To be held at NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, Ohio, USA May 15, 16, and 17, 2002.
Hosted by National
Aeronautics and Space Administration and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Organized by the Mechanisms Education Association
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 annually among eight NASA Centers and attracts papers and attendees from all over the world.
The Sheraton Cleveland City Centre Hotel in Cleveland, Ohio is the site for all technical sessions. The telephone number is (800) 321-1090. Directions to the hotel can be found from www.travelbase.com/destinations/cleveland/sheraton/. The Cleveland City Centre Hotel is a full-service hotel with restaurants, fitness center, and a full business center
The planned technical and social activities provide an opportunity for attendees to become professionally and personally acquainted.
On Tuesday evening, May 14, from 6:30-8:30 PM, check in or registration will be in the Dolder Hassler Room on the 6th floor. Symposium materials, including symposium proceedings, will be available, along with light refreshments.
On Wednesday evening, May 15, a reception with a light meal will be held at the hotel from 6:30-9:30 PM in the West Ballroom on the 6th floor. The reception includes supplier displays and is open to all paying attendees and guests.
On Thursday evening, May 16, the symposium dinner and social evening will be held at the Great Lakes Science Center. The Great Lakes Science Center is one of the largest science museums in the U.S. A special exhibition about the Titanic has more than 250 artifacts recovered from the ocean floor including 50 artifacts that have never been seen by the public. The banquet location is a short walk from the hotel. Bus transportation will be provided from the symposium hotel in case of inclement weather or for those unable to walk.
On Friday afternoon, May 17, there will be a special tour of the Glenn Research Center facilities that will include the space mechanisms labs, zero gravity facility, and space environment chamber. The tour is open to all attendees and guests. Buses depart from the hotel and return to the hotel after the tour. Please indicate on the registration card if you and your guests will participate. NOTE: Foreign Nationals interested in taking this facility tour must provide additional information for access. Contact Fred Oswald (fred.oswald@grc.nasa.gov) for a form to fill out and return by March 25. If the form is received after this date you may not be approved for the tour.
The Cleveland area offers an array of activities, including shopping, sports, museums, wineries, parks, and historic sites. Tourist information will be handed out at registration or see www.cleveland.com/visit/.
Presenting authors are required to attend a special breakfast on the day of their presentation. This gathering gives the session participants an opportunity to meet their Session Chair and each other, and to review the session arrangements. The Symposium Projectionist is available at this time to discuss presentation requirements. Please review the Oral Presentation Tips.
Advance registration is highly requested to facilitate planning and commitments for the social events. To register, return the registration card or submit a letter indicating name, mailing address, affiliation, e-mail address, and citizenship (please indicate if you are a permanent resident of the U.S.). Enclose the registration fee of $375 ($250 for educators, $135 for students and retirees). Late registration for the symposium may be done at the hotel on Tuesday evening, May 14, and each day of the symposium. NOTE: If the registration fee is received after May 3, the fee will be $425. This fee covers all sessions, proceedings, break refreshments, reception, symposium banquet, and specified bus transportation. Guest tickets are $25 for the reception and $55 for the banquet (guest banquet tickets are $60 if received after May 3).
Please note on the registration card or letter your interest in attending the GRC Facilities Tour. Also indicate your guest's interest in attending the tour.
Make checks payable to "MEA 36th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium". Checks/money orders must be drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars. Please do not send foreign currency. Cash, checks, VISA, Mastercard, American Express, Diner's Club and money orders are accepted. Submit payment with the registration card or letter to:
Rebecca Kwiat
NASA Glenn Research Center, MS 23-3
21000 Brookpark Rd.
Cleveland, OH 44135
Phone: 216\433-3759
FAX: 216\433-3954
email: Rebecca.J.Kwiat@grc.nasa.gov
We reserved a block of rooms at the Sheraton hotel at the special rate of $86.00 plus tax (single or double). Attendees may upgrade to Club Level rooms for the special price of $106. These special rates are available from May 12 to May 19. Attendees must make their own reservations directly with the hotel. Mention the Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium to obtain the special rate and make reservations by April 12, 2002 to ensure the special rate. After April 12, the hotel will honor the special rate on a space-available basis only. Cancellations must be made no later than 6:00 PM on the day of arrival to avoid a "no show" charge of the first night's rent. Please contact:
Sheraton Cleveland City Centre Hotel
777 St. Clair Avenue,
Cleveland, Ohio 44114
Phone: (800) 321-1090 or (216) 771-7600
Fax: (216) 566-0736
Cleveland is served by Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Taxi service and car rentals are available at the airport. Light rail service to the downtown area is available from the airport (fare $1.50). There are two van services that run on set schedules between the airport and all downtown hotels ($10.00 per person each way). These are Eagle Transportation 216-281-6162 and Royal Fleet Limo, www.royalfleetlimo.com, 216-631-5598. Those who drive to the hotel can park in the garage for $10/day ($5 off regular "self-parking" rate).
