The overall goal was to prove that Powder Metallurgy (PM) manufacturing techniques and components could be used to create the bus structure and satisfy NASA's safety requirements. To address this goal, our objectives were (1) to design, build and analyze a nanosatellite bus structure, and (2) to compare sample powder metal components to their wrought counterparts for structural integrity. The results provide preliminary data that PM components will meet NASA's safety requirements and that it is reasonable to use PM to manufacture a low cost, lightweight nanosat bus structure.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Price, Catherine Marie
• Belliveau, David Jonathan

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 04D119M

Advisor

• Apelian, Diran
• Looft, Fred J.

Year

• 2004

Date created

• 2004-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright