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vH&S, 2003-01 von Hoerner & Sulger GmbHSchlossplatz 8, D – 68723 Schwetzingen, Germany

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von Hoerner & Sulger GmbH

Schlossplatz 8, D-68723 Schwetzingen

Tel: +49-6202-5756-0 Fax: +49-6202-5756-55

[email protected]

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Business Segments

Systems for Industrial Applications

Space Research Medical Technology


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Staff and Equipment

Foundation of vH&S in 1971Workforce: ~ 20Executive Director: Dr. Hanna von Hoerner.Technology Management: Dr. Reinhold Bertrand, Dr. Hartmut Henkel.Facilities for the development of electronics and flight-qualified hardware.Clean-Room-, integration- and test facilities.Computer network with current high class computing facilities for design, simulation and data processing.

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Organization

Administration, Personnel OfficePurchaseB. Hürstel

Secretary's OfficeI.Seitter

AccountancyD. Tschano

PA & QAControl

G. Krein

Clean RoomFacilities

System AssemblyIntegration and Verification

System Analysisand Design

Space SystemsAIV & Cleanroom

Dr.-Ing. R. Bertrand

EnvironmentalRequirements

PowerConverters

Analog & DigitalSystem Design

Phys.-Tech.InterfaceDefinition

Instrument Dev.Dr.-Ing. H. Henkel

Industrial Studies& System Design

Data Processing& Applications

Software Design

MicrocontrollerSystem Design

System Design& Simulation

System Analysis

Electronic & S/WDevelopment

Dr. J. Dalcolmo

Scientific Studies& Analysis

Optics& Mechanics

ScienceCoordination

Mechanics and RoboticsDevelopment

Dr.-Ing. R. Bertrand

MeasurementEquipment

Ground SupportEquipment

IndustrialPrototypes

Electronic LaboratoryProduction

Dr. H. von Hoerner

Executive Managementand Technical Direction

Dr. H. von Hoerner


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Instruments for Scientific Exploration

PIA/Giotto4

PUMA3

LASCO/ C1 Soho 6

CIDA/ Stardust2

CIDA/Contour2

COSIMA/Rosetta1,7

LIMA-D/ Phobos3

1980 1990 2000

ISOPHOT/ Iso4

SESAME/Rosetta1

EPSILON5

BUGATTI 1..8 5

TOTAL5

MASERATI5

CCD-Kamera6

CONE/MIDAS5

CoMA/Craf3

SUMER6

MARS-‘986

NANOKHOD1 - µ-RoSA - RTPE

LAD/Twins5

DISCOVERY3 MISSIS9 - ROKVISS

AROMA10

1 = contract by ESA 2 = contract by NASA 3 = contract by MPK Heidelberg 4 = contract by Dornier 5 = contract by Uni Bonn 6 = contract by MPAe Lindau 7 = contract by MPE Garching 8 = contract by MPICh Mainz 9 = contract by Astrium 10 = contract by Kayser-Threde 11 = contract by JenaOptronik

SOLERO10

PSPE10 PMC11

LPSPE1

GIPF1

MRP1

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Co-operations

u.v.a.

FMI


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Overview of Projects - Astronautics (1)

Capability of development and implemetation of complete experiments, e.g. on extra-terrestrial orbiters:Mass-spectrometer PIA/GIOTTO in co-operation with Dornier (1981-84).Mass- spectrometer PUMA 1/2 on VEGA as prime contractor of MPK Heidelberg and SA Paris (1982-85).Coronograph LASCO/C1 on SOHO as prime contractor of MPAe Lindau (1991-95).“Cometary and Interstellar Dust Analyzer” (CIDA) for NASA-STARDUST-Mission as prime contractor of DARA/MPE (1995-98).“Cometary Secondary Ion Mass Analyzer” (COSIMA) for the ESA-ROSETTA-mission as prime contractor of MPE Garching (1998-).CIDA 2 on NASA-CONTOUR as prime contractor of JHU/APL, Laurel, USA, (1999-).Lyman-α detector LAD on TWINS (US-Mission), contract by Univ. Bonn (2000-).

