New design for a space cryo-mechanism

Gilles Durand; Jérôme Amiaux; Jean-Louis Augueres; Michael Carty; Jean Christophe Barrière; Marylène Bouzat; Bruno Duboué; Pierre Olivier Lagage; Didier Lebeuf; Erwan Lepage; Isabelle Lemer; Nathalie Peydrol Marlaguey; Sébastien Poupar

doi:10.1117/12.789624

25 July 2008 New design for a space cryo-mechanism

Gilles Durand, Jérôme Amiaux, Jean-Louis Augueres, Michael Carty, Jean Christophe Barrière, Marylène Bouzat, Bruno Duboué, Pierre Olivier Lagage, Didier Lebeuf, Erwan Lepage, Isabelle Lemer, Nathalie Peydrol Marlaguey, Sébastien Poupar

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Proceedings Volume 7018, Advanced Optical and Mechanical Technologies in Telescopes and Instrumentation; 701826 (2008) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789624
Event: SPIE Astronomical Telescopes + Instrumentation, 2008, Marseille, France

Abstract

Based on its experience of space application instrument and its development of cryomechanism for astronomical ground based instrument VLT / VISIR, CEA Saclay is proposing a new concept of Space Cryomechanism. This design is based on VLT/VISIR cryo-mechanism design adapted to space requirements taking into account all the specification of space environment (vibrations at launch, cryogenic vacuum, materials, radiations, ...). The original concept of the design is based on the association of the key elements: a dog-clutch with Hirth teeth jaws coupled to a step-by-step space qualified cryo-motor, a bellows that allows for separation of indexing and rotating functions, and enlarged bearings design in "O" arrangement that increase robustness to vibration. The actuator has 360 steady positions that can be reached within les than a second with repeatability of 5 arcsec peak to peak. After a presentation of the details of the concept and of its benefits to robustness to space environment, the paper describes the thoroughly qualification program of the cryo-mechanism with respect to space requirements (cryo-cycling, indexing accuracy, power consumption, heat dissipation, motorisation margins, vibrations). This cryo-mechanism may be built in 3 different sizes for wheels up to 10 kg.

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Gilles Durand, Jérôme Amiaux, Jean-Louis Augueres, Michael Carty, Jean Christophe Barrière, Marylène Bouzat, Bruno Duboué, Pierre Olivier Lagage, Didier Lebeuf, Erwan Lepage, Isabelle Lemer, Nathalie Peydrol Marlaguey, and Sébastien Poupar "New design for a space cryo-mechanism", Proc. SPIE 7018, Advanced Optical and Mechanical Technologies in Telescopes and Instrumentation, 701826 (25 July 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.789624

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