38th Aerospace Mechanisms SymposiumThe Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium (AMS) provides a unique forum for those active in the design, production and use of aerospace mechanisms. A major focus is the reporting of problems and solutions associated with the development and flight certification of new mechanisms. Organized by the Mechanisms Education Association, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company (LMSSC) share the responsibility for hosting the AMS. Now in its 38th symposium, the AMS continues to be well attended, attracting participants from both the U.S. and abroad. The 38th AMs, hosted by the NASA Langley Research Center in Williamsburg, Virginia, was held May 17-19, 2006. During these three days, 34 papers were presented. Topics included gimbals, tribology, actuators, aircraft mechanisms, deployment mechanisms, release mechanisms, and test equipment. Hardware displays during the supplier exhibit gave attendees an opportunity to meet with developers of current and future mechanism components.
Document ID
20060028221
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Boesiger, Edward A. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
IDRelationTitle20060028227WorkMechanism Development, Testing, and Lessons Learned for the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device20060028226WorkPlanetary Airplane Extraction System Development and Subscale Testing20060028252WorkSpace Shuttle Body Flap Actuator Bearing Testing for NASA Return to Flight20060028245WorkFailure of Harmonic Gears During Verification of a Two-Axis Gimbal for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft20060028241WorkDevelopment of a Forced Oscillation System for Measuring Dynamic Derivatives of Fluidic Vehicles20060028253WorkFaying Surface Lubrication Effects on Nut Factors20060028229WorkJWST NIRSpec Cryogenic Light Shield Mechanism20060028248WorkMars Exploration Rover Potentiometer Problems, Failures and Lessons Learned20060028228WorkDevelopment Tests of a Cryogenic Filter Wheel Assembly for the NIRCam Instrument20060028222WorkPrecision Linear Actuators for the Spherical Primary Optical Telescope Demonstration Mirror20060028231WorkLessons Learned From the Development, Operation, and Review of Mechanical Systems on the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and Payloads20060028242WorkEffect of Test Environment on Lifetime of Two Vacuum Lubricants Determined by Spiral Orbit Tribometry20060028244WorkHeritage Adoption Lessons Learned: Cover Deployment and Latch Mechanism20060028222WorkPrecision Linear Actuators for the Spherical Primary Optical Telescope Demonstration Mirror20060028226WorkPlanetary Airplane Extraction System Development and Subscale Testing20060028227WorkMechanism Development, Testing, and Lessons Learned for the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device20060028228WorkDevelopment Tests of a Cryogenic Filter Wheel Assembly for the NIRCam Instrument20060028229WorkJWST NIRSpec Cryogenic Light Shield Mechanism20060028231WorkLessons Learned From the Development, Operation, and Review of Mechanical Systems on the Space Shuttle, International Space Station, and Payloads20060028241WorkDevelopment of a Forced Oscillation System for Measuring Dynamic Derivatives of Fluidic Vehicles20060028242WorkEffect of Test Environment on Lifetime of Two Vacuum Lubricants Determined by Spiral Orbit Tribometry20060028244WorkHeritage Adoption Lessons Learned: Cover Deployment and Latch Mechanism20060028245WorkFailure of Harmonic Gears During Verification of a Two-Axis Gimbal for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Spacecraft20060028248WorkMars Exploration Rover Potentiometer Problems, Failures and Lessons Learned20060028252WorkSpace Shuttle Body Flap Actuator Bearing Testing for NASA Return to Flight20060028253WorkFaying Surface Lubrication Effects on Nut Factors