25-10-2014, 03:08 PM
Abstracts: The Indian Space Research Organisation is the primary space agency of India. ISRO is amongst the largest government space agencies in the world. Its primary objective is to advance space technology and use its applications for national benefit. Established in 1969, ISRO superseded the erstwhile Indian National Committee for Space Research (INCOSPAR). Headquartered in Bangalore, ISRO is under the administrative control of the Department of Space, Government of India. Space Applications Centre (SAC) is one of the major centres of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is a unique centre dealing with a wide variety of disciplines comprising design and development of payloads, societal applications, capacity building and space sciences, thereby creating a synergy of technology, science and applications. The Centre is responsible for the development, realisation and qualification of communication, navigation, earth & planetary observation, meteorological payloads and related data processing and ground systems. Several national level application programmes in the area of natural resources, weather and environmental studies, disaster monitoring/mitigation, etc. are also carried out. It is playing an important role in harnessing space technology for a wide variety of applications for societal benefits. The organisational structure continues to remain dynamic, responding to the needs of the hour. SAC operates and maintains Ahmedabad Earth Station and the Delhi Earth Stations. SAC has various departments dealing with various disciplines. I have been provided with an opportunity to work under the Antenna Mechanical Design Department (AMDD). I have worked in designing the 20 GHz Beacon Horn along with its bracket and deck. Post the successful completion of designing, I further even did the analysis of the whole assembly. The design of the Horn remains unchanged in an analysis. The design of the supporting bracket plays a very important role to keep the whole assembly steady under various loads. Hence, an efficient and ergonomic design of the Horn and Bracket assembly plays a very important role for ISRO. Hence, I have taken up this project to make an efficient as well as ergonomically sound Design for the 20 GHz Beacon Horn assembly. ISRO have been following some particular designs for Horn assemblies. I have tried to create my own design for the same, and have made it according to the requirements.