40th AEROSPACE MECHANISMS SYMPOSIUM
Cocoa Beach, Florida
May 12-14, 2010
Hosted by
National Aeronautics and Space Administration 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 Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Hotel in Cocoa Beach, Florida 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.
SPACE MECHANISMS COURSE – On Monday and Tuesday, May 10-11, Launchspace is providing a special edition of their space mechanisms course in the same hotel as the AMS. To register, go to www.launchspace.com and register for course 1135SE. The price for this course is $595. Register soon! A minimum of 30 attendees is required for this class to be held. Confirmation that the class will be held will be provided no later than April 21.
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 high-performance materials required are reviewed. 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.
Details about the course can be found at www.launchspace.com/1135.html.
NOTE: Due to the special pricing, the text will not be provided as indicated in the general description. The handbook, Space Vehicle Mechanisms: Elements of Successful Design, edited by P.L. Conley, available for $155, may be ordered upon registration. Registration for the Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium is not included in the class price.
CHECK IN – On Tuesday evening, May 11, from 6:30-8:30 PM, check in and registration will be in the Lobby Area in the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Hotel. Symposium materials, including symposium proceedings, will be available, along with light refreshments.
RECEPTION – On Wednesday evening, May 12, a reception will be held with a Space Shuttle simulation ride, dinner, IMAX movie, and Exploration Space “Explorers Wanted” Exhibit at the Kennedy Space Center.
SYMPOSIUM BANQUET – On Thursday evening, May 13, the symposium dinner will be a “luau” on the pool deck of the Hilton Hotel. Supplier and poster paper displays will also be exhibited during the evening. The exhibits will be open for the enjoyment of all attendees and guests.
FACILITIES TOUR – On Friday afternoon, May 14, there will be a special tour of the Kennedy Space Center – unless there is a Space Shuttle launch, in which case we will watch the launch. 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 NASA facility tour (including guests) must provide additional information for access by March 23. Those received after March 23 may be accommodated on a shortened tour. Forms are part of the registration on the website.
GUEST ACTIVITIES – The Cocoa Beach area offers an array of activities, including space museums, amusement parks in Orlando, and beaches (see www.space-coast.com).
PRESENTERS’ MEETINGS – 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 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 $425 ($250 for educators, $150 for students and retirees). Late registration for the symposium may be done at the hotel on Tuesday evening, May 11, and each day of the symposium. NOTE: If the registration payment is received after April 16, the fee will be $525 for all. This fee covers all sessions, proceedings, break refreshments, reception, symposium banquet, KSC facility tour, box lunch for three days, and specified bus transportation. Guest tickets are $25 for the reception and $25 for the banquet (guest banquet/reception tickets are $40 if received after April 16).
If for some reason you cannot use the website to register, send the registration information along with a check payable to “MEA – 40th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium” to:
David Mayall
Mail Stop NE-M4
Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899
Phone: 321-867-3876
FAX: 321-867-5578
email: KSC-40AMS@mail.nasa.gov
Checks/money orders must be drawn on a U.S. bank in U.S. dollars. Please do not send foreign currency.
HOTEL RESERVATIONS – The symposium hotel is the Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Hotel (www.hiltoncocoabeach.com). The Hilton features a beachfront location, pool, wireless internet, fitness center, and business center. Rooms at the Hilton are offered at the government per diem rate ($97 plus tax) from May 9 to May 16 for attendees. Attendees must make their own reservations directly with the hotel. Please mention the 40th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium. Make reservations by April 20, 2010 to ensure the special rate. After April 20, the hotel will honor the special rate on a space-available basis only. Reservations can be made by using the following link:
http://www.hilton.com/en/hi/groups/personalized/CCBCHHF-AMS-20100511/index.jhtml
Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront Hotel
1550 North Atlantic Avenue
Cocoa Beach, FL 32931
Phone: 800-526-2609 or 321-799-0003
Fax: 321-799-0344
TRANSPORTATION – The Cocoa Beach area is primarily served by the Orlando airport (MCO) (airport to hotel is 49 miles/80 km). Taxi service and car rentals are available at the airport.
- 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 Space Systems Company, a co-founder of the Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium.
