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Space Applications of Industrial Laser Systems (SAILS)A program is under way to develop a YAG laser based materials processing workstation to fly in the cargo bay of the Space Shuttle. The system will be capable of cutting and welding steel, aluminum, and Inconel alloys of the type planned for use on Space Station Freedom. As well as demonstrating the ability of a YAG laser to perform remote (fiber-optic delivered) repair and fabrication operations in space, fundamental data will be collected on these interactions for comparison with terrestrial data and models. The flight system, scheduled to fly in 1995, will be constructed as two modules to fit into the standard Get Away Special (GAS) canisters. The first can holds the laser and its power supply, to be constructed by our industrial partner, Lumonics Industrial Processing Division. The second canister has the materials processing workstation and the command and data acquisition subsystems. These components will be provided by groups at the University of Tennessee Space Institute (UTSI) and the University of Waterloo. The cans are linked by a fiber-optic cable which transmits the beam from the laser head to the workstation.
Document ID
19960022556
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Mueller, Robert E.
(Tennessee Univ. - Calspan Tullahoma, TN United States)
McCay, T. Dwayne
(Tennessee Univ. - Calspan Tullahoma, TN United States)
McCay, Mary Helen
(Tennessee Univ. - Calspan Tullahoma, TN United States)
Bible, Brice
(Tennessee Univ. - Calspan Tullahoma, TN United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
January 15, 1995
Publication Information
Publication: CSTAR Third Annual Technical Symposium
Subject Category
Lasers And Masers
Accession Number
96N71316
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAGW-1195
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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