46th AEROSPACE MECHANISMS SYMPOSIUM
May 11 – 13, 2022
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.
SYMPOSIUM LOCATION
The symposium will be held virtually this year due to the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic.
SYMPOSIUM INFORMATION
REGISTRATION – Advance registration is requested to facilitate planning and commitments. Please register on www.aeromechanisms.com. The registration fee is $200. Registrants will obtain access to the proceedings as soon as they are available. NOTE: If the registration payment is received after 11:59pm EDT (GMT-4) April 15, 2022 the registration fee is $250. Also, any registrations started but unpaid before this deadline will be also be revised to the late registration fee of $250. This fee covers all sessions, and early access to the proceedings, and note that it funds the work that the Mechanism Education Association does throughout the year for students.
Refund Policy – If a registration is cancelled, the Mechanisms Education Association will refund all fees paid less $50, if cancelled by May 1, 2022. After May 1, no refunds are given. Alternatively, a registration may be transferred to another employee if the original registrant cannot attend if the request for the transfer is done prior to the symposium by contacting our registration point of contact (Ron Mancini, MEA Treasurer).
- 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 MERMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP – Each year the Mechanisms Education Association sponsors two high school First Robotics teams and two junior-high First Robotics teams 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 – The Mechanisms Education Association may also provide an AMS attendance stipend to student authors.
MECHANISMS COURSES – On Thursday, May 5 through Tuesday, May 10, two separate courses will be offered. Registration for the Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium is not included in any class price.
Space Mechanisms Course (May 5 – 10)
Launchspace presents a special online course prior to the 46th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium (AMS) in May 2022.
Fundamentals of Space Vehicle Mechanisms is a special edition of the internationally popular course on this topic. The instructor, Bill Purdy, 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 the many types of mechanisms are included for illustration. In addition, mechanisms’ relationships and interfaces with other vehicle systems are explored. The course includes design and analysis examples to demonstrate principles involved in understanding how mechanisms should work and how design margins should be evaluated during the evolution of a program.
If you want to pick the right type of motor, lubrication or angular measurement device for your application then this is the right course. You will learn the fundamentals of space mechanisms from a leading mechanisms expert. A unique benefit is the instructor’s sharing of his experience and lessons learned.
Register at: Fundamentals of Space Vehicle Mechanisms 2022 – Launch Space
The special symposium price for this course is $695. The textbook, “Space Vehicle Mechanisms: Elements of Successful Design”, edited by P.L. Conley, will not be provided but can be purchased commercially by attendees.
Compliant Mechanisms Design (May 5 – 10)
Launchspace Training is providing a special edition of its new Compliant Mechanisms Design Course prior to the 2022 AMS Conference. This course has been developed for engineers working on mechanisms that are used to transfer or transform motion, force or energy in aerospace and other applications. Traditional rigid-body mechanisms consist of rigid links connected at movable joints. A compliant mechanism is a mechanism that gains at least some of its mobility from the deflection of flexible members rather than from movable joints only. This course focuses on the basics of compliant mechanisms, modeling and simulation, materials selection, failure prevention and design. Knowledge of such mechanisms is your link to advanced aerospace manufacturing techniques and applications.
Register at: Compliant Mechanism Design 2022 – Launch Space
The special symposium price for this course is $695. The textbook, “Space Vehicle Mechanisms: Elements of Successful Design”, edited by P.L. Conley, will not be provided but can be purchased commercially by attendees.