| TUESDAY, 14 MAY 2002 | |
| 6:30-8:30 | CHECK-IN Sheraton - Dolder Hassler Room on 6th Floor |
| WEDNESDAY, 15 MAY 2002 | |
| 8:00 | Wednesday Presenters' Breakfast Hope Room on 7th Floor |
| 8:00 | CHECK-IN AND REFRESHMENTS Registration Office and East Ballroom on 6th Floor |
| 9:00 |
INTRODUCTORY REMARKS CENTER WELCOME |
| 9:30 |
SESSION I INSTRUMENT
MECHANISMS Asteroid Sampling
Mechanism for MUSES-C A Description of Mechanisms
used in the Low Resolution Airglow & Aurora Spectrograph and Special
Sensor Ultraviolet Limb Imager The IRAC Shutter Mechanism:
Residual Magnetism and the Rotary Solenoid A Cryogenic Half-Wave
Plate Module to Measure Polarization at Multiple FIR Passbands |
| 11:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00 |
SESSION II DEPLOY
Tape-Spring Rolling Hinges Material Property Effects
on Coaxial Cable Mechanical Failure Design and Testing of
the CRISP Tracking Mirror Cover and Release Mechanism Zero Deadband, Multiple
Strut Synchronized Hinge for Deployable Structures |
| 2:45 | BREAK |
| 3:00 |
SESSION III ACTUATORS,
ROVERS, ROBOTS AND POSTER REVIEW DC Motor Selection for
Space Mechanisms Designing and Manufacturing
of Extremely Low Mass Flight Systems Design of a Robotic Wrist
and Tool-Exchange Mechanism for Satellite Servicing Operational Improvements
of a Pyrotechnic Ultra Low Shock Separation Nut Alternatives to Pyrotechnics
- Nitinol Release Mechanisms WSystem Characterization
and Motor Step Verification through Rotary Acceleration Signals High Resolution Standard
Proximity Sensor |
| 6:30-9:30 |
RECEPTION & DISPLAYS
AT THE SHERATON West Ballroom on 6th Floor |
| THURSDAY, 16 MAY 2002 | |
| 7:30 | Thursday Presenters' Breakfast - Hope Room on 7th Floor |
| 8:30 |
SESSION IV - DEPLOY II
Qualification of the
Inflatable Sunshield In Space (ISIS) Mast ISS S/A Deployment -
The Highs & Lows of EVA Contingency Capability, A Designer's Perspective The Lightweight Deployable
Antenna for the MARSIS Experiment on the Mars Express Spacecraft |
| 10:00 | BREAK |
| 10:15 |
SESSION V - INSTRUMENT MECHANISMS
II MABE: High-Precision Tip/Tilt
Mechanism Based on Magnetic Bearing Technology Development of a Fine
Steering Mirror Assembly A Description and Performance
of Mechanisms used in the High Resolution Ionospheric Thermospheric Spectrograph |
| 11:30 | LUNCH BREAK |
| 1:00 |
SESSION VI RELEASE
& DOCKING MECHANISMS Design of an EVA-Capable
Four-Point Restraint System Intricacies of Using Kevlar
Cord and Thermal Knives in a Deployable Release System: Issues and Solutions Shape Memory Alloy Release
Mechanisms on the GPB Mission Conceptualization and
Design of a Mechanical Docking System Automating Separation
System Reliability Testing |
| 3:30 | BREAK |
| 3:45 |
SPECIAL PRESENTATION -
ROSE PARADE FLOAT MECHANISMS |
| 5:30-10:30 | SYMPOSIUM BANQUET AT GREAT LAKES SCIENCE CENTER |
| 5:30 | Walk of bus to Science Center |
| 7:00 | Dinner & Displays |
| 10:00 | Rreturn to the hotel |
| FRIDAY, 17 MAY 2002 | |
| 7:30 | Friday Presenters' Breakfast Hope Room on 7th Floor |
| 8:30 |
SESSION VII TRIBOLOBY
AND GROUND TEST Random Vibration Failure
Mechanism of a Conrad Bearing using Crown Ball-Retainer Comparison of Several
Different Sputtered Molybdenum Disulfide Coatings for Use in Space Applications Space Ball Bearing Load
Capacity with Dry Lubrication Tribological Properties
of a Pennzaneâ-Based Liquid Lubricant (Disubstituted Alkylated Cyclopentane)
for Low Temperature Space Applications ISS SGANT Group Level
Offloading Test Mechanism Relationship between
the Difficulty Index and the Evaluation Accuracy of Ground Deployment
Testing |
| 11:30 | BREAK |
| 11:45 | PRESENTATION: An Overview of GRC |
|
12:15 |
TECHNICAL SESSIONS
CONCLUSION
PRESENTATION OF THE HERZL AWARD CLOSING REMARKS |
| 1:30 | BUSES DEPART HOTEL FOR GRC TOUR |
| 1:30-3:30 | GLENN RESEARCH
CENTER FACILITY TOUR Fred B. Oswaldi, Host Chairman, NASA GRC |
Obie H. Bradley, Jr., NASA LRC
Michael J. Eiden, ESA/ESTeC
Carlton L. Foster, NASA MSFC
Claef F. Hakun, NASA GSFC
Christopher P. Hansen, NASA JSC
Alan C. Littlefield, NASA KSC
Edward C. Litty, JPL
Ronald E. Mancini, NASA ARC
Fred G. Martwick, NASA ARC
Stewart C. Meyers, NASA GSFC
Martha E. Milton, NASA MSFC
Wilfredo Morales, NASA GRC
Minh Phan, NASA GSFC
John F. Rogers, NASA LRC
Donald R. Sevilla, JPL
Mark F. Turner, NASA ARC