Structure
Design Engineering
Advanced Structure Design
Concept To Released Drawings For Entire Flight Vehicle Structure, Subassemblies, Components And Piece Parts
Trade Studies & Optimization
Including Metallic Vs Cfrp Material Selection, Enhanced Load Paths, Enhanced Strength And/Or Stiffness, Cost Reduction, Mass Reduction, Enhanced Manufactuability, Reduced Production Spans
Design Reviews
Prepare PDR/CDR/MRR Package And Present Review To Customer
Specialized Services
Flight Structure Research, Design & Development (Rd&D), Failure Analysis & Root Cause Investigation, Design And Development Of Specialized Satellite Or Missile Interface To Launch Vehicle
Mechanical System
Design Engeering
Advanced
Satellite Bus Design
Advanced
Aerospace Vehicle Design
Integrated Systems Design
Approach
Perform Design Trades Of Top-Level Vehicle Architechure, Including Multiple Payload And Mechanical Subsystem Configurations (Propulsion, Structure, Thermal Control, Power, Mechanisms And Antennas) Subject To System And Vehicle-Level Performance Requirements & Constraints (Including Cost, Schedule, Mass, Stiffness , Strength, Thermal Dissipation, Power, Thermally-Induced Structure Distortions, Rf Field-Of-View, Subsystem & System level Ait Factory Flow Considerations)
MGSE / Tooling / STE
Design
Mechanical Ground Support
Equipment (MGSE) Design
Vehicle-Level Turnover Dollies, Integration Stands, Handling Fixtures, Slings, Gse V-Band Clamps, Shipping Containers And Unit-Level Handing & Integration Fixtures
Tooling Design
Top-Level Structure Assembly Fixtures, CFRP Primary Structure Layup & Trim Tooling, Assembly & Integration Scaffolding , CFRP Piece Part Layup Molds, Panel Trim And Drill Templates, Waveguide Interface Tooling, Master/Slave Interface Control Tooling
Special Test Equipment (STE)
Design
Vehicle Or Subsystem-Level STE For Static Load, Sine Vibration, RF Performance, Thermal Vac And Deployable Appendage Zero-G Motion Testing, Plus Specialized Fixturing For Component Or Unit Level Development & Qual Testing