators, $250 for students and retirees). Late registration for the symposium may be done at the hotel on Tuesday evening, May 15, and each day of the symposium. NOTE: If the registration payment is received after April 24, the fee will be $650 for all. This fee covers all sessions, proceedings, break refreshments, reception, symposium banquet, JPL facility tour, lunch for three days, and specified bus transportation. Guest tickets are $30 for the reception and $40 for the banquet.
The contact person for questions about registration is:
Monica King
Mail Stop 79-24
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
4800 Oak Grove Drive, Pasadena, CA 91109
Phone: (818) 354-3640
FAX: (818) 393-4878
email: Monica.M.King@jpl.nasa.gov
Or Don Sevilla at: dsevilla@jpl.nasa.gov
If arranging to pay by check or money order, they must be drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars. We cannot accept foreign currency.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS – A block of rooms has been reserved at the Hilton Pasadena. The hotel is within walking distance of historic Old Pasadena and the Paseo Colorado, Pasadena’s premier shopping and dining district. The Hilton Pasadena features a heated pool and whirlpool, wireless internet, fitness center, and 24-hour business center. Single or double rate rooms at the Hilton are offered at the government per diem rate ($125 plus tax & fees) from May 13 to May 21 for attendees. Attendees must make their own reservations directly with the hotel. Please mention the 41st Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium and make your reservations by April 24, 2012 to ensure the special rate. After April 24, the hotel will not honor the special rate. Reservations can be made by using the following link:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/P/PASPHHF-41ST 20120512/index.jhtml
Hilton Pasadena
168 South Los Robles Avenue
Pasadena, CA 91101
Phone: (626) 577-1000
Fax: (626) 584-3132
TRANSPORTATION – The Pasadena area is served by the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) 29 miles to the south, the Bob Hope Burbank Airport (BUR) 16 miles to the west, or the Ontario International Airport (ONT) 37 miles to the east. Taxi service and car rentals are available at each airport. Super Shuttle (800-258-3826, www.supershuttle.com) and Primetime Shuttle (800-733-8267, www.primetimeshuttle.com) provide transportation directly to the Hilton Pasadena from LAX for $25, and from Burbank for $23. Cash payment and 24 hours notice required.
- GEORGE HERZL AWARD – At each symposium, an award is given to the author(s) of the “Best Paper.” The award is based on paper content, presentation delivery, and visual aids. This award was established in honor of Dr. George Herzl of Lockheed Martin, a co-founder of the Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium.
- CHARLES COALE AWARD – Each year MEA sponsors a child to attend Space Camp in honor of Dr. Charles Coale of Lockheed Martin. Dr. Coale was the leader of the symposium for more than 20 years and had a special interest in helping children.
GRANTS – Each year MEA awards grants to several high school FIRST Robotics teams. MEA may also provide an AMS attendance stipend to student authors.
TUESDAY, 15 MAY 2012
6:00-8:30 CHECK-IN – Skylight Arcade, Hilton Pasadena
WEDNESDAY, 16 MAY 2012
7:30 Wednesday Presenters’ Breakfast – San Marino Room, Hilton Pasadena
8:00 CHECK-IN AND REFRESHMENTS – Skylight Arcade, Hilton Pasadena
8:30 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS – International Ballroom, Hilton Pasadena
Don Sevilla, Host Chairman, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Stuart Loewenthal, General Chairman, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, CA
Dr. Charles Elachi, Director, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
9:00 SESSION I – ACTUATOR COMPONENTS AND THEIR USE IN DRILLS
Lionel Gaillard, Session Chair
ESA/ESTeC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Development of Brushed and Brushless DC Motors for use in the ExoMars Drilling and Sampling Mechanism
Robin Phillips, maxon motor ag, Sachseln, Switzerland; Massimo Palladino, ESA/ESTeC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands; Camille Courtois, RUAG Space, Nyon, Switzerland
Rotary Percussive Sample Acquisition Tool (SAT): Hardware Development and Testing
Kerry Klein, Mircea Badescu, Nicolas Haddad, Lori Shiraishi & Phillip Walkemeyer, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Lock & Release Mechanism for the CHOMIK Penetrator Device and its Tribological Properties
Marcin Dobrowolski & Jerzy Grygorczuk, Space Research Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland
Harmonic Drive™ Gear Material Selection and Life Testing
Jeffrey Mobley & Jonathan Parker, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Durham, NC
New Supplier – Hardware Duplication – Some Pitfalls
Edwin Joscelyn, Aeroflex, Hauppauge, NY
11:30 LUNCH
