The 37th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium

Galveston, Texas, USA May 19 – 21, 2004.  

Hosted by National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
Organized by the Mechanisms Education Association

Table of Contents

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 annually among eight NASA Centers and attracts papers and attendees from all over the world.

SYMPOSIUM LOCATION

The Moody Gardens Resort and Conference Center in Galveston, Texas is the site for all technical sessions. The telephone number is (888)388-8484. Information about Moody Gardens can be found at: www.moodygardens.com. Directions to the hotel can be found atwww.moodygardens.com/maps_location.html. The Moody Gardens is a full-service hotel with restaurants, fitness center and a full business center.

SYMPOSIUM ACTIVITIES

CHECK IN

On Tuesday evening, May 18, from 6:30-8:30 PM, check in and registration will be at the Group Registration Desk. Symposium materials, including symposium proceedings, will be available, along with light refreshments.

RECEPTION

On Wednesday evening, May 19, a reception with a meal will be held at the Moody Gardens Aquarium from 6:30-9:30 PM. The reception includes supplier displays and is open to all paying attendees and guests. The Aquarium exhibits will be open for the enjoyment of all attendees.

SYMPOSIUM BANQUET

On Thursday evening, May 20, the symposium dinner and social evening will be held at the Lone Star Flight Museum, adjacent to Moody Gardens. The banquet will be preceded with a special showing of the 3-D IMAX film “Space Station” at the Moody Gardens IMAX Theater. Transportation will be provided from the symposium hotel and theater in case of inclement weather or for those unable to walk.

NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER FACILITIES TOUR

On Friday afternoon, May 21, there will be a special tour of the Johnson Space Center. The tour is open to all attendees and guests. Buses depart from the hotel and return to the hotel after the tour – one bus will continue on to Houston Hobby Airport. 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.

GUEST ACTIVITIES

The Galveston area offers an array of activities, including shopping, theater, museums, beaches, fishing, and historic sites. Tourist information will be handed out at registration or seewww.galveston.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. To register, return theregistration 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 $395, $200 for educators, or $50 for students and retirees. Late registration for the symposium may be done at the hotel on Tuesday evening, May 18, and each day of the symposium. NOTE: If the registration payment is received after May 6th, the fee will be $445. This fee covers all sessions, proceedings, break refreshments, reception, symposium banquet, box lunch for two days, and specified bus transportation. Guest tickets are $45 for the reception and $55 for the banquet (guest banquet tickets are $70 if received after May 6th).

Please note on the registration card or letter your interest in attending the JSC Facilities Tour. Also indicate your guest’s interest in attending the tour.

Make checks payable to “MEA – 37th 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:

Lena Bouquet
Mail Code ES2
NASA Johnson Space Center
2101 NASA Parkway, Houston, TX 77059

Phone: (281) 483-8838
FAX: (281) 244-5918
email: lena.bouquet@jsc.nasa.gov

HOTEL RESERVATIONS

Rooms at the Moody Gardens hotel are offered at the special rate of $129.00 plus tax (single or double) from May 16 to May 22 for attendees. A small number of rooms will be available at the government rate for federal employees with ID, on a first-come, first-served basis. Attendees must make their own reservations directly with the hotel. Please mention the Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium to obtain the special rate and make reservations by April 27th, 2004 to ensure the special rate. After April 27th, the hotel will honor the special rate on a space-available basis only. Cancellations must be made no later than 48 hours prior to arrival to avoid a “no show” charge of the first night’s rent.

Moody Gardens Resort and Conference Center
Reservations Phone: (888)388-8484
Phone: (409)741-8484

TRANSPORTATION

The Houston area is served by George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). Taxi service and car rentals are available at both airports. Seehttp://iah.houstonairportsystem.org/

DR. GEORGE HERZL AWARD

Each year a plaque is awarded 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.

DR. CHARLES COALE AWARD

Each year, the AMS sponsors a child to Space Camp to honor 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.

SYMPOSIUM SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, 18 MAY 2004

6:30-8:30 CHECK-IN
Moody Gardens Group Registration Desk

WEDNESDAY, 19 MAY 2004

8:00 Wednesday Presenters’ Breakfast – Vine I Room

8:00 CHECK-IN AND REFRESHMENTS – Group Registration Desk and South Ballroom Foyer

9:00 INTRODUCTORY REMARKS – Moody II Room
Christopher Hansen, Host Chairman
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
Edward A. Boesiger, Operations Chairman
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA

CENTER WELCOME
General Jefferson D. Howell Jr., Center Director
NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