PROGRAM:
WEDNESDAY, 11 May 2022
7:00 PDT: INTRODUCTORY REMARKS
Edward Boesiger, General Chairman, Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA
Brandan Robertson, Host Chairman, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
7:15 SESSION I – INSTRUMENTS
Session Chair: Jonathan Wood, Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale CA
– Design of a Deployable Vacuum Seal Cover for the Europa Clipper’s MASPEX Instrument
John Gordon, Scott Christiansen & Charles Lazansky, Sierra Space, Louisville, CO
– Laterally Unconstrained Magnetic Joint for Pointing, Scanning, and Steering Applications
Vlad Krylov & Aaron Castillo, Light Steering Technologies, Manchester, NH
– Design, Manufacturing, and Testing of Precision Space Flight Qualified Single
Degree of Freedom Flexure Based Linear Actuators / Mechanisms
Brandon Schneider, Todd Jackson, Jesse Booker & Kevin Kelman, Danbury Mission Technologies (DMT), Danbury, CT
– Active Thermal Architecture Cryo Cooler Mechanical Characterization and Thermal Performance Assessment including Practical Considerations of Exported Force and Torque Testing
Bill Zwolinski, Kistler Instrument Corp, Amherst NY; Pascal Erne, Kistler Instrumente AG, Winterthur, Switzerland; Lucas Anderson & Joel Mork, Utah State University, Logan, UT; Ian McKinley, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– X2B Wide Angle Steering Mirror
Miroslaw Ostaszewski, Tim Quackenbush, Alix Carson & Jamin Hershberger, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO
– 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
9:45 PDT: Break
10:00 PDT: SESSION II – COMPONENTS & RELEASE MECHANISMS
Session Chair: Adam Dokos, NASA Kennedy Space Center, Kennedy Space Center, FL
– Advances in Bending Flat Plate Shape Memory Alloy Actuation Modeling: Prediction of Actuation Behavior
Michael Halvorson, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL; Jonathan Coleman, Logan Williams, Bryan Hardaker, Frank Brown, Noah Cargile, Hayden Patteson & Eric Bradshaw, Auburn University, Auburn, AL
– Cost Efficient Space Micro-Switches Based on Contactless Eddy Current Sensors
Gérald Aigouy, Sylvain Duc, Mathieu Castruccio, Aurore Loubet, Olivier Sosnicki & Frank Claeyssen, Cedrat Technologies, Meylan, France
– Design and Qualification of a Restrain-Release Mechanism for a 600-kg
Deployable Panel Array
Horacio Quiroz & Gustavo Di Pasquale, National Atomic Energy Commission, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Leonel Garategaray, Alberto Martín Ghiselli & Juan Ignacio Casais, National Commission for Space Activities, Buenos Aires, Argentina
– NEA Mini for Low Load Applications – Development and Qualification
Ruben Betancourt & Jason Nave, Ensign-Bickford – NEA Electronics, Inc.,
Moorpark, CA
– Application of Ballistic Modeling and Quasi-Static Severance Testing in the Design of a Bolt Cutter
Jason Kozmic, Michael Rapp & Hobin Lee, Chemring Energetic Devices, Downers Grove, IL
12:10 PDT: Break
12:30 PDT: SPECIAL PRESENTATION – ARGOS
Joshua Sooknanan, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
The Active Response Gravity Offload System (ARGOS) is designed to simulate reduced gravity environments such as Lunar (1/6G), Martian (1/3G), or microgravity (0G). ARGOS achieves six degree of freedom motion using an active XYZ system similar to a bridge crane whereas rotational degrees of freedom are passively managed by a gimballing mechanism at the payload interface. ARGOS’ control system continuously tracks and offloads of a percentage of a human or robotic payload’s weight during a wide range of partial gravity and microgravity activities. The facility supports surface operation studies, suit and vehicle requirements development, suit and vehicle design evaluation, robotic development, mass handling studies, and crew training with both suited and shirt-sleeved subjects.
1:15 PDT: End of Day 1
THURSDAY, 12 May 2022
7:00 PDT: SESSION III – ACTUATORS & GIMBALS
Session Chair: Ben Nickless, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
– Scan Mechanism Design for Large Deployable Reflector
Christian Hehr, Daniel Schmalholz & Cristovao Cardoso, Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Friedrichshafen, Germany
– Development of a Thrust Vector Control Mechanism for Deorbitation System
Ewa Majewska, Michał Ranachowski, Witold Wąsowski, Damien Pawluk, Filip Czubaczyński & Adam Kmak, Łukasiewicz Research Network – Institute of Aviation, Warsaw, Poland; Piotr Palma, Astronika, Warsaw, Poland
– Engineering Design of a Thruster Pointing Mechanism (TPM-250) for Deep Space and IOS Nanosats
Emilia Wegrzyn, Aitor Estarlich, Artur Fouto & Alberto Garbayo, Added Value Solutions, Oxford, Great Britain
– Mars 2020 Motor Bearing Failure, Investigation and Response
Dave Suffern, Jeff Mobley & Stephen Smith, Sierra Nevada Corporation, Durham, NC
8:45 PDT: Break
9:00 PDT: SESSION IV – CUBESAT HARDWARE
Session Chair: Landon Moore, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
– The GRASS Gravimeter Rotation Mechanism for ESA Hera Mission Onboard Juventas
Deep-Space CubeSat
Matthias Noeker, Birgit Ritter & Ozgur Karatekin, Royal Observatory of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium; Emiel Van Ransbeeck, VRE Consultancy, Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy, Brussels, Belgium
– From PSYCHE PAM30 to Large Scale Free-Space Optical Communication
Gérald Aigouy, Etienne Betsch, Augustin Bedek, Nicolas Bourgeot, Anthony Baillus, Hugo Grardel, Pierre Personnat, Jean-Marc Nwesaty, Xavier De Lepine, Thomas Maillard & Frank Claeyssen, Cedrat Technologies, Meylan, France
– Developing a Plunger-Based Liquid Propellant Delivery System for CubeSat
Propulsion
Pilar Gonzalez Rueda Flores, Raul A. Cuevas, Javier Madrid, Andre Molina, Hiram A. Lopez, Amelia D. Greig, Joel Quintana, & Ahsan R. Choudhuri, University of Texas at El Paso Center for Space Exploration and Technology Research, El Paso, TX
– Flat Pack HDRM for Low Load Applications
Jason Nave & Ryan Klecka, Ensign-Bickford – NEA Electronics, Inc., Moorpark, CA
10:45 PDT: BREAK
11:00 PDT: SUPPLIER SESSION – A rapid fire session of invited suppliers showcasing their latest and greatest products. Each supplier will give their best 3-minute pitch and of course contact information will be available for attendees to follow up.
Session Chair: Ed Boesiger, Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA
– Redwire, William Francis, https://redwirespace.com/
– Artemis Space, Geoff Carter, https://artemis-space.com
– BEI Precision, John Beasley, https://beiprecision.com/
– Diamond-Roltran, Jeffrey Gilling, https://diamond-roltran.com
– Cobham Advanced Electronic Solutions, Boz Sharif, https://caes.com/
– Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense, Jason Nave, https://www.ebad.com/
– Kistler Instrument Corporation, Bill Zwolinski, https://www.kistler.com/en/
– Blue Line Engineering, Greg Ames, https://www.bluelineengineering.com/
– Spinner Rotary Joints, Kevin Cody, https://www.spinner-group.com/
– ThinGap, Incorporated, John Baumann, https://www.thingap.com/
– Arquimea, Marcello Collado, https://www.arquimea.com/aerospace-and-defence/
– Ducommun Incorporated, Francis Castelo, https://ducommun.com/
– Gurley Precision
11:45 PDT: Break
12:00 PDT: SESSION V – THE STU LOEWENTHAL TRIBOLOGY SESSION
Session Chair: Stu Loewenthal, Lockheed Martin Space (Retired), Sunnyvale, CA
– Updated Phenolic Ball Bearing Retainer Testing for Space/Vacuum Environments
John Renaud, The Timken Corporation, Keene, NH
– Preventing the “Brown Sugar” Lubricant Phenomenon: The Relationship Between
PFPE Chemical Compositions and their Susceptibility to Lewis Acid-Catalyzed
Degradation
Amanda Stubbs & Jason Galary, NYE Lubricants, Inc., Fairhaven, MA
– Performance of MoS2 Coated Gears Exposed to Humid Air During Storage
Tysen Mulder & Timothy Krantz, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH; Claef Hakun & Zachary Cameron, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD; Iqbal Shareef, Bradley University, Peoria, IL; Michael Dube, NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA
– Bearing Starting Torque Measurements Down to –100°C
Kim Aaron, Duval Johnson, Shana Worel & Frank Tao, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
1:45 PDT: End of Day 2
FRIDAY, 13 May 2022
7:00 PDT: SESSION VI – SPACE EXPLORATION
Session Chair: Louise Jandura, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– Project Orion Crew Impact Attenuation System (CIAS)
Dale Kennedy, Safe Inc., Tempe, AZ; Nicholas Williams, Northrop Grumman, Chandler, AZ; Richard Koelsch, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; Evan Siracki, Lockheed Martin Space, Littleton, CO; Charles Herrmann, NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, OH
– First Steps to Develop a Triboelectric Wind Turbine for Mars Exploration
Borja Pozo, Iban Quintana, Iñigo Muñoz & Erlatnz Fernandez de Gorostiza, Tekniker, Gipuzkoa, Spain; Ewelina Ryszawa & Lionel Galliard, ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
– Mars Sample Handling End-Effector Breadboarding
Isacco Pretto, Mario Esposito, Tharek Mohtar, Stefano Scutti & Alessandro Bursi, OHB Italia S.p.A., Milano, Italy; Massimo Lucia, Andrea Rusconi & Guido Sangiovanni, Leonardo S.p.A., Nerviano, Italy; Davide Nicolis & Philippe Schoonejans, ESA ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
– Lunar Dust: Its Impact on Hardware and Mitigation Technologies
Dorota Budzyń, Hossein Zare-Behtash & Andrea Cammarano, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland; Eoin Tuohy, Natan Garrivier, Timon Schild & Aidan Cowley, European Space Agency, European Astronaut Centre, Cologne, Germany; Reuben Cruise, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom; Masato Adachi, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
– Establishment of a Lunar Surface Docking/Mating System Standard
James Lewis & Stanley R. Donahoe, 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
9:35 PDT: BREAK
9:50 PDT: SESSION VII – ANOMALY & FAILURE ANALYSIS
Session Chair: Łukasz Wiśniewski, Astronika Sp. z o.o., Warsaw, Poland
– Remote Diagnosis and Operational Response to an In-Flight Failure of the Drill Feed Mechanism Onboard the Mars Science Laboratory Rover
Ryan Kinnett, Thomas Green, Douglas Klein & Megan Richardson Lin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– Radial Loading of Hydrodynamic Bearings due to Magnetic Variation
Warrick Leigh, Flora S. Mechentel, Sehyun Oh & Michael Underhill, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
10:45 PDT: BREAK
11:00 PDT: SESSION VIII – DEPLOYMENT
Session Chair: Jared Dervan, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL
– Conceptual Design of an Extendable Rope-Inspired Module Space Orbit Arm for Maneuvering: ERM- SOA
Bhivraj Suthar & Seul Jung, Chungnam National University, Korea
– SWOT and NISAR Boom Ground Deployment Test Challenges & Resolution
Paul Lytal, Jeff Waldmann & Kyle C. Waters, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
– Flatness Adjustment in the Design and Integration of a 35-m2 Space Deployable SAR Antenna
Leonel Garategaray & Juan Casais, National Commission for Space Activities, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Alberto Martin Ghiselli, Horacio Quiroz & Gustavo Di Pasquale, National Atomic Energy Commission, Buenos Aires, Argentina
12:20 PDT: BREAK
12:35 PDT: SPECIAL PRESENTATION – NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, who is a veteran of two long-duration stays aboard the International Space Station, one space shuttle mission, and a six-week expedition to find meteorites in Antarctica.
1:20 PDT: TECHNICAL SESSIONS CONCLUSION
Jonathan Wood, Lockheed Martin Space, Sunnyvale, CA
– Herzl Award Presentation
1:30 PDT: End of Day 3
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)
Earl Daley, 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 (retired)
Donald H. McQueen, Jr., NASA MSFC (retired)
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
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