45th AEROSPACE MECHANISMS SYMPOSIUM
2020
Hosted by NASA Johnson Space Center and Lockheed Martin Space
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.
PROGRAM:
SESSION I – INSTRUMENTS
– Nanometric Positioning with IASI-NG‘s Beam Splitter Mechanism Actuator
Francois Barillot, Jocelyn Rebufa, Gladys Jaussaud & Adrien Guignabert, Cedrat Technologies, Meylan, France
– Spectrometer Scan Mechanism for Encountering Jovian Orbit Trojan Asteroids
Kenneth Blumenstock, Alexander Cramer, Joseph Church, Jason Niemeyer, Fil Parong, Sam Zhao & Nerses Armani, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; Kenneth Lee, ATA Aerospace, Greenbelt, MD
– Point Ahead Mechanism for Deep Space Optical Communication – Development of a New Piezo-Based Fine Steering Mirror
Adrian Guignabert, Thomas Maillard, Francois Barillot, Olivier Sosnicki & Frank Claeyssen, Cedrat Technologies, Meylan, France;
– Design, Development and Verification of the METimage Mechanisms
Sebastian Rieger & Armin Jago, Airbus Defense & Space, Friedrechshafen, Germany
– Challenges of the Development of a Compliant Focus Mechanism Submitted to the Harsh Martian Environment for the ExoMars Rover Mission
Antoine Verhaeghe, Gerald Perruchoud, Philippe Schwab, Mathias Gumy, Julien Rouvinet & Lionel Kiener, Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
SESSION II – RELEASE MECHANISMS
– Lessons Learned from Qualification of HDRM for Ultralight LP-PWI Boom for ESA JUICE Mission
Maciej Borys, Ewelina Ryszawa, Łukasz Wiśniewski, Maciej Ossowski & Jerzy Grygorczuk, Astronika Sp.Z.o.o, Warsaw, Poland
– Development of a Family of Resettable Hold-Down and Release Actuators based on SMA Technology and Qualification of Different Application Systems
Marcelo Collado Martinez, Cayetano Rivera & Javier Inés, Arquimea Ingenieria, S.L., Madrid, Spain; José San Juan, University of the Basque Country, Leioa, Spain; Charlie Yeates & Michael Anderson, ESR Technology Ltd, Warrington, UK; Francisco Javier Rivas, Airbus Defence and Space, Madrid, Spain; Mónica Iriarte, AVS, Elgoibar, Spain; Jens Steppan, SpaceTech GMBH, Immenstaad, Germany; Calem Whiting & Karine Murray, Surrey Satellite Technology Limited, Guildford, UK
– Development and Post-Testing Anomalies of the Parker Solar Probe Clamshells Development
Mark Bryant, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
SESSION III – SAMPLING FROM ROVER
– Mars 2020 Rover Adaptive Caching Assembly: So Many Challenges
Milo Silverman & Justin Lin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– Sealing Station Mechanisms for the Mars 2020 Rover Sample Caching Subsystem
Jesse Grimes-York & Sean O’Brien, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– Design and Development of a Robust Chuck Mechanism for the Mars 2020 Coring Drill
Anthony Barletta, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– Percussion Mechanism for the Mars 2020 Coring Drill
Kyle Chrystal, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– STIG: A Two-Speed Transmission Aboard the Mars 2020 Coring Drill
Timothy Szwarc, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA;
Jonathan Parker, Sierra Nevada Corp, Durham, NC;
Johannes Kreuser, CEROBEAR GmbH, Herzogenrath, Germany
SESSION IV – potpourri OF POSTERS
– Development of the Next Generation Battery Cell Isolation Switch
Ruben Betancourt & Michel Knight, Ensign-Bickford – NEA Electronics Inc., Moorpark, CA
– A Fast-Acting Self-Energized, Low-Cost Valve for Air Cannons
Lee Brown, Electronics Development Corporation, Columbia, MD
– Development of a Low-Shock Separation Nut Out of the Pyrotechnic Class
Sebastien Perez, Frederic Miralles & François Degryse, Pyroalliance, Les Mureaux, France