- CHARLES COALE AWARD – Each year the AMS sponsors a child to attend Space Camp in honor of Dr. Charles Coale of Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company. Dr. Coale was the leader of the symposium for more than 20 years and had a special interest in helping children.
TUESDAY, 11 MAY 2010
6:30-8:30 CHECK-IN
WEDNESDAY, 12 MAY 2010
7:30 Wednesday Presenters’ Breakfast
8:00 CHECK-IN AND REFRESHMENTS
8:30 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Alan Littlefield, Host Chairman, NASA Kennedy Space Flight Center, FL
Edward Boesiger, Operations Chairman, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, CA
Robert Cabana, Director, NASA Kennedy Space Flight Center, FL
9:00 SESSION I – DRILL IT, DEPLOY IT, LUBE IT
Steve Kugelmann, Session Chair
United Space Alliance, Cocoa Beach, FL
Mars Science Laboratory Drill
Avi Okon, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Light Weight Low Force Rotary Percussive Coring Tool for Planetary Applications
Scott Stanley, Techno Planet Inc, Northridge, CA
A Novel Approach for a Low-Cost Deployable Antenna
Chris Amend, Michael Nurnberger, Paul Oppenheimer & Steve Koss, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, DC; Bill Purdy, Purdy Engineering, Poolesville, MD
A Completely New Type of Actuator -or- This Ain’t Your Grandfather’s Internal Combustion Engine
Brian Gore, Gary Hawkins, Peter Hess, Teresa Moore & Eric Fournier, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
An Evaluation of Liquid, Solid, and Grease Lubricants for Space Mechanisms Using a Spiral Orbit Tribometer
Michael Buttery, The European Space Tribology Laboratory, ESR Technology, Warrington, UK
11:30 LUNCH
12:30 SESSION II – GIMBALS
Dave Messner, Session Chair
ATK-Able Engineering Company, Inc., Goleta, CA
Qualification of a High Accuracy Dual-Axis Antenna Deployment and Trimming Mechanism
Alain Gossant, EADS Astrium, Stevenage, UK; Francois Morichon, EADS Astrium, Toulouse, France
Lessons Learned in Qualifying and Producing a High-Resolution Two-Axis Tilt-Plate Gimbal
Scott Christiansen, Sierra Nevada Corp., Louisville, CO
Scanning Mechanism of the FY-3 Microwave Humidity Sounder
Manfred Schmid & Christian Hehr, EADS Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany; Li Jing, Centre for Space Science and Applied Research, CAS, China
A Coarse Pointing Assembly for Optical Communication
Gerhard Székely, D. Blum, M. Humphries, A. Koller, D. Mussett, S. Schuler & P. Vogt, RUAG Space AG, Zürich, Switzerland
2:30 BREAK
2:45 SESSION III – GIMBALS TOO
Hans Juergen Jung, Session Chair
EADS Astrium GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany
Design and Development of Two-Axis Thruster Gimbal with Xenon Propellant Lines
Armond Asadurian, Moog Chatsworth Operations, Chatsworth, CA
Design, Qualification, Manufacture and Flight of Mechanically Actuated Electric Propulsion Module
Ronald Corey, Vladimir Gurevich, Geraldine Gaeta, Ryan Dougherty, Sandor Nemethy & Sapna Augustine, Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, CA; Olyvia Han, CSA Engineering, Mountain View, CA
Gravity-Offloading System for Large-Displacement Ground Testing of Spacecraft Mechanisms
Olyvia Han, David Kienholz, Paul Janzen & Scott Kidney, CSA Engineering, Mountain View, CA
Gimbals Drive and Control Electronics Design, Development and Testing of the LRO High Gain Antenna and Solar Array Systems
Boris Chernyakov, ATK Space Systems and Services, Beltsville, MD; Kamal Thakore, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
4:45 – 5:30 SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Constellation Architecture and Ground Systems Development
Scott T. Colloredo
Chief Architect, Constellation Ground Systems, NASA Kennedy Space Center
6:00 -10:30 RECEPTION AT KSC
6:00 Bus leaves the Hilton to KSC
Shuttle Experience ride
Dinner
8:15 IMAX movie
9:00 Exploration Space exhibit
10:00 Bus leaves KSC for hotel
THURSDAY, 13 MAY 2010
7:30 Thursday Presenters’ Breakfast
8:30 SESSION IV – SPACE STATION/EVA
Kornel Nagy, Session Chair
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Fastener Capture Plate Technology to Contain On-Orbit Debris
Kevin Eisenhower, Alliant Techsystems, Beltsville, MD
Space Station Control Moment Gyroscope Lessons Learned
Charles Gurrisi Raymond Seidel Scott Dickerson, L-3 Communications Corporation Space & Navigation Division, Budd Lake, NJ; Stephen Didziulis & Peter Frantz, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA; Kevin Ferguson, The Boeing Company, Houston, TX
International Space Station Powered Bolt Nut Anomaly and Failure Analysis Summary
Daniel Sievers & Harry Warden, The Boeing Company, Huntsville, AL
10:00 BREAK
10:15 SESSION V – SARJ
David McCann, Session Chair
The Boeing Company, Houston, TX
The International Space Station Solar Alpha Rotary Joint Anomaly Investigation
Elliot Harik, Justin McFatter, Carlos Enriquez & David McCann, The Boeing Company, Houston, TX; Daniel Sweeney & Deneen Taylor, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Test Validation of the Repair to the Space Station Solar Alpha Rotary Joint
Curtis Allmon, Will Wilkinson & Stu Loewenthal, Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA
Experimental Investigation of Forces Produced by Misaligned Steel Rollers
Timothy Krantz & Christopher DellaCorte, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH; Michael Dube, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
12:00 LUNCH
1:15 SESSION VI – ROVERS
Chris Voorhees, Session Chair
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Mars Science Laboratory Sample Acquisition, Sample Processing and Handling: Subsystem Design and Test Challenge
Louise Jandura, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Mars Science Laboratory CHIMRA: A Device for Processing Powdered Martian Samples
Dan Sunshine, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
Performance of Regolith Feed Systems for Analog Field Tests of In-Situ Resource Utilization Oxygen Production Plants in Mauna Kea, Hawaii
Ivan Townsend, ASRC Aerospace, NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL; Robert Mueller & James Mantovani, NASA Kennedy Space Center, FL; Kris Zacny & Jack Craft, Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation, New York, NY
Refined Gearbox Design for JSC’s Chariot Lunar Rover
Steve Baumann & David Lewicki, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
3:15 BREAK
3:30 – 5:30 SESSION VII – A potpourri OF POSTERS
Bill Purdy, Session Chair
Purdy Engineering, Poolesville, MD
Nickel-Titanium Alloys: Corrosion “Proof” Alloys for Space Bearing, Components and Mechanism Applications
Christopher DellaCorte, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
Gossamer Technology to De-Orbit LEO Non-Propulsion-Fitted Satellites
Christian Dupuy, Centre National D’Etudes Spatiales, Toulouse, France; O. Le Couls, EADS Astrium, Saint Médard en Jalles, France
Preliminary Assessment of Seals for Dust Mitigation of Mechanical Components for Lunar Surface Systems
Irebert Delgado, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH; Michael Handschuh, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Development of the Tri-ATHLETE Lunar Vehicle Prototype
Matt Heverly, Jaret Matthews, Matt Frost & Chris McQuin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
An Approach to Designing Passive Self-Leveling Landing Gear with Application to the Lunar Lander
Troy Rippere & Gloria Wiens, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Design and Manufacture of a Highly Reliable, Miniaturized and Low-Mass Shutter Mechanism
Markus Manhart, T. Zeh, G. Preißler & A. Hurni, Kayser-Threde GmbH, Munich, Germany; G. Peter, I. Walter & J. Helbert, Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR), Berlin, Germany; K. Multhaup & H. Hiesinger, Institut für Planetologie, Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet, Muenster, Germany
Miniaturized Single-Shot Valve and its Application to the ExoMars Pasteur Payload
Pierre Muller, Hartmut Henkel & Sabine Klinkner, von Hoerner & Sulger GmbH, Schwetzingen, Germany
MoS2-Filled PEEK Composite as a Self-Lubricating Material for Aerospace Applications
Geraldine Theiler & Thomas Gradt, BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research & Testing, Berlin, Germany
Evolution of the IBDM Structural Latch Development into a Generic Simplified Design
Kristiaan De Vriendt, Helder Dittmer & Davy Vrancken, Verhaert Space, Kruibeke, Belgium; Peter Urmston & Oscar Gracia, ESA/ESTeC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Development of the Upgraded DC Brush Gear Motor for Spacebus Platforms
Robert Berning III, Moog, Inc., Chatsworth, CA; Olivier Viout, Thales Alenia Space, Cannes la Bocca Cedex, France
6:30-9:30 LUAU & DISPLAYS – Hilton pool deck and display area
Invited component suppliers display current products and provide tutorials. Live music and food on the beach!
