Design Handbook Umbilical Locking Mechanism Development Program

Abstract

This handbook presents the techniques, developed in an intensive testing program, for use in designing ball-lock mechanisms for use on space vehicle umbilicals. In addition to the general design of this locking device and its component parts, this handbook covers the effects of component surface conditioning, temperatures from ambient to minus 196 degrees Centigrade (degrees C), materials and material hardness, and forces on the locking device up to 5000 pounds. For the convenience of the reader, the final test report under this contract is included as an addendum to this report.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1968
Accession Number
ADA453741

Entities

People

  • David L. Cusick

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Beryllium
  • Contracts
  • Corporations
  • Engineering
  • Films
  • Hardness
  • Life Cycles
  • Liquid Oxygen
  • Low Temperature
  • Manufacturing
  • Maraging Steels
  • Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Spacecraft
  • Stainless Steel
  • Surface Properties

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Powder metallurgy of Titanium alloys.
  • Software Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers