Lessons Learned from a Deployment Mechanism for a Ka-band Deployable Antenna for CubeSats

Sauder, Jonathan; Chahat, Nacer; Hodges, Richard; Peral, Eva; Rahmat-Samii, Yahya; Thomson, Mark

dc.contributor.author	Sauder, Jonathan
dc.contributor.author	Chahat, Nacer
dc.contributor.author	Hodges, Richard
dc.contributor.author	Peral, Eva
dc.contributor.author	Rahmat-Samii, Yahya
dc.contributor.author	Thomson, Mark
dc.date.accessioned	2020-04-22T02:59:54Z
dc.date.available	2020-04-22T02:59:54Z
dc.date.issued	2018-05-16
dc.identifier.citation	44th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium, Cleveland, Ohio, May 16-18, 2018	en_US
dc.identifier.clearanceno	18-0598
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2014/48041
dc.description.abstract	The Ka-band parabolic deployable antenna (KaPDA) is a 0.5 meter diameter antenna which fits in a tiny, CubeSat compatible 10 cm by 10 cm by 16 cm volume. The design evolved from a rough concept in an R&D proposal to a fully flight qualified design, scheduled for launch in May of 2018, in a timeframe of just 4 years. This paper focuses on key lessons learned on maintaining precision through structural depth, use of fixtures and additive manufacturing for fabrication, the design of robust, deterministic mechanisms, and the dangers of friction and press fits	en_US
dc.description.sponsorship	NASA/JPL	en_US
dc.language.iso	en_US	en_US
dc.publisher	Pasadena, CA: Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2018	en_US
dc.title	Lessons Learned from a Deployment Mechanism for a Ka-band Deployable Antenna for CubeSats	en_US
dc.type	Preprint	en_US