The course will cover:

• Mechanism definition, requirements, and development approach.

• Mechanism technologies and components

• Design rules for lubrication and tribology, mechanical design and sizing

• Mechanism verification.

For this objective, the following standard must be considered: ECSS-E-ST-33-01C Space Engineering: Mechanisms.

The content of the course will include:

• General introduction about Mechanism definition and interfaces / interactions of mechanisms with other disciplines: thermal control, structures, functional operations, materials and parts, propulsion, electrical and electronics, and servo control interactions.
• Definition of mechanisms specific terms
• Mission requirements and design requirements for mechanisms
• Development approach and models
• Reliability requirements
• Mechanism design requirements: Tribology, Thermal control, Mechanical design and sizing, Pyrotechnics, Electrical and electronic, control loop design.
• Materials and lubrication
• Functional dimensioning requirement (Force/Torque Margin)
• Mechanism verification by test & analysis
• Life test and associated requirements
• Mechanism development and support documentation

The objective of the course is to present the main requirements in the ECSS E-33 discipline for design, sizing, manufacturing, and verification of mechanisms.

Geert Smet, TEC-MSM, ESA

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This ECSS session will be recorded and will be made available online afterwards.