Lunch for AMS Attendees in the California Ballroom, Hilton Pasadena
12:30 SESSION II – HINGES & DAMPERS
Michael Kubitschek, Session Chair
Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO
Development of the Vibration Isolation System for the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device
Jason Niebuhr, Apogee Engineering, Colorado Springs, CO; Richard Hagen, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Passive Thrust Oscillation Mitigation for the CEV Crew Pallet System
Matthew Sammons, ATK Aerospace Systems, Beltsville, MD; Cory Powell & Joe Pellicciotti, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; Ralph Buehrle & Keith Johnson, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
The Damper Spring Unit of the Sentinel 1 Solar Array
Frans Doejaaren & Marcel Ellenbroek, Dutch Space B.V., Leiden, The Netherlands
2:00 BREAK
2:15 SESSION III – DEPLOY, THEN A potpourri OF POSTERS
Colin Francis, Session Chair
Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, CA
Ultra-low-weight Rotary Actuator for Operation on Mars and Pin Puller Mechanism Based on a Novel Shape Memory Alloy Technology
Nestor Nava, Marcelo Collado, Francisco Alvarez & Ramiro Cabás, Arquimea Ingenieria, S.L., Leganés, Spain; Jose San Juan, Universidad del País Vasco, Bilbao, Spain; Sandro Patti & Jean-Michel Lautier, ESA ESTeC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Design and Performance of the Telescopic Tubular Mast
Mehran Mobrem & Chris Spier, Astro Aerospace – Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Carpinteria, CA
Development of Variable Reluctance Resolver for Position Feedback
Gregory Leibovich & Sara Senanian, Ducommun LaBarge Technologies, Carson, CA
FeF3 Catalytic Influence on PFPE Lubricants Lifetime under Loaded Conditions
Lionel Gaillard & Catalin Fotea, European Space Agency, Noordwijk, The Netherlands; Antoine Mariot, Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Lille, France; Roland Holzbauer, Aerospace & Advanced Composites GmbH, Seibersdorf, Austria
Trade Studies for a High Torque Density Planetary Gearbox
Jeffrey Mobley, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Durham, NC
Single Motion Actuated Shape Memory Alloy Coupling
Alberto Perez, J. Newman & M. Romano, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA
Development and Testing of a High Compact Stepper Motor Mechanism
Jörg Schmidt, Phytron Elektronik GmbH, Grabenzell, Germany; Greg Wright, Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Cryogenic Temperature Testing of NEA Fuse Wire Mechanism
Edwin Vega & Geoff Kaczynski, NEA Electronics, Inc., Moorpark, CA
6:00 -10:00 RECEPTION – California Ballroom, Hilton Pasadena
Invited component suppliers display current products and provide tutorials. Local high school FIRST Robotics Team demonstrations, and a light buffet meal.
THURSDAY, 17 MAY 2012
7:00 Thursday Presenters’ Breakfast – San Marino Room, Hilton Pasadena
8:00 SESSION IV – ROCKETS TO ROBOTS
Brett Kennedy, Session Chair
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Developmental Testing of Electric Thrust Vector Control Systems for Manned Launch Vehicle Applications
David Young, Raytheon – Jacobs ESTS Group / NASA MSFC, Huntsville, AL
Development of High Temperature High Current Contact Technology in Slipring Assemblies for the BepiColombo MPO & MTM Spacecrafts
Fabrice Rottmeier, Mikaël Krummen & Mickaël Miler, RUAG Space Switzerland, Nyon, Switzerland
Lessons Learned to Avoid Coax Cable Failure in Moving Mechanical Mechanisms
Sheah Pirnack, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Denver, CO
DLR’s Dynamic Actuator Modules for Robotic Space Applications
Armin Wedler, M. Chalon, K. Landzettel, M. Görner, E. Krämer, R. Gruber, A. Beyer, H-J. Sedlmayr, B. Willberg, W. Bertleff, J. Reill, M. Grebenstein, M. Schedl, A. Albu-Schäffer & G. Hirzinger, German Aerospace Center (DLR), Wessling, Germany
10:00 BREAK
10:15 SESSION V – MARS SCIENCE LABORATORY
Ruben Nalbandian, Session Chair
Moog, Inc., Chatsworth, CA
Mars Science Laboratory Rover Integrated Pump Assembly Bellows Jamming Failure
Michael Johnson, Joel Johnson, Gajanana Birur, Pradeep Bhandari & Paul Karlmann, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Development of the Descent Brake Mechanism for the Mars Science Laboratory
David Dowen, Jeff Moser & Jeff Mobley, Sierra Nevada Corp., Louisville, CO / Durham, NC
Mars Science Laboratory Differential Restraint: The Devil is in the Details
Elizabeth Jordan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Mars Science Laboratory’s Dust Removal Tool
Kiel Davis, Jason Herman, Mike Maksymuk, Jack Wilson & Philip Chu, Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corp., New York, NY; Kevin Burke, Louise Jandura & Kyle Brown, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
12:15 LUNCH
Lunch for AMS Attendees in the California Ballroom, Hilton Pasadena
1:15 SESSION VI – MORE MSL, INSTRUMENTS & SEPARATION
Doug Packard, Session Chair
NEA Electronics, Inc / Rocketstar Robotics, Inc, Moorpark, CA