9:30 SESSION I – Instrument Mechanisms
Robert Renken, Session Chair
Ball Aerospace & Technologies, Boulder, CO

o A Description of Mechanisms used in the Low Resolution Airglow & Aurora Spectrograph
Philip Kalmanson, Praxis, Inc., Alexandria, VA; Russell Starks, EVI Technology, Columbia, MD; Stefan Thonnard & Kenneth Dymond, Naval Research Laboratory, Washington, D.C.
o STEREO/SECCHI Coronagraph Hollow-Core Motor Development and Testing
Augustus Moore, Alexander Price & David Akin, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Palo Alto, CA; Ralph Horber, H. Magnetics Inc., Marshfield, MA
o Design and Development of the Primary and Secondary Mirror Deployment Systems for the Cryogenic JWST
Paul Reynolds, Charlie Atkinson & Larry Gliman, Northrop Grumman Space Technology, Redondo Beach, CA
o A Boresight Adjustment Mechanism for use on Laser Altimeters
Claef Hakun, Jason Budinoff, Gary Brown, Fil Parong & Armando Morell, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD

11:30 LUNCH BREAK – Box lunch is provided

12:45 SESSION II – RELEASE, DEPLOY AND MARGINS
Patrice Kerhousse, Session Chair
ESA/ESTec, Noordwijk, The Netherlands

o Deployment Mechanism for the Space Technology 5 Micro Satellite
Peter Rossoni, Caner Cooperrider & Gerard Durback, NASA Goddard Space Center, Greenbelt, MD
o Development of a Strain Energy Deployable Boom for the Space Technology 5 Mission
Stew Meyers & James Sturm, NASA Goddard Space Center, Greenbelt, MD
o Latch-up Anomaly Study for Reflector Deployment of INSAT-2E Satellite
G. Nagesh, S. Ravindran & N. Bhat, Indian Space Research Organization, Bangalore, India
o A Strain Free Lock and Release Mechanism for an Elastically Suspended Two-Axis Gimbal
Armond Asadurian, Richard Pugh & Jim Hammond, Moog, Inc., Chatsworth, CA
o Force and Torque Margins for Complex Mechanical Systems
Robert Postma, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
o Establishing Adequate Performance Margin for Space Flight Stepper Motor Mechanisms
David Marks, Moog, Inc., Durham, NC

3:45 BREAK

4:00 Announcement – Moving Mechanical Assemblies Standard for Space and Launch Vehicles
Brian Gore
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA

4:15 SESSION III – POSTER PREVIEW
Kornel Nagy, Session Chair
Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX

o HST Solar Array 3 Latches
Mike Garrah, Swales Aerospace, Beltsville, MD
o Lessons Learned on Cryogenic Rocket Engine’s Gimbal Bearing Lubrication Selection
Christian Neugebauer & Manfred Falkner, Austrian Aerospace GmbH, Vienna, Austria
o The Integration of a Load Limiter to an Orbiter Over-Center Mechanism
Adam Gilmore & Tim Rupp, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
o Minimizing Torque Disturbance of Stepper Motors
Jim Sprunck, Starsys Research Corporation, Boulder, CO
o SARA21 – A New Rotary Actuator for Space Applications
Olivier Secheresse, SNECMA Moteurs, Cramayel, France; Laurent Cadiergues, CNES, Toulouse, France; Julien Rabin, ACSIENCE, Paris, France
o Rolamite Joints for Spacecraft Subsystem Vibration Isolation
Gregory Compton & Matthew Botke, ABLE Engineering, Goleta, CA
o Free Space Optical Communications System Pointer
Mark Rosheim & Gerald Sauter, Ross-Hime Designs, Inc., Minneapolis, MN
o Space Applications of MEMS: Initial Vacuum Test Results from the SwRI Vacuum Microprobe Facility
Philip Valek, D. McComas, G. Miller, J. Mitchell & S. Pope, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, TX

6:30-9:30 RECEPTION & DISPLAYS AT THE MOODY GARDENS AQUARIUM
Invited component and software suppliers display current products and provide tutorials.

THURSDAY, 20 MAY 2004

7:15 Thursday Presenters’ Breakfast – Vine I Room

7:45 Light Refreshments – South Ballroom Foyer

8:15 SESSION IV – Mars I – Moody II Room
Randall Lindemann, Session Chair
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

o The Challenges of Designing the Rocker-Bogie Suspension for the Mars Exploration Rover
Brian Harrington & Chris Voorhees, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
o Deployment Process, Mechanization, and Testing for the Mars Exploration Rovers
Ted Iskenderian, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
o Development of Mars Exploration Rover Lander Petal Actuators
Boz Sharif & Ed Joscelyn, Aeroflex Motion Control Products, Hauppauge, NY
o Brake Failure from Residual Magnetism in the Mars Exploration Rover Lander Petal Actuator
Louise Jandura, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA

10:15 BREAK

10:30 SESSION V – Mars II
William Skullney, Session Chair
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, Laurel, MD

o High Gain Antenna Gimbal for the 2003-2004 Mars Exploration Rover Program
Jeff Sokol & Laoucet Ayari, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO; Satish Krishnan, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
o A Low Mass Translation Mechanism for Planetary FTIR Spectrometry using an Ultrasonic Piezo Linear Motor
Matthew Heverly & Sean Dougherty, Alliance Spacesystems Inc., Pasadena, CA; Geoffrey Toon, Alejandro Soto & Jean-Francois Blavier, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA
o Pancam Mast Assembly on Mars Rover
Robert Warden, Mike Cross & Doug Harvison, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boulder, CO
o Rock Abrasion Tool
Thomas Myrick, Kiel Davis & Jack Wilson, Honeybee Robotics, New York, NY

