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A Low-Cost, Compact, Non-Explosive Pin- Puller for Aerospace Applications. S mall B usiness I nnovation R esearch. TiNi Alloy Company San Leandro, CA. INNOVATION. A non-explosive “Pinpuller and Rotary” actuator employing shape memory alloys (SMA). ACCOMPLISHMENTS

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  1. A Low-Cost, Compact, Non-Explosive Pin- Puller for Aerospace Applications Small Business Innovation Research TiNi Alloy Company San Leandro, CA INNOVATION A non-explosive “Pinpuller and Rotary” actuator employing shape memory alloys (SMA) • ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Developed an actuating mechanism by harnessing the recovery characteristics of SMA • Developed a SMA trigger mechanism which allows for fast (milli-second) actuation • Flight qualified several embodiments prior to the end of Phase II funding • Patented trigger mechanism based on SMA technology • COMMERCIALIZATION • An SMA actuator was used to successfully deploy solar arrays for the Clementine Spacecraft • This technology expanded company’s aerospace product line sufficiently to enable them to spin off a new company called TiNi Aerospace, Inc. • TiNi Aerospace’s production of aerospace release mechanisms grew to several hundred flight articles per year with sales revenue exceeding $1M per year Pinpuller - Model P25-810-1.5R • GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS • Applications include “Hold Down and Release” of numerous satellite deployables including solar panels, communication antennae, instrument cover doors, radiators, heat shields, tether experiments, isolation system and numerous others • Used aboard the Mars Global Surveyor, Lunar Prospector and numerous others 1992 Phase II, NAS3-27292, 7/99 NASA Contact - Douglas Rohn Company Contact - Michael Bokaie Glenn Research Center Structures 3-039

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