Technical Development of ISS Centrifuge Rotor
- Paper number
IAC-05-B4.1.06
- Author
Mr. Naoki Sato, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA), Japan
- Year
2005
- Abstract
Centrifuge Rotor (CR) is the largest (2.5m diameter) centrifugal gravity system in space, which will be installed on the International Space Station (ISS). It provides a selectable, simulated gravity environment from 0.01g up to 2.00g (0.01g increments) for biological specimens on ISS. Small animals and plants could also be used in experiments with the CR, and significant advances for those gravitational experiments are expected. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has been developing this CR for NASA since 1998. Overcoming various technical difficulties and challenges, the design of the CR is being completed in this year. This paper gives an outline of the CR system first and then introduces major technical aspects. Most important design aspect is safety design feature for CR specific hazards such as rotor sudden stop and excessive whirling motion in case of failure. For the control of sudden stop, we have incorporated so-called Mechanical Fuse.
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
IAC-05-B4.1.06.pdf (🔒 authorized access only).
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