The solution was created by the addition of a multiple groove high friction capstanning wheel to the center shaft and 1 or multiple idler sheaves used to rout the cord from one groove to the next.

Innovation provides a modular and generic mating innovation that will reduce the risk associated with spacecraft mating and enhance the U.S. capability to mate spacecraft in Earth orbit and beyond.

The approach proposed in this work effects attitude control by autonomously changing the vehicle center of mass and thus using solar radiation pressure to also perform the task of attitude control.

Boeing developed and tested an Active Flow Control (AFC) system consisting of multiple vibrating-surface actuators or “flipperons”, position sensors, power system, and controller. The flipperons were driven by Piezoelectric Single Crystal (PZN-PT) material which is a relatively new piezoelectric material that is capable of strain levels exceeding 1% and exhibits strain energy densities 5 times higher than conventional commercially available PZT materials.

The Single Mode, PM Fiber ferrule was mounted inside a preloaded ball and socket arrangement, which was adjustable along the focus direction as well, to achieve 4 degrees of freedom. This arrangement is mounted inside a flexural X-Y stage, to obtain the additional 2 degrees of freedom.