12:30 LUNCH BREAK – Box lunch is provided

1:30 SESSION VI – ISS
Scott West, Session Chair
The Boeing Company, Houston, TX

o Review of International Space Station Mechanical System Anomalies
David McCann, The Boeing Company, Houston, TX
o Space Station Berthing Mechanisms
Robert Foster, The Boeing Company, Houston, TX
o Mechanism Analysis and Verification Approach for ISS Truss Assembly
Wesley Bruner, Carlos Enriquez & Sreekumar Thampi, The Boeing Company, Houston, TX
o International Space Station Solar Array Wing Deployment Anomaly Resolution
David McCann, The Boeing Company, Houston, TX

3:30 BREAK

3:45 SPECIAL PRESENTATION – NASA Astronaut
Joe Tanner will give his insights into using and handling mechanisms in space. A veteran of three space flights, Tanner has logged over 742 hours in space, including over 33 EVA hours in 5 space walks including those for HST servicing and installing the Space Station solar arrays.

5:30-10:30 SYMPOSIUM BANQUET AT LONE STAR FLIGHT MUSEUM
5:30 Walk to Moody Gardens 3-D IMAX Theater
7:00 Tram to Lone Star Flight Museum – Bar-B-Que Dinner, Band & Displays
Entertainment provided by Ezra Charles and the Works
10:00 Return to the hotel via tram

FRIDAY, 21 MAY 2004

7:30 Friday Presenters’ Breakfast – Vine I Room

8:00 Light Refreshments – South Ballroom Foyer

8:30 SESSION VII – TRIBOLOGY/DEPLOYMENT – Moody II Room
Lois Gschwender, Session Chair
Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton, OH

o Life of Scanner Bearings with Four Space Liquid Lubricants
Dean Bazinet, Mark Espinosa & Stuart Loewenthal, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, CA; Lois Gschwender, Air Force Research Laboratory, Dayton, OH; William Jones, Jr., SEST Inc., Middleburg Heights, OH; Roamer Predmore, Swales Aerospace, Beltsville, MD
o Hubble Space Telescope Fine Guidance Sensor Post-Flight Bearing Inspection
Joe Pellicciotti, NASA Goddard Space Center, Greenbelt, MD; Stuart Loewenthal, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, Sunnyvale, CA; William Jones, Jr., SEST Inc., Middleburg Heights, OH; M. Jumper, BEI Precision Systems & Space Division, Maumelle, AR
o Effect of Test Atmosphere on Moving Mechanical Assembly Test Performance
David Carre & P. Bertrand, The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA
o The X-38 V-201 Fin Fold Actuation Mechanism
Christian Lupo, Brandan Robertson & George Gafka, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX
o The X-38 V-201 Flap Actuator Mechanism
Jeff Hagen, Lockheed Martin Space Operations, Houston, TX; Landon Moore & Jay Estes, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX; Chris Layer, Moog, Inc., East Aurora, NY

11:00 PRESENTATION: An Overview of JSC

11:45 TECHNICAL SESSIONS CONCLUSION
o PRESENTATION OF THE HERZL AWARD
o CLOSING REMARKS
Stuart H. Loewenthal, General Chairman
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company, Sunnyvale, CA

1:30 BUSES DEPART HOTEL FOR JSC TOUR

2:00-4:00 JOHNSON SPACE CENTER FACILITY TOUR

Christopher P. Hansen, Host Chair, NASA JSC

SYMPOSIUM ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Stuart H. Loewenthal, General Chairman, Lockheed Martin
Edward A. Boesiger, Operations Chairman, Lockheed Martin

Obie H. Bradley, Jr., NASA LRC
Carlton L. Foster, NASA MSFC
Claef F. Hakun, NASA GSFC
Patrice Kerhousse, ESA/ESTeC
Alan C. Littlefield, NASA KSC
Edward C. Litty, JPL
Fred G. Martwick, NASA ARC
Martha E. Milton, NASA MSFC
Wilfredo Morales, NASA GRC
Robert P. Mueller, NASA KSC
Fred B. Oswald, NASA GRC
Minh Phan, NASA GSFC
Donald R. Sevilla, JPL
Mark F. Turner, NASA ARC
James E. Wells, NASA LRC


SYMPOSIUM ADVISORY COMMITTEE

David F. Engelbert, NASA ARC (ret)
Robert L. Fusaro, NASA GRC (ret)
Ronald E. Mancini, NASA ARC (ret)
Stewart C. Meyers, NASA GSFC
John W. Redmon, Sr., NASA MSFC (ret)
William C. Schneider, NASA JSC (ret)
Bowden W. Ward, Jr., NASA GSFC (ret)