ESMATS 2021

19th European Space Mechanisms and Tribology Symposium
Online - Organised by ESA.
20th - 24th September, 2021

AGENDA

Day 1	Session 1	Poster 1	Session 2	Poster 2
Day 2	Session 3	Pointing 1	Session 4	Instruments 1
Day 3	Session 5	Instruments 2	Session 6	Deployment & Microvibration
Day 4	Session 7	Components 1	Session 8	Components 2
Day 5	Session 9	Tribology & Orbit Experience	Session 10	Miscellaneous Mechanisms

	DAY-1: 20th September, 2021
Time	Paper Title	Author / Session Chair	Affilation	Country	Paper
	OPENING
14h00	5min session joining time
14h05	Welcome, general info, Programme	Mr. Lionel Gaillard	ESA/ESTEC
14h25	Welcome of Head of ESA Mechanical Engineering TEC-MS	Dr. Tommaso Ghidini	ESA/ESTEC
14h40	50 Years of Space Tribology in Europe - what have we learned about “keeping space moving”…and what next ?	Mr. Simon Lewis	ESR Technology / ESTL	GBR
15h10	5min session joining time
15h15	Invited Talk and Q&A	Col. Luca Parmitano	ESA Astronaut	ITA
16h15	25min Coffee Break			Top
	Session 1: Poster 1	Mr. Frédéric Courtade	CNES	FRA
16h40	5min session joining time
16h45	4D printing of Nitinol shape-memory componnent made by SLM additive manufacturing	Mr Paul Didier	Nimesis Technology	FRA
16h50	Lessons Learnt from lubricants’ testing at ESTEC Materials’ Laboratories	Dr. Malgorzata Holynska	ESA/ESTEC
16h55	Redesign, additive manufacturing and TRL7 validation testing of a space-compatible Slipring Rotor.	Mr. Hervé Saudan	CSEM SA	SUI
17h00	Topology Optimization of Compliant Mechanism as a design method to improve hardware performance in Lunar dust environment.	Ms. Dorota Budzyn	University of Glasgow	GBR
17h05	DEAR – Providing a Dusty Environment for Planetary Exploration Robotics Testing	Mr. Tim Tattusch	OHB System AG	GER
17h10	iDRILL – An Instrumented Drill for Lunar Prospecting	Mr. Tim Tattusch	OHB System AG	GER
17h15	Miniaturised Stepper Motor for Space Applications	Mr. Simon Hayoz	Almatech SA	SUI
17h20	Emirates Lunar Rover Navigation Camera Mast and Gimbal	Mr. Gorka Gonzalez	SENER Aeroespacial	ESP
	Session 2: Poster 2	Mr. Harald Langenbach	Airbus D&S GmbH	GER
17h25	5min session joining time
17h30	Low-cost low resolution contactless Position Sensor Development	Mr. Felix Gäde	RUAG Space Germany GmbH	GER
17h35	DTA10-105 IHD Rotary Actuator Development	Mr. Iker Sainz Lete	SENER Aeroespacial	ESP
17h40	Design and Manufacturing Considerations for Modified Involute Gearing	Mr. Jonathan P. Wood	Lockheed Martin Space	USA
17h45	Development of a compact Payload Mechanism enabling continuous motorized Sensor Head rotation and Signal Transfer	Mr. Matthias Noeker	Royal Observatory of Belgium (ROB)	BEL
17h50	Lessons learned from Qualification Testing of a Potentiometer by Use of COTS’s Technology	Dr. Kai Zajac	RUAG Space Germany GmbH	GER
17h55	CSEM MicroVibration platform description and characterization	Mr. Guzman Borque Gallego	CSEM SA	SUI
18h00	Design of a novel Separation Mechanism for high-power model Rockets.	Mr. Erik Uythoven	EPFL Rocket Team (ERT)	SUI
18h05	End of the day - Virtual Room left open to all for late evening discussion			Top