FRIDAY, 14 MAY 2010
7:30 Friday Presenters’ Breakfast
8:30 SESSION VIII – INSTRUMENTS
Scott Strickland, Session Chair
The Boeing Company, Cocoa Beach, FL
BESST: A Miniature, Modular Radiometer
Robert Warden, William Good & Erik Baldwin-Stevens, Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Boulder, CO
Development of an Actuator for Ambient to Cryo Application
Karen Menzel & Hans Jürgen Jung, EADS Astrium GmH, Friedrichshafen, Germany; Jörg Schmidt, PHYTRON-Elektronik GmbH, Gröbenzell, Germany
Development and Acceptance Testing of the Dual Wheel Mechanism for the Tunable Filter Imager Cryogenic Instrument on the JWST
Martin Leckie & Zakir Ahmad, COM DEV, Ltd., Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
(Poster paper) Static Load Distribution in Ball Bearings
Mario Ricci, Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, São José dos Campos, São Paulo State, Brazil
10:00 BREAK
10:15 SESSION IX – SMALL SESSION ON SMALL SATELLITES
Gloria Wiens, Session Chair
University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Xatcobeo: Small Mechanisms for CubeSat Satellites –Antenna and Solar Array Deployment
Jose Miguel Encinas Plaza, Javier Barandiarán Mancheño, Cesar Martínez Fernández & Fany Sarmiento Ares, Instituto Nacional de Tecnica Aeroespacial (INTA), Madrid, Spain; Jose Antonio Vilán Vilán, Fernando Aguado Agelet & Miguel López Estévez, University of Vigo, Lagoas Marcosende, Spain
Concept, Design, and Prototyping of XSAS: A High Power Extendable Solar Array for CubeSat Applications
Patrick Senatore, Andrew Klesh, Thomas Zurbuchen, Darren McKague & James Cutler, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Development of a Solar Array Drive Assembly for CubeSat
Mike Passaretti & Ron Hayes, Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation, New York, NY
11:45 SPECIAL PRESENTATION
Development of Ground Systems for the Constellation Program
12:15 TECHNICAL SESSIONS CONCLUSION
- Herzl Award Presentation
- Closing Remarks
12:30 LUNCH
1:30 BUSES DEPART HOTEL FOR TOUR
1:30-4:00 FACILITY TOUR at KSC or Shuttle launch
SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Alan C. Littlefield, Host Chair NASA KSC
Robert P. Mueller, Co-Host Chair NASA KSC
Stuart H. Loewenthal, General Chairman, Lockheed Martin
Edward A. Boesiger, Operations Chairman, Lockheed Martin
Steven W. Baumann, NASA GRC
Carlton L. Foster, NASA MSFC
Claef F. Hakun, NASA GSFC
Christopher P. Hansen, NASA JSC
Wayne Jermstad, NASA JSC
Edward C. Litty, JPL
Gérard Migliorero, ESA/ESTeC
Fred G. Martwick, NASA ARC
Donald H. McQueen, Jr., NASA MSFC
Wilfredo Morales, NASA GRC
Fred B. Oswald, NASA GRC
Minh Phan, NASA GSFC
Donald R. Sevilla, JPL
Mark F. Turner, NASA ARC
Robin Tutterow, NASA LaRC
James E. Wells, NASA LaRC
SYMPOSIUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Ronald E. Mancini, NASA ARC (ret)
Stewart C. Meyers, NASA GSFC (ret)
William C. Schneider, NASA JSC (ret)
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