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Data Acquisition System and DPU for LIMA-D on Phobos as prime contractor of MPK Heidelberg and FMI Helsinki (1984-88).Infrared-telescope ISOPHOT on ISO, contract by Dornier (1986-88).Experiment Data processor for LWR on Mars-98 for MPAe Lindau.German contribution to the AOS experiment on the SMEX mission SWAS (astronomy) as prime contractor of Universität Köln.Flight electronics for the cometary experiment SESAME on the ROSETTA lander as prime contractor of DLR-Köln (1997-).

Contribution to Experiments, e.g.:


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Experiments for usage on ballistic rockets, z. B.:

Experiment for ionospheric exploration “BUGATTI 1...8” as prime contractor of Universität Bonn (1977-83).Magnet. Spectrometer EPSILON as prime contractor of Univ. Bonn (1986-88).Atmospheric density probe TOTAL as prime contractor of Univ. Bonn (1986-89).Diode-laser absorption spectrometer MASERATI for Univ. Bonn (1993-96).High-resolution CCD-Kamera for EUV/ x-ray - telescope for MPAe Lindau (1995-99).Atmosphere experiment CONE/MIDAS as prime contractor of IAP Kühlungsborn(1998-).

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Overview of Projects - Astronautics (4)Robotic Technology, Studies, R&D-

Projects, z. B.:Feasibility study and engineering model for CoMA on CRAF for MPK Heidelberg (1987-92).Feasibility study for UV-camera SUMERon SOHO for MPAe Lindau (1989).Feasibility study for robotic systems related to the MARS-98 Mission on behalf of MPICh Mainz (1994-95).Prime contractor of the ESA TRP-study “Micro-Robots for Scientific Applications” (“Nanokhod”) (1997-99).Prime contractor of the ESA technology-study “Robotic Technologies for Planetary Exploration”; (Mercury or Mars Mission Application).


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NANOKHOD / BepiColombo

Micro-Rover

Scientific exploration of planetary surfaces.

Developed for Max-Planck-Institut für Chemie, Mainz, Germany, and ESA.

Part of the Model Payload for ESA‘s BepiColombo mission to Mercury.

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Nanokhod at work


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Cometary and Interstellar Dust Analyzer

CIDA / Stardust & Contour

„in-situ“ composition analysis of interstellar and cometary dust particles.

Developed on behalf of DARA/BMBF and the Max-Planck-Institute für Extraterrestrische Forschung in Garching, Germany, for a flight on NASA‘s STARDUSTmission.

CIDA 2 on behalf of JHU/APL for the NASA mission CONTOUR;launch: 01 July 2002.

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CIDA / Stardust & Contour


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COSIMA / Rosetta

SIMS Cometary Spectrometer for „in-situ“ composition analysis of dust particles of 46P/ Wirtanen. Developed on behalf of the Max-Planck-Institute für Extraterrestrische Forschung in Garching, Germany, for flight on ESA‘s ROSETTA mission.

Cometary TOF-SIMS Instrument

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CONE / MIDAS

Rocket Experiment

Analyze turbulence phenomenae in the upper atmosphere of the Earth.

Developed for the Institut für Atmosphärenphysik in Kühlungsborn, Germany.

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vH&S – Company RecordFrom 1971 to today, 180 projects have been conducted in total, 76 of which related to

aerospace research and exploration – mostly extraterrestrial:15 scientific experiments for space exploration and research, 13 of which as main contractor26 rocket research experiments.15 aerospace-related ground systems (test- and service systems).20 aerospace-related studies, mostly based on scientific background.

Additionally, 104 projects beside aerospace for industrys, academies and institutes for scientific research:18 major development projects for industry and academy51 minor development projects for industry and academy23 feasibility / financing studies and FMEA, respectively5 small production series for industrial applications (plastic manufact., pharmac. industry, etc.).7 medical development projects (systems for blood analysis, dialysis, etc.)

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vH&S - Strategy

Customer Related (e.g. scientific research institutes):Soonest possible adjustment to project related science. Trust-promoting co-operation with customer on direct and open basis. Advice and support in terms of co-ordination and search for partners.Reasonable availability of integration and test facilities from strategic co-operation with scientific institutes.vH&S as „extended laboratory“ for scientific customers

Business Related:In-house conduction of all major work packages.Placement of minor tasks to subcontractors and strategic / co-operation partners.In-house AIVComprehensive project management.


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At vh&S, the CEO .....

..... is still working sometimes!

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