Session
Technical Poster Session 3
Location
Utah State University, Logan, UT
Abstract
EBAD’s NEA® Mini hold-down and release mechanism (HDRM) was designed for lower load applications, such as those found in small satellite applications. The design was born from the popularity of small, inexpensive Nichrome burn wire solutions in the Small Satellite community, coupled with some associated failures of those devices that revealed the opportunity for a more reliable solution. EBAD adapted our GEO NEA® battery bypass switch into an HDRM for small sat applications, built and tested an initial prototype. These devices have the advantages of being small, light, low power, low shock, and high reliability. The prototype effort was conducted in 2018 with a series of load and shock output tests that validated the HDRM as a potential product for typical low-load release mechanism applications.1 This paper describes the further development and qualification of the NEA® Mini HDRM for spacecraft and satellite applications.
NEA Mini HDRM for Low Load Applications - Development and Qualification
Utah State University, Logan, UT
EBAD’s NEA® Mini hold-down and release mechanism (HDRM) was designed for lower load applications, such as those found in small satellite applications. The design was born from the popularity of small, inexpensive Nichrome burn wire solutions in the Small Satellite community, coupled with some associated failures of those devices that revealed the opportunity for a more reliable solution. EBAD adapted our GEO NEA® battery bypass switch into an HDRM for small sat applications, built and tested an initial prototype. These devices have the advantages of being small, light, low power, low shock, and high reliability. The prototype effort was conducted in 2018 with a series of load and shock output tests that validated the HDRM as a potential product for typical low-load release mechanism applications.1 This paper describes the further development and qualification of the NEA® Mini HDRM for spacecraft and satellite applications.
