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GEN 6000
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OVERVIEW
Originally called “Space Cube 2.0” Genesis licensed Goddard’s technology and renamed it GEN6000. This design is an in-flight reconfigurable Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based on-board hybrid science data processing system.
Services Provided by Genesis
PWA Manufacturing
PWA Electrical Testing
Printed Wiring Board Design
Electrical / FPGA Design
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GEN6000 technology provides 10x to 100x improvements in on-board computing power while lowering relative power consumption and cost.
The GEN6000 design strategy incorporates commercial radiation-tolerant FPGA technology and couples it with an integrated upset detection and correction architecture to provide reliable “order of magnitude” improvements in computing power over traditional radiation-hardened flight systems.
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Software Performance Testing at GSFC
Having passed the standard suite of component and board-level electrical tests,
this GEN6000 unit is set up at NASA GSFC for a final 2-week long test using flight-like software.
Space Avionics
Space Avionics
OVERVIEW
Our class 100K avionic lab houses a skilled manufacturing team backed by experienced designers. We utilize board layout design software and a wide range of equipment.
our equipment
Automated Stencil Printer
Wave Solder Machine
Electrovert OmniFlo
10-Hot Gas Reflow Oven
Mycronics Automated Pick and Place
Aqueous Cleaner
Conformal Coat Equipment
Rehm Thermal System
CondensoXS Vacuum
Condensation Soldering System
Circuit Card Assembly(CCA) Lamination
Class Zero Workstations
Lead Forming and Tinning
Forced Hot Gas Rework Station
NIST Calibration Requirement
Genesis is licensed to produce and market the NASA GSFC SpaceCube 2.0 design, GEN6000, which utilizes reconfigurable processor technology.
Our end-to-end Space Avionics capabilities include the following demonstrated circuit card processes which meet all NASA requirements:
Surface Mount Technology
— Leadless Chip Carriers
— Ball Grid Array (1760)
— Column Grid Array (1760)
— Chip Capacitors/ Resistors
— TSOP & Flatpack
— Lamination Process
2 PWBs Mounted to Heatsink
— Hypertronics cPCI Connectors
Avionic and Electrical Certifications
IPC J-STD-001– Space Addendum to IPC J-STD-001 Requirements for Soldered Electrical and Electronic Connections
NASA-STD-8739.3 – Soldered Electrical Connections
NASA-STD-8739.4 – Crimping, Interconnecting Cables, Harnesses and Wiring
NASA-STD-8739.1 Polymeric Application and Inspection
NASA-STD 8739.1 Mate/Demate connector training
300-PG-8730.6.1 ESD Control Plan
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Electrical
Electrical
OVERVIEW
We’re known for the quality and innovation of the custom Electrical Hardware we build for the aerospace industry. Our manufacturing team fabricates flight hardware, and equipment for critical ground support testing.
We also offer clients our Counterfeit Detection Program which uses an XRF Machine to detect counterfeit components and prohibitive materials to ensure they’re receiving reliable parts.
Whether your design needs to be built-to-print, or your concept flows from our electrical design team, your electrical hardware will be custom fabricated to NASA aerospace standards.
Electrical products
— Flight Hardware – Harness and Cables with supporting documentation and certifications.
— Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) for Environmental Testing (TVac and Vibration)
— Test Racks
— Custom Breakout Boxes and Cables
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Current electrical
project support
Radar for Europa Assessment and Sounding: Ocean to Near Surface (REASON)
Multi Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA)
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X-ray Imaging and Spectroscopy Mission (XRISM)
(formerly XARM)
Electrical capabilities
DESIGN
Flight and non flight harnessing, Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) interface boxes and equipment racks, simulators and data acquisition equipment
FABRICATION
Flight and non flight harnessing, Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) interface boxes and equipment racks, simulators and data acquisition equipment
INTEGRATION
Harness layout and integration
TEST
Harness, Electronics box, Electrical Ground Support Equipment (EGSE) Certification, flight electronics procedure generation and implementation
DOCUMENTATION
Includes End Item Data Package complete with As Built Test Verifications such as High Pot and Continuity Testing
DELIVER
Hand carry delivery, insured shipping or integration as appropriate
JWST – IEC
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OVERVIEW
The James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) is an orbiting infrared observatory that will take the place of the Hubble Space Telescope at the end of its mission. Genesis Engineering Solutions was contracted to develop the Integrated Science Instrument Module (ISIM) Electronics Compartment (IEC) also knows as Region 2 of the JWST. This involves developing a light weight composite structure with optical reflective louver systems; this heat emitting system functions as a state-of-the-art radiator for space application.
The goal of the JWST is to study the universe at the important but previously unobserved epoch of galaxy formation. It will peer through dust to witness the birth of stars and planetary systems similar to our own. Utilizing JWST, scientists hope to get a better understanding of the intriguing dark matter problem. JWST is also a key element in NASA’s Origins Program.
GENESIS INVOLVEMENT
Products:
— Composite Structures
— Thermal Blanketing
— Harness, Cabling, Routing
— Ground Support Equipment
Services:
— Design
— Analysis (Thermal & Structural)
— Fabrication and Integration
— Project Management
Facilities:
— Genesis’ Integration Space and Class 10 Cleanroom
— Composite Fabrication Facility
Highlights:
— Design, Manufacture, Integration, Test, and Support for Region 2 of the telescope
— Composite shell design houses the telescope electronics
— Innovative optical reflective louver design made of composite materials
— Thermal system incorporates critical heat-emitting solution
GEDI
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The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) lidar will reveal the 3-D architecture of forests. The unprecedented detail of these measurements will provide crucial information about the impact that trees have on the amount of carbon in the atmosphere.
GENESIS INVOLVEMENT
In addition to providing general engineering expertise, our activity and support for the GEDI project includes:
— Assisting with the design, configuration and maintenance of the GEDI laser and BDU experimental setups and build facilities
— Performing incoming acceptance inspections of ETU and flight parts for the laser and BDU
— Assisting as needed with design changes to the laser and BDU systems
— Writing and carrying out flight level procedures and work orders
— Supporting the assembly of the laser and BDU systems
— Logistics assistance on the GEDI laser and BDU including manufacturing process flow, parts tracking and delivery
— Documenting work performed in reports and presentations
— Thermal Blankets
MUSTANG
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Goddard Space Flight Center’s new generation of spacecraft control electronics and science Instrument Data Processing Unit (IDPU) electronics design is nearly complete.
GENESIS INVOLVEMENT
— OCI Optical Analysis
— Printed Wiring Board Design
— Electrical / FPGA Design
— Integration & Test
— Hardware Procurement
— PWA Manufacturing
DETAILS
Modular Unified Space Technology Avionics for Next Generation (MUSTANG), also known as MMS Derived Avionics (MDA), was developed using GSFC internal funds and funds from the Goddard Plankton, Aerosol, Cloud, ocean Ecosystem (PACE) mission. It is baselined for PACE, the Goddard Ocean Color Instrument (OCI), the Goddard Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) Power Controller Unit, and the JPL Multi-Angle Imager for Aerosols (MAIA) Instrument Electronics. The designs, although not the form factor, for the processor, comm card, low voltage power supply, power monitor card, solar array module, segment module, heater module, and engine valve driver have been adopted by the WFIRST project. The Goddard team has worked closely with key Goddard contractors, such as Genesis Engineering, who supported the design and manufacture of a number the MUSTANG cards.
OCI PACE
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Measuring the color of the ocean provides important information about the health of the Earth’s oceans. The ocean is composed of many different substances which can contribute to the scattering of light at different wavelengths. One important substance is phytoplankton (marine based algae) which contributes to the greenish color of the ocean and is used to monitor and is an important sink for carbon dioxide.
GENESIS INVOLVEMENT
OCI Optical Analysis
We are supporting the OCI (Ocean Color Instrument) by working in the analysis of the OCI optical system. Stray light can interfere with the quality of the OCI measurements by affecting its accuracy. Stray light analysis helps to ensure that the OCI is measuring what it intends to and that most of the errant light entering the optical system is blocked by the detector. Optical tolerancing analysis provides an overall uncertainty budget in the optical systems ensuring that the instrument will meet its goals.
OCI Thermal Radiator
We are supporting the OCI by working in the analysis of the OCI optical system. Stray light can interfere with the quality of the OCI measurements by affecting its accuracy. Stray light analysis helps to ensure that the OCI is measuring what it intends to and that most of the errant light entering the optical system is blocked by the detector. Optical tolerancing analysis provides an overall uncertainty budget in the optical systems ensuring that the instrument will meet its goals.
WFirst
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WFIRST (Wide Field Infrared Survey Telescope) is a NASA observatory designed to settle essential questions in the areas of dark energy, exoplanets, and infrared astrophysics.
GENESIS INVOLVEMENT
— Design (Composites)
— Project Management
— Manufacturing of Mockup/Demonstration Unit
— Electrical PWB design
— Electrical harness fabrication
— Design development for avionics
— EGSE hardware development
— Critical MGSE hardware development
— Optics development
Practical Solutions Demonstrated
Design Engineers develop demonstration unit with Composite Materials.
Instrument Carrier showing assembly integration with two instruments.
Demonstrating Interfaces and Integration of Primary Structures