48th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference · 2007 · 22 citations · 4 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringSystems EngineeringAerospace StructuresPropulsionSpacecraft DesignReconfiguration StrategiesSpacecraft ConfigurationSpacecraft Proximity OperationsSpacecraft RendezvousSpacecraft StructuresSystems Engineering For SpacecraftDeployable Space StructuresDeployable StructuresDeployable SystemsModular Spacecraft DesignModular Spacecraft StructuresReconfigurable Spacecraft ArchitecturesReconfigurable Spacecraft DesignSpacecraft Configuration Design
In 2005, NASA commenced Phase 1 of the Modular Reconfigurable High Energy Technology Demonstrator (MRHE) program to investigate reconfigurable systems of small spacecraft. During that year, Lockheed Martin's Advanced Technology Center (ATC) led an accelerated effort to develop a 1-g MRHE concept demonstration featuring robotic spacecraft simulators equipped with docking mechanisms and deployable booms. The deployable boom built for MRHE was the result of a joint effort in which ATK was primarily responsible for developing and fabricating the Collapsible Rollable Tube (CRT patent pending) boom while Lockheed Martin designed and built the motorized Boom Deployment Mechanism (BDM) under a concurrent but separate IR&D program. Tight coordination was necessary to meet testbed integration and functionality requirements. This paper provides an overview of the CRT boom and BDM designs and presents preliminary results of integration and testing to support the MRHE demonstration.
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Proceedings of the 58th International Astronautical Congress
E. Gill, G.L.E. Monna, Jacquelien M.A. Scherpen et al. · 2007 · 368 citations