	DAY-2: 21st September, 2021
Time	Paper Title	Author / Session Chair	Affilation	Country
	Session 3: Pointing 1	Mr.Mathieu Robroek	Airbus D&S Netherlands	NED
14h00	5min session joining time
14h05	Development and tests of a Pointing Mechanism based on a novel Direct Drive Motor and Magnetic Encoder	Mr. Floris van Kempen	TNO	NED
14h25	Secondary Mirror Fine Pointing and Alignment Mechanism for Cryogenic Telescope Applications	Mr. Hannes Plank	RUAG Space GmbH	AUT
14h45	IASI-NG Scan Mechanism: An innovative Architecture to improve Pointing Performances	Mr. Julien Gavalda	COMAT	FRA
15h05	Development of Thruster Pointing Mechanisms for CubeSat & Small Satellite Applications	Mr. Marcos D. Perez	LMO-UK	GBR
15h25	Preliminary tests of piezoelectric and magnetic fast steering mirrors P-FSM150S and M-FSM45 for large scale FSO constellations	Mr. Gérald Aigouy	CEDRAT Technologies	FRA
15h45	25min Coffee Break			Top
	Session 4: Instruments 1	Mr. Samuel Senese	OHB System AG	GER
16h10	5min session joining time
16h15	IASI-NG Dual Swing Mechanism Development	Mr. Adrien Moraine	Airbus Defence & Space S.A.S.	FRA
16h35	Development of an AM flexure-based Tripod Mechanism for the fine positioning of segmented Telescope Mirror Tiles	Dr. Julien Rouvinet	CSEM SA	SUI
16h55	JANUS Filter Wheel Module Mechanism	Ms. Cristina Paredero	SENER Aeroespacial	ESP
17h15	Design and Qualification of the METimage Solar Calibration Device	Mr. Mario Lommatzsch	Airbus D&S GmbH	GER
17h35	Design and Testing of a novel miniaturised sealed Tether-Recoil Mechanism for the NANOKHOD Microrover	Mr. Moritz Gewehr	University of Stuttgart - Institute of Space Systems	GER
17h55	End of the day - Virtual Room left open to all for late evening discussion			Top

	DAY-3: 22nd September, 2021
Time	Paper Title	Author / Session Chair	Affilation	Country
	Session 5: Deployment & Microvibration	Mr. Cristina Burgui	SENER Aeroespacial	ESP
14h00	5min session joining time
14h05	Development of a high performance Microvibration Isolation System	Ms. Emilia Wegrzyn	Surrey Space Centre	GBR
14h25	Microvibration Isolations Lessons Learned, Design Recommendations, and Enhanced Damping Materials	Mr. Tony Demerville	SMAC	FRA
14h45	Lesson Learned on the development of a self-deployable VHF Antenna for Nano Satellite	Mr. Gilles Lubrano	Thales Alenia Space	FRA
15h05	Actuated Cover Door with Emergency Opening Function for Space Telescopes	Dr. Tharek Mohtar	OHB Italia Spa	ITA
15h25	Design and Integration of a Deployable Antenna Wing Assembly	Mr. Edward A. Boesiger	Lockheed Martin Space	USA
15h45	25min Coffee Break			Top
	Session 6: Instruments 2	Ms. Marta Tokarz	Astronika Sp. Z o.o.	POL
16h10	5min session joining time
16h15	Evolution of the ExoMars Sample Crushing Unit from Breadboard to Flight Model	Mr. Robert Paul	OHB System AG	GER
16h35	ARIEL M2M Actuator de-risking	Ms. Aiala Artiagoitia	SENER Aeroespacial	ESP
16h55	COOLER : A louvered, passive radiator for CubeSats	Mr. Peter Spanoudakis	CSEM SA	SUI
17h15	Front Door Assembly development for Coronagraph instrument onboard ESA’s Proba3 mission	Mr. Matěj Stejskal	VZLU	CZE
17h35	Design, Development and Qualification of the Filter Wheel Assembly (FWA) of the ASPIICS Instrument for ESA PROBA-3 Mission	Mr. Jędrzej Baran	Space Research Center PAN	POL
17h55	End of the day - Virtual Room left open to all for late evening discussion			Top

