On The Cusp: What is Next?
53rd Robert H. Goddard Memorial Symposium
March 11, 2015
Nelson Pedreiro
Science & Technology Director
Advanced Technology Center
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
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Imaging Interferometer Array
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Conventional Telescope
and focal plane
SPIDER Radial Blade
Design: Full sensor replaces
conventional telescope
Example: MRO HIRISE0.5 m aperture0.7m x 1.4m64.2 kg
Estimate0.75m x 0.1 m~ 6kg
Interferometer Tube Assy Array
14 per row
37 rows
Array Plate
Outer Align
Cylinder
Photonic
Integrated
Circuits (PIC)
Back Plate
Photonic Integrated Circuit Tests
Imaging Sensor Demonstration
Segmented Planar Imaging Detector for EO Reconnaissance -
Revolutionary approach:
From image plane to pupil
plane detection
Re-inventing Imaging SensorsRe-inventing Imaging Sensors
SPIDER
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Nanoelectronics
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8” wafer with over 500 NRAM® parts
built in commercial production foundry
A New Approach for Space Electronics
CuantumFuseTM: NanoCopperAll-metal adhesive system creates bulk copper metal joints from fusion at 200 C
NRAM®: CNT MemoryRadiation Tolerant, Non-Volatile, Low-Power
Packaged 2nd Generation
4 Mb NRAM® part
CNT-FETs: CNT Field Effect Transistor Stackable, flexible and can be fabricated on a wide number of substrates
200 nm Gate
DrainSource
CNT Fabric
CNT-FET circuits on
Kapton substrate
Comparable operation to
Si FETs: High electron
mobility; Microwave to
millimeter wave
Stackable CNT Electronics:Enables system on chip architectures
All-CNT solution
enables 3-D
integration with
improved scaling
and power
consumption
Thermal gasket
Solder-free
Electronics
Graphene:Filtration and sensor applications
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Advanced Materials & Manufacturing
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Printing a Satellite through Materials and Manufacturing Innovation
Selected Juno secondary structures built using additive manufacturing and CNT-based material
Titanium propellant tank: Additive manufacturing for schedule and cost reduction from machining forged billets
Multi-robot Additive Cluster:Additive, subtractive, fiber placement, pick and place, monitoring and inspection
APEX thermoplastic nanocomposite comparable strength to 6061 aluminum at lower density and cost