Aviospace srl

Project: Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle – European Service Module for NASA’s Orion programme (MPCV-ESM)

The activities are developed in the frame of collaboration between Aviospace and Airbus Defence and Space Bremen, it consists in a support for: Design and Manufacturing of mechanical parts of the propulsion systems and for Design and Analysis support for Primary and secondary structure interface for the Propulsion System

Project: Capture and De-orbiting Technologies (CADET)

The project developed and demonstrates, by the development of ground functional breadboards, key technologies for ADR, including the capture systems and a vision based navigation system, including target in-situ recognition and properties assessment

Project: e.Deorbit phase A

The e.Deorbit mission objective is to “Remove a single large ESA-owned Space Debris from the LEO protected zone”. The role of Aviospace in the project is the design of a tethered-net capture mechanism.

Project: Activ-jet

The project allowed Aviospace to develop a full process of materials functionalization by means of ink-jet printing, including: 1) Case-by-case nanoparticle-based ink design and formulation (e.g. both conductive and dielectric inks). 2) Printed pattern optimization and printing process set-up. 3) Wide range of possible substrates (e.g. ceramic, metallic, composites). 4) Post-printing thermal treatments. This technology involves the use of a stable and repeatable process, which makes use of less galvanic treatment and waste production. Moreover, mass savings and lower manufacturing costs, as well as the possibility to deal with 3D shapes, make it a competitive
alternative to traditional manufacturing techniques.

Project: Wireless Sensor Network

This project focuses on sensing nodes development, powered by a vibration energy harvesting technologies, developed in the frame of the project. The nodes are conceived to be used on-ground, during storage, pre-launch phase, and during ascent/in orbit phases, e.g. Launcher staging, to allow communication between stages after separation. The communication system is composed by a multi-radio communication platform capable of using, in cognitive and opportunistic mode, heterogeneous wireless communication technologies for monitoring and control of complex systems for industrial and aerospace markets. The communication platform consists of multi-radio nodes able to cooperate for building up an intelligence network, that promotes the opportunistic use of wireless technologies with complementary characteristics in terms of data rate, latency, robustness to radio channel conditions, power consumption, and ability to self-organization in networks.