LCM
How it Works
- 1. NASA missions require the highest in quality during auditing phases of their components. The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle mission was no different.
- 2. For this application, FUTEK's load cells served as the auditing tool measuring the force of the payload (the Orion capsule) against the cables from the parachute deployment mechanism.
- 3. Two solutions were developed to fit this application's requirements.
- 4. In the first solution, quality assurance engineers could install FUTEK's Miniature Threaded In Line Load Cell between the cables creating a wire tension measurement application.
- 5. The second solution allows these engineers to mount the Donut/Thru Hole Load Cells at the base of the deployment system to measure the immediate and continue force the payload applied to the parachute cables.
- 6. Both solution options provided NASA's test engineers with highly accurate testing data.