Goddard Engineering and Technology Directorate

Optomechanical Systems

In this photo, an engineer inspects the Roman Space Telescope’s Focal Plane System (FPS), suspended from a crane in NASA GSFC’s Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility. The FPS contains 18 detectors that form a Mosaic plate.
In this photo, an engineer inspects the Roman Space Telescope’s Focal Plane System (FPS), suspended from a crane in NASA GSFC’s Spacecraft Systems Development and Integration Facility. The FPS contains 18 detectors that form a Mosaic plate.

End-to-End Hardware Development: Precision Testing, Prototyping, and Environmental Simulation for Mechatronics and Robotics

ETD’s Mechatronics and Robotics engineers have facilities and equipment to support hardware development from concept to flight. Machining services are available for prototyping, fixturing, and part modifications. Precision mechanisms and opto-mechanical systems are assembled and tested within hard- and soft-wall cleanrooms as well as multiple laminar flow benches. Electronics system build and tests are executed on Class 0 and Class 1A ESD benches, as appropriate, and reflow machines are leveraged for circuit card assembly rework. Vibration isolating “floating” granite tables facilitate testing of systems that necessitate minimal background noise. A variety of test equipment is also available including oscilloscopes, MicroVu optical comparator, tensile tester, dynamometers, Kistler micro-vibration force plates, and bearing tester to name a few. Robotic Arms are available for mission operations simulations and demonstrations. Environmental test chambers are available for functional testing in extreme environments. 

Optomechanical Systems are managed by ETD’s Mechanical Systems Division (MSD). Contact MSD for more information.