Development and Qualification of a European Pin Puller
Programme Reference
G528-001MS
Status
Closed
Country
Spain
Start Date
2011
End Date
2014
Programme: GSTP Prime Contractor: ARQUIMEA INGENIERIA SLU
Subcontractors:
SENER INGENIERIA Y SISTEMAS SA • Spain
UNIVERSITAT POLIT?CNICA DE VAL?NCIA - UPV • Spain
Objectives
The main objectives of the project were to develop and qualify a fully European Pin Puller for space applications with higher temperature capability. The products available in the market are limited in their operating temperatures, avoiding their use in missions where this requirement is more restrictive.
Description
Arquimea suggests a new Pin Puller base on a novel SMA material (SMARQ) with increased temperature performance capabilities able to overcome the current temperature limitations of similar devices. The European Pin Puller can work in the range of temperatures of -50ºC to 125ºC with a minimum pull force of 100N. Other important advantages of the proposed technology are its lightweight, high force to weight ratio and low volume, which makes it especially attractive in space applications.
• Application domain: Space Safety
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Technology Domain:
15 - Mechanisms
15 - Mechanisms
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Competence Domain:
2-Structures, Mechanisms, Materials, Thermal
2-Structures, Mechanisms, Materials, Thermal
• Initial TRL: TRL N/A
• Target TRL: TRL N/A
• Achieved TRL: TRL N/A
•HarmoRoadMap: N/A
•IPC Document: N/A
•Public Document:
