ATK-Goleta
ATK Space Structures and Components –
Deployables, located in Goleta, CA (ATK-Goleta) produces innovative
solar arrays,
deployable booms and structures, and mechanisms for government agencies,
aerospace primes and subsystem suppliers.
Our experienced team of engineering, manufacturing and product assurance
personnel are always ready to respond to inquiries and customer technical,
programmatic, development, and manufacturing needs. This dedicated staff is
provided with state-of-the-art engineering computational tools and the
facilities for remote, real-time collaboration with our customers and
suppliers.
ATK
prides itself on delivering 100% flight success on all space hardware.
This record demonstrates that flight success is our highest priority,
particularly as we bring novel, mission-enabling systems to flight
operation.
In 1975, Max Benton and Robert Crawford founded AEC-ABLE Engineering Co.
Over the years, ABLE’s product offerings multiplied, starting with Coilable
boom systems in the early-1980’s, and rapidly branching out into a wide
variety of other deployables. Solar arrays were first offered in the
mid-1990’s. AEC-ABLE Engineering was acquired by ATK in 2004, and has
maintained the culture of innovation and uncompromising commitment to
customer success that was established by our founders.
Flight Heritage
100%
flight success achieved on all missions, including over 70 solar array wings
and another over 50 deployable structures on-orbit.
Facilities and Capabilities
ATK’s Goleta facility, located at 600 Pine Avenue,
Goleta, CA, occupies 83,000 sq. ft. This facility houses engineering and
support staff offices, manufacturing, assembly, integration, test, and
clean room areas.
The following is an abbreviated listing of ATK’s
manufacturing and test facility capabilities:
- Clean rooms: 40,000 sq. ft., positive-pressure,
temperature-controlled, and humidity-monitored Class-100,000, plus a
Class-100 laminar airflow work area for critical assemblies
- Inspection department with three small Coordinate
Measuring Machine (CMM) units
- 200 ft overhead deployment rail with 150 lb capacity and
near-zero friction
- LAPSS system with Matched Spectrum, Calibrated solar power
verification
- Machine shop with various numerically controlled
metalworking tools
- Electronics laboratory for the fabrication, testing, and
storage of special purpose instrumentation and data processing equipment
- Thermal-cycle test facility with three rapid-cycle thermal
chambers
- Six computer-controlled ambient pressure
nitrogen-backfilled thermal chambers capable of -160 C to +120 C
temperatures
- Extensive structural and kinematic test equipment utilized
for the extension and loading of deployable structures.
Computer-controlled actuators and sensors are used for data acquisition.
- Laser trackers and multiple optical reflectors for optical
verification of structural alignments and kinematic motion capable of
resolving less than 0.0005 in measurements at a distance of over 30 ft.
- Multiple solar array deployment test fixtures
- 2-axis horizontal offloading and custom configurations for
unique geometry, including air bearings
Ground support equipment and special tooling for solar array subsystem
and system-level integration.
Engineering Expertise
ATK’s staff leverages a wealth of experience
designing and delivering high quality, innovative space flight hardware.
Areas of expertise include:
- Complex kinematic deployment systems
- High reliability spring & motor driven mechanisms
- Repeatable, pre-loaded, multi-axis hinges
- Composite and metallic structures design and analysis
- Photovoltaic system design and analysis
- Space materials, parts and processes
- EW and Slotted Array Radar antenna design and production
- Solar array & deployable structure manufacturing
- Analysis: structural (including nonlinear), kinematics,
thermal, power systems
- Large structure deployment & environmental testing
- Reliability and failure modes analysis
Technical Papers
ATK-Goleta
actively participates in the academic and professional community, sponsoring
engineering student projects and presenting papers on our findings as new
products and technologies are developed. We have provided listing of recent
papers on
solar arrays and other
deployables. Please contact us if you wish to receive a copy of any of these
Contact:
ATK-Goleta
600 Pine Ave.
Goleta, CA 93117
Phone: 805.685.2262
Fax: 805.685.1369
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