	DAY-4: 23rd September, 2021
Time	Paper Title	Author / Session Chair	Affilation	Country
	Session 7: Components 1	Ms. Louise Jandura	JPL	USA
14h00	5min session joining time
14h05	A gas bearing reaction wheel supplied by ultrasonic pumps	Mr. Stefan Heindel / Mr Florain Liebold	ESA/ESTEC
14h25	Contactless Medium Accuracy Absolute Position Sensor	Dr. Alessio Bolognini	RUAG Space AG	SUI
14h45	Magnetic Brake for Driving Units for Applications in Space Environments	Mr. Gregor Puchhammer / Mr. Karlo Radman	IIES – Inspired Innovation Engineering Services LCM - Linz Center of Mechatronics GmbH	AUT
15h05	Development and qualification of a High-Temperature Shape Memory Alloys based Actuator for Hold Down and Release Mechanisms (HDRM)	Mr. François Leproux	Nimesis Technology	FRA
15h25	Software evaluation of Ball Bearing Performances (structural, tribology): comparison of numerical results obtained by five different engineers for the same set of input.	Mr. Alain Blanc	ESA/ESTEC
15h45	25min Coffee Break			Top
	Session 8: Components 2	Mr. Marcin Wygachiewicz	Sener Sp. Z o.o.	POL
16h10	5min session joining time
16h15	Large Angle Flexure Pivot development and test campaign results	Mr. Peter Spanoudakis	CSEM SA	SUI
16h35	Design and environmental testing of the DFKI-X Robotics Joint for space applications	Mr. Niklas A. Mulsow	DFKI Robotics Innovation Center	GER
16h55	HF-VHF Compact Tubular Deployable Antenna Mechanism	Mr. Iker Gabiola	SENER Aeroespacial	ESP
17h15	NELS HDRS Qualification Results and Lesson Learnt	Mr. Francesco Creatini	Airbus D&S Netherlands B.V.	NED
17h35	Development of a Modular Product Line of Rotery Actuators for European Space Mechanisms	Mr. Jens Anders	Thales Avioics Electrical Motors	FRA
17h55	End of the day - Virtual Room left open to all for late evening discussion			Top

	DAY-5: 24th September, 2021
Time	Paper Title	Author / Session Chair	Affilation	Country
	Session 9: Tribology & Orbit Experience	Ms. Ewelina Ryszawa	ESA/ESTEC
14h00	5min session joining time
14h05	New Lubrication concept to successfully run mechanisms at low temperatures	Mr. Andreas Merstallinger	AAC- Aerospace and Advanced Composites GmbH	AUT
14h25	Testing the impact dynamics of the LISA Pathfinder release mechanism	Mr. Edoardo Dalla Ricca	University of Trento	ITA
14h45	Hybrid Lubrication as a Practical Candidate for Space Mechanism Applications	Ms. Rachel Bingley	ESR Technology / ESTL	GBR
15h05	The Tribological Behaviours of New and Existing Self-Lubricating Materials for Space	Mr Adam Wade	ESR Technology / ESTL	GBR
15h25	Study of Spacecraft Deployables Failures	Mr. Alejandro Rivera	KBR / NASA Goddard Space Flight Center	USA
15h45	25min Coffee Break			Top
	Session 10: Miscellaneous Mechanisms	Mr. Enrico Suetta	Leonardo S.p.A	ITA
16h10	5min session joining time
16h15	Advanced Space Mechanisms Design using Additive Layer Manufacturing	Dr. Antje Deckert	Astro- Und Feinwerktechnik Adlershof GmbH	GER
16h35	Verification of the internal Hold-Down Mechanism for LUNA-27 Prospect Drill Column: Dedicated GSE Development Challenges and Lessons Learned	Mr. Maksymilian Gawin	Astronika Sp. Z o.o.	POL
16h55	Qualification of Resource Transfer mechanisms as part of International Berthing and Docking Mechanism – Hard Capture System development	Mr. Lukasz Powęska	Sener Sp. Z o.o.	POL
17h15	10min Pause (for the selection of the best paper award by the committee)
17h25	ESMATS Award celebration and ESMATS Closing	Mr. Lionel Gaillard	ESA/ESTEC
17h30	End of the day - Virtual Room left open to all for late evening discussion			Top