Space vehicle electromechanical system and helical antenna winding fixture

Title: Space vehicle electromechanical system and helical antenna winding fixture

A space vehicle electromechanical system may employ an architecture that enables convenient and practical testing, reset, and retesting of solar panel and antenna deployment on the ground. A helical antenna winding fixture may facilitate winding and binding of the helical antenna.

Inventors:: Judd, Stephen; Dallmann, Nicholas; Guenther, David; Enemark, Donald; Seitz, Daniel; Martinez, John; Storms, Steven

Issue Date:: 2017-12-26

OSTI Identifier:: 1414918

Assignee:: Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM) LANL

Patent Number(s):: 9,853,353

Application Number:: 14/745,763

Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Jun 22

Research Org:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 42 ENGINEERING

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