Interface adapter between an existing test bench and an orbital module

A rack system reconciling the electrical interfaces between an in-service test bench and a newly designed orbital module. System design, mechanical and electronic development, support to integration and AIT.

Cabinet assembled in the workshop: adapter drawers on the upper shelves, power section at the bottom, castors and handles for moving it
Adapter boards pulled out during check-out: rows of line connectors on the two decks and the test harness connected
Three-dimensional model of the adapter drawer: daughter boards side by side on their guides and the front panel with the controls

A rack placed between an in-service test bench and an orbital module with different electrical interfaces, reconciling the two.

It is the supply that lets a new vehicle be tested on existing infrastructure without redesigning that infrastructure: the cheapest way to extend a bench's useful life.

IN SY TO held system responsibility: design, rack mechanical and electronic development, support to integration and AIT.

Role

R1 — System responsible.
Scale: cabinet, work on an existing facility.
Customer: the prime contractor of a European launch vehicle.

Work performed

  • System design
  • Rack mechanical and electronic development
  • Support to integration and AIT activities

Sector

Space