Description
Book SynopsisThe first comprehensive reference on the design, analysis, and application of space vehicle mechanisms Space Vehicle Mechanisms: Elements of Successful Design brings together accumulated industry experience in the design, analysis, and application of the mechanical systems used during space flight.
Table of ContentsStainless Steels (P. Gross).
Beryllium and Its Alloys (J. Marder).
Structural Composites (F. Penado).
Fasterner Materials (W. Ferguson).
Ball Bearing Materials (J. Grout).
Spring Materials (D. Kasul).
Solid Lubricants (D. Stone & P. Bessette).
Other Broadly Used Materials (G. Dallimore).
Pyrotechnic Release Devices (N. Butterfield).
Nonexplosive Release Devices (W. Purdy).
Ball Bearings (H. Singer).
Permanent Magnet Motors (R. Fink, et al.).
Feedback Devices (T. Malcolm, et al.).
Rotating Signal and Power Transfer (S. Cole, et al.).
Deployment Devices (M. Bowden).
Structural Dynamics (J. Leete).
Contamination (R. Rantanen).
Thermal Design (H. Wong).
Radiation and Survivability (M. Rose).
Design Validation (N. Butterfield & P. Conley).
Electrical Interfaces (L. Ekman).
The Pointing Subsystem (B. Eyerly & W. Burkett).
Appendices.
Index.