A Zoom Lens for the MSL Mast Cameras: Mechanical Design and Development
Daniel DiBiase, Jason Bardis & Rius Billing, MDA Information Systems, Inc. – Space Division, Pasadena, CA
Wet Chemistry Automated Sample Processing System (WASP)
Juancarlos Soto, James Lasnik & Shane Roark, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO; Luther Beegle, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Refinement of a Low-Shock Separation System
Chuck Lazansky, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Louisville, CO
Ares I Linear Mate Umbilical Plate and Collet
William Manley, Gabor Tamasy & Patrick Maloney, NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL
3:15 BREAK
3:30 SESSION VII – INSTRUMENTS
Charlie Hodges, Session Chair
Sierra Nevada Corporation, Durham, NC
GMI Spin Mechanism Assembly Design, Development, and Test Results
Scott Woolaway, Mike Kubitscheck, Barry Berdanier, David Newell & Chris Dayton, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO; Joseph Pellicciotti, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
Lessons Learned from the TIRS Instrument Mechanisms Development
Jason Budinoff, Richard Barclay, Thomas Capon, Michael Hersh, Adam Matuszeski & Joseph Schepis, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; James Basl, Konrad Bergandy, Bart Drake, Chris Hormann, Edwin Lee & Kermit Pope, Orbital Sciences Corporation, Dulles, VA; Mark Cascia, ASRC Management Services Inc., Greenbelt, MD; Armani Nerses, Stinger Ghaffarian Technologies Inc., Greenbelt, MD; Kenneth Pellak & Ted Sholar, Vantage Systems, Inc., Lanham, MD
Resolution for Fretting Wear Contamination on Cryogenic Mechanism
Charles Clark, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Palo Alto, CA
6:30-10:00 BANQUET – Pasadena Conference Center
6:30 – 8:30 Social Hour, Dinner and Live Jazz Band
8:30 – 10:00 Entertainment and Show
FRIDAY, 18 MAY 2012
7:00 Friday Presenters’ Breakfast – San Marino Room, Hilton Pasadena
8:00 SESSION VIII – TRIBOLOGY/BEARINGS
Terri Taylor, Session Chair
Honeywell International, Glendale, AZ
Design and Manufacturing Considerations for Shockproof and Corrosion-Immune Superelastic Nickel-Titanium Bearings for a Space Station Application
Christopher DellaCorte & Walter Wozniak, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
Wear of Steel Ti6Al4V in Vacuum
Timothy Krantz, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH; Iqbal Shareef, Bradley University, Peoria, IL
Angular Runout Test Setup for High-Precision Ball Bearings
Scott Miller, Jonathan Wood & Stuart Loewenthal, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Palo Alto, CA / Sunnyvale, CA
9:30 BREAK
9:45 SESSION IX – SMALL SESSION ON SMALL SATELLITES
Scotty Allen, Session Chair
ATK Space Systems, Goleta, CA
LightSail-1 Solar Sail Design and Qualification
Chris Biddy & Tomas Svitek, Stellar Exploration, San Luis Obispo, CA
A Novel Release Mechanism Employing the Principle of Differential Coefficients of Thermal Expansion
Clint Apland, David Persons, David Weir & Michael Marley, Johns Hopkins University / Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
A Nichrome Burn Wire Release Mechanism for CubeSats
Adam Thurn, Steve Huynh, Steve Koss, Paul Oppenheimer & Sam Butcher, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.; Jordan Schlater, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH; Peter Hagan, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Antenna Deployment Mechanism for the Cubesat Xatcobeo. Lessons, Evolution and Final Design
Jose Antonio Vilán Vilán, Miguel López Estévez & Fernando Aguado Agelet, Universidad de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
11:45 SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Development of the Mars Science Laboratory Rover “Curiosity”, from Concept to Launch
12:15 TECHNICAL SESSIONS CONCLUSION
Edward Boesiger, Operations Chairman, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, CA
- Herzl Award Presentation
- Closing Remarks
12:30 LUNCH
Lunch for AMS Attendees in the California Ballroom, Hilton Pasadena
1:30 – 4:30 JPL TOUR
1:30 Buses depart hotel for JPL
2:00-4:00 Facility tour at JPL
4:30 Buses return to hotel
SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Host Chair – Donald R. Sevilla, JPL
Co-Host Chair – Louise Jandura, JPL
General Chairman – Stuart H. Loewenthal, Lockheed Martin
Operations Chairman – Edward A. Boesiger, Lockheed Martin
Steven W. Bauman, NASA GRC
William Caldwell, NASA Ames
Jared Dervan, NASA MSFC
Carlton F. Foster, NASA MSFC (retired)
Claef F. Hakun, NASA GSFC
Christopher P. Hansen, NASA JSC
Wayne Jermstad, NASA JSC
Alan C. Littlefield, NASA KSC
Ronald E. Mancini, NASA Ames (retired)
Fred G. Martwick, NASA ARC
Donald H. McQueen, Jr., NASA MSFC
Gérard Migliorero, ESA/ESTeC
Robert P. Mueller, NASA KSC
Fred B. Oswald, NASA GRC
Minh Phan, NASA GSFC
Joseph P. Schepis, NASA GSFC
Mark F. Turner, NASA ARC
Robin Tutterow, NASA LaRC
James E. Wells, NASA LaRC
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