– Lubricant Degradation in High-Load, High-Cycle Actuator Test Using Heritage Harmonic Drives for the Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols Instrument
Michelle Easter, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– Multi-Mission Deployable Boom: Spring Mechanism Design, Failure Investigation, and Resolution
Christine Gebara & Paul Lytal, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– NSI Performance Improvement Through the use of Automation
Jason Kozmic, Bill Gratzl & Hobin Lee, Chemring Energetic Devices, Downers Grove, IL
– Microvibrations Modelling and Measurement on Sentinel 4 UVN Calibration Assembly using a Piezoelectric 6 Component Force Dynamometer
Benoit Marquet, Université de Liège, Centre Spatial de Liège, Angleur, Belgium
– Lubrication Concept Evaluated for Geared Actuators under Starved Conditions
Erik Nyberg & Ichiro Minami, Luleå Tekniska Universitet, Luleå, Sweden; Jonny Hansen, Scania CV AB, Södertälje, Sweden
– Development of a Universal and Scaleable Mechanism Control Electronics Configured to Application Solely by Parameter and Software Configuration
Udo Rapp & Juan Camilo Garcia Hernandez, Airbus Defence & Space, Friedrichshafen, Germany
– Eddy Current Effects in Spacecraft Mechanisms
Emilia Wegrzyn, Surrey Space Centre, Guildford, United Kingdom; Claudia Allegranza, ATG Europe, Noordwijk, The Netherlands; Thomas Adam, Florian Liebold & René Seiler, ESA/ESTeC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
SESSION V – Bearings & Tribology
– Recovery and Operational Best Practices for Reaction Wheel Bearings
Michael Dube, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA; Jeff Fisher, Fisher Aerospace, Sunnyvale, CA; Stuart Loewenthal, Lockheed Martin Space (retired), Sunnyvale, CA; Peter Ward, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
– Laboratory Studies of Spacecraft Fluid Lubricant Mobility and Film Thickness
Peter Frantz James Helt & Steve Didziulis, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
– Efficacy of Lead Naphthenate for Wear Protection in High Vacuum Space Mechanisms
Jason Galary, NYE Lubricants, Inc., Fairhaven, MA
– Bearing Anomaly for the Sentinel 6 Supplemental Calibration System
Gale Paulsen, Dylan Van Dyne, Fredrik Rehnmark & Phil Chu, Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corporation, Altadena, CA; Ted Iskenderian, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
SESSION VI – DEPLOYMENT
– Parker Solar Probe MAG Boom Design, Analysis and Verification
Weilun Cheng, Calvin Kee & John Wirzburger, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
– Development of a Low-Shock Payload Fairing Jettison System
Boris Halter, Josef Zemann, Simon Wieser, Beatrice Burkhart, Mathias Burkhalter, Alberto Sánchez & Oliver Kunz, RUAG Space Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
– Deployment Mechanism for an Earth Re-Entry Deployable Decelerator
Carl Kruger, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA
– Lessons Learned During the Development, Qualification, and Production of the MM Solar Array
Thomas Pace, Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA
– Solid-State Hinge Mechanism for Simple Panel Deployment System
Thomas Rose, William Hensley & William Francis, Roccor, Longmont, CO
SESSION VII – ROVER MECHANISMS
– Mars 2020 Motor Bearing Failure, Investigation and Response
Dave Suffern, Jeff Mobley & Stephen Smith, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Durham, NC
– Mars 2020 maxon Commercial Motor Development from Commercial-Off-the-Shelf to Flight-Qualified Motors, Gearboxes, and Detent Brakes: Overcoming Issues and Lessons Learned
