Task:
A handling system must be developed for COSIMA, a mass spectrometer on board the ROSETTA spacecraft, which uses a sample carrier to feed the dust particles of a comet’s tail to the measuring chamber for chemical analysis.
Challenge:
Highest demands on a minimum of weight, space requirements and power consumption despite extreme conditions in space. The spacecraft travels in space for 10 years until it reaches its destination.
CEMEC’s solution:
- Development of an electromechanical system of maximum reliability
- Feeding the sample carrier for scanning into the mass spectrometer with an accuracy of 3µm, thus increasing the measurement resolution
Scope of services of CEMEC:
- Development 100% / In-house production 90%
- Execution of extensive calculations and tests for risk reduction
Added value for the customer:
- Implementation of a successful mission
- the manipulator has more than fulfilled its task
