Probabilistic analysis of space shuttle body flap actuator ball bearings

Tribology Transactions

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 193-203

  Oswald, Fred B ^a   Jett, Timothy R ^b   Predmore, Roamer E ^c   Zaretsky, Erwin V ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NASA MARSHALL SPACE FLIGHT CENTER   (United States)

^c NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Ball Bearings; Grease Lubrication; Life Prediction Methods; Statistical Analysis; Wear; Weibull Analysis

Indexed keywords

GREASE LUBRICATION; LIFE PREDICTION METHODS; WEIBULL ANALYSIS;

BALL BEARINGS; PROBABILITY; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

BALL BEARINGS; PROBABILITY; SPACE SHUTTLES; STATISTICAL METHODS; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

EID: 41849088462     PISSN: 10402004     EISSN: 1547397X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10402000701732284     Document Type: Article

References (20)

1. Zaretsky, E. V., ed. (1997), Tribology for Aerospace Applications, STLE SP-37, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Park Ridge, IL.
2. Zaretsky, E. V., ed. (1999), STLE Life Factors for Rolling Bearings, STLE SP-4, second edition, Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers, Park Ridge, IL.
3. Bhushan, B., ed. (2000), Modern Tribology Handbook, Vol. 1, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
4. MacGregor, C. W. (1964), Handbook of Analytical Design for Wear, Plenum Press, New York.
5. Booser, E. R., ed. (1983), CRC Handbook of Lubrication: Theory and Practice of Tribology, Volume II: Theory and Design, CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
6. Jansen, M. J., Jones, W. R., Jr., Predmore, R. E., and Loewenthal, S. L. (2001), "Relative Lifetimes of Several Space Liquid Lubricants Using a Vacuum Spiral Orbit Tribometer (SOT)," NASA/TM-2001-210966.
7. Wang, W. and Dragomir-Daescu, D. (2002), "Reliability Quantification of Induction Motors - Accelerated Degradation Testing Approach," In Proc. Of the Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, Seattle, WA.
8. Roylance, B. J., Williams, J. A., and Dwyer-Joyce, R. (2000), "Wear Debris and Associated Wear Phenomena - Fundamental Research and Practice," Proc. Instn. Mech. Engrs., Pt. J J. Eng. Tribol., 24, 1, pp 79-105.
9. Carre, David J. (1988), "The Performance of Perfluoropolyalkylether Oils Under Boundary Lubrication Conditions," Trib. Trans., 31, 4, pp 437-441.
10. Jett, T. R., Predmore, R. E., Dube, M. J., and Jones, W. R., Jr. (2006), "Space Shuttle Body Flap Actuator Bearing Testing for Nasa Return to Flight," in Proc. of the 38th Aerospace Mechanisms Symposium, NASA/CP - 2006-214290, pp 253-268.
11. Hadden, G. B., Kleckner, R. J., Ragen, M. A., and Sheynin, L. (1981), "Research Report: User's Manual for Computer Program AT81y003 SHABERTH," in Steady State and Transient Thermal Analysis of a Shaft Bearing System Including Ball, Cylindrical and Tapered Roller Bearings, NASA CR-165365.
12. Weibull, W. (1939), "A Statistical Theory of the Strength of Materials," Ingeniorsvetanskapsakad. Handl., 151.
13. Weibull, W. (1939), "The Phenomenon of Rupture in Solids," Ingeniorsvetanskapsakad. Handl., 153.
14. Weibull, W. (1951), "A Statistical Distribution Function of Wide Applicability," J. Appl. Mech., 18, 3, pp 293-297.
15. Johnson, L. G. (1951), "The Median Ranks of Sample Values in Their Population with an Application to Certain Fatigue Studies," Ind. Math., 2, pp 1-9.
16. Johnson, L. G. (1964), The Statistical Treatment of Fatigue Experiments, Elsevier Publishing Co., Amsterdam.
17. Palmgren, A. (1924), "The Service Life of Ball Bearings," Zectsckrift des Vereines Deutscher Ingenieure, 68, 14, pp 339-341.
18. Langer, B. F. (1937), "Fatigue Failure From Stress Cycles of Varying Amplitude," ASME J. Appl. Mech., 59, pp A160-A162.
19. Miner, M. A. (1945), "Cumulative Damage in Fatigue," J. Appl. Mech., 12, 3, pp A159-A164.
20. NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods, http://www.itl.nist.gov/div898/handbook/ (2006).