Design
Requirements:
- Shall connect soft goods to recovery assembly
- Shall withstand separation loads
- Shall withstand deployment loads
Material: Al 6061
Risks: Deforms during separation or parachute deployment
Features:
- Pie cuts for mass reduction
- Holes for interface with rope guide
- Hole through center for piston
- Radial holes for interface with cup
- Single hole on one of the spokes for anti-rotation rod
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Analysis
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Manufacturing
Operations:
- Waterjet profile
- Turn down diameter and step on lathe
- Mill holes with radial indexer
- Tap holes