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Project 04-17-06
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Outline
• Background
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• Design Requirements
• Design Options
• Option 1: Linear Actuator Pin-puller
• Option 2: Ejector Release Mechanism
• Simulations
• Fabrication & Assembly
• Testing
• Conclusion
• Recommendations
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Background on CubeSats
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Project Scope
• An upcoming experiment requires a CubeSat capable of splitting into two
bodies.
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this project: design,
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capable of separating a CubeSat while in orbit
• NOTE: The satellite is in a very early design phase
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Design Requirements
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Design Options:
Option 1 Option 2
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Features in both options:
Baseplates
• Act as main structure for
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the mechanism Option 1 Option 2
• Mounts to rest of satellite
structure
• Act as one face of each
satellite
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Features in both options:
Alignment Legs
• Designed in a cup-and-cone
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configuration
• Minimizes risk of binding
• Allows two satellites to stay
aligned before separation
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Option 1: Pin-Puller Design
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Features of Option 1:
Pin Connections
• One of the simplest methods of
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disconnecting
bodies
• Easily resettable
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Features of Option 1:
Linear Actuators
• Intended to pull pin and allow
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separation
• To actuate, a stepper motor
rotates to drive a leadscrew.
• Selected Haydon Kerk Part #
19343-05-A16
• Minimizes cost
• Vacuum-rated
• Wide operating temperature range
• Minimizes electrical energy
consumption
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Features of Option 1:
Chain Link
• Allows two different pin
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be used
• Only one pin must be
pulled to separate
• If one pin cannot pull, the
other pin may be used
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Features of Option 1:
Springs
• Springs push satellites
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disconnected
• Selected custom spring
plungers from cubesat.org
• Will not create debris
• Used in many previous
CubeSat missions
• Tested springs for force
vs. travel to find closest
matching pair
• Test data also used to
adjust separation velocity
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Option 2: Design using off-the-shelf
Ejector Release Mechanism (ERM)
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Features of Option 2:
Ejector Release Mechanism (ERM)
• Built-in latching system
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• Built-in spring
• Has been used in many
similar applications
• Extensive testing done by
supplier
• Much higher cost than
linear actuators
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Comparing Options:
Option 1 (with pin connections) Option 2 (with ERM)
• Much lower cost than option 2 • Has been used in many similar
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• Meets all mission requirements
• Requires extensive testing to • Fewer components than option 1
become qualified • Benefits manufacturability
• Reduces amount of failure points
• Extensive testing done by
supplier
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Fabrication and Assembly:
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Simulation and Testing Methods
• Finite Element
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Analyses:
• 35G static loads
• Frequency analysis
• Random vibration
loads
• Pendulum testing:
• Intended to test
mechanism as if it
were in orbit
• Used to validate
calculations
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Static Simulations
• Simulating loads
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Frequency Simulations
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Random Vibration Simulations
• Constrained at bottom of
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mechanism
• Added vibrational loads to
bottom of mechanism
• Found RMS stresses:
• 21.65 MPa maximum in all cases
• Well below failure limit of
73.33MPa
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Pendulum Test: Setup
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Pendulum Test Video
• Pendulum length is
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• Alternate masses
are used to validate
the test setup:
• E-Sat mass of 2098
grams
• D-Sat mass of 524
grams
• Since satellites are
lighter than
expected, they will
go faster than 8cm/s
• Expected velocity:
30.09cm/s
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Pendulum Test: Results
• Expected separation 5
velocity from
calculations: 30.09 4
cm/s 3
• Experimental 2
separation velocity:
29.25 cm/s 1
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Conclusion
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Recommendations
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Questions?
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