Michael LoSchiavo & Rebecca Mikhaylov, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA; Robin Phillips & Lynn Braunschweig, maxon motor ag, Sachseln, Switzerland
– Mars 2020 Center Differential Pivot Restraint: Flexurized Spring System Providing Compliance for Rover Mobility Deployment Prior to Landing
Matt Cameron & Kevin Liu, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
SESSION VIII – MANNED SPACE AND AN UPDATE TO AIAA S-114-2005
– Astrobee Free-Flyer Nozzle Mechanism
Earl Daley, NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, CA
– Major Design Choices and Challenges that Enabled the Success of the Ejectable Data Recorder System
Jeff Hagen, Michael Burlone & Kristina Rojdev, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
– Design and Test of the Orion Crew Module Side Hatch
Lance Lininger, Lockheed Martin Space, Denver, CO; Kyle Gotthelf, Honeybee Robotics, Longmont, CO
– Design, Development, Testing, and Flight of the Crew Dragon Docking System
Jaret Matthews, Caitlin Driscoll, Edward Fouad & Andrew Welter, SpaceX, Hawthorne, CA; Marc Jamulowicz & Jessica Ipnar, Dynamic Concepts, Inc., Huntsville, AL
– Highlights of the Next Generation AIAA Moving Mechanical Assemblies Standard
Brian Gore & Leon Gurevich, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
SESSION IX – COMPLIANT MECHANISMS
– Micro-Vibration Attenuation Using Novel Flexible Pivot Design
Luc Blecha, Yoël Puyol, Simon Hayoz & Fabrice Rottmeier, Almatech SA, Lausanne, Switzerland; Martin Humphries, SpaceMech Ltd., Bristol, UK
– Compliant Mechanisms Made by Additive Manufacturing
Lionel Kiener, Hervé Saudan, Florent Cosandier, Gérald Perruchoud, Vaclav Pejchal, Sébastien Lani & Antoine Verhaeghe, Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique S.A., Neuchâtel, Switzerland
– Flexible Waveguides for RF Transmission across PSP HGA Rotary Actuator
Deva Ponnusamy, Weilun Cheng, Ted Hartka, Devin Hahne, Calvin Kee, Mike Marley & David Napolillo, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD
SESSION X – ACTUATORS
– Thermal Vacuum Testing Lessons Learned for Small Stepper Motors and a CubeSat Translation Mechanism
Alex Few, Lynn Albritton & Don McQueen, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
– Design and Development of the GPM Solar Array Drive Assembly, Orbital Performance and Lessons Learned
Alejandro Rivera & Glenn Bock, KBR Inc. – Space Engineering Division, Greenbelt, MD; Alphonso Stewart, Jon Lawrence, Daniel Powers, Gary Brown & Rodger Farley, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD
– Two-Axis Antenna Pointing Mechanism Qualification for Juice Mission Dual-Band Medium Gain Antenna
Jorge Vázquez, Mikel Prieto, Jon Laguna & Antonio Gonzalez, Sener Aeroespacial, Gexto, Spain
SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Host Chair – Brandan Robertson, NASA JSC
General Chairman – Edward A. Boesiger, Lockheed Martin Space
Deputy Chairman – Stuart H. Loewenthal, Lockheed Martin Space (retired)
William Caldwell, NASA ARC
Damon C. Delap, NASA GRC
Jared A. Dervan, NASA MSFC
Adam G. Dokos, NASA KSC
Michael J. Dube, NASA NESC
Carlton L. Foster, NASA MSFC (retired)
Lionel Gaillard, ESA/ESTeC
Claef F. Hakun, NASA GSFC
Christopher P. Hansen, NASA JSC
Louise Jandura, JPL
Alan C. Littlefield, NASA KSC (retired)
Ronald E. Mancini, NASA ARC (retired)
Fred G. Martwick, NASA ARC
Donald H. McQueen, Jr., NASA MSFC
Robert P. Mueller, NASA KSC
Benjamin J. Nickless, NASA LaRC
Joseph W. Pellicciotti, NASA HQ
Minh Phan, NASA GSFC
Joseph P. Schepis, NASA GSFC
Donald R. Sevilla, JPL
James E. Wells, NASA LaRC
Jonathan P. Wood, Lockheed Martin Space