ZIN TECHNOLOGIES
Cleveland, Ohio (OH), United States
Aerospace, Defense & Security
Products & Services
Avionics Systems
ZIN Technologies
ZIN provides space-rated, mission-critical electronics and avionics systems to IPC Class 3A and Space Addendum requirements. ZIN provides PCB Coupons & Micro-sections Analyzed with In-House Certified Component Engineers. ZIN has facility wide ESD controlled and certified facilities with staff trained to NASA-STD-8739 and IPC J-STD-001FS. Production at ZIN is through our QMS controlled work order system.
Mechanical Design Capabilities
ZIN Technologies
ZIN provides a broad range of mechanical engineering, design and analysis functions, including acceleration measurement/abatement, pressure vessel design, critical structures, structural dynamics and design analysis with finite element and difference tools such as NX NASTRAN, FEMAP, SEA, SINDA and others. System and man in the loop simulation models have been developed utilizing MatLAB, MSC ADAMS and other computational software. Kinematic and Dynamic analyses are also performed to evaluate and verify real-world behavior of designs without the need for physical prototypes.
Structural Health Monitor
ZIN Technologies
ZIN’s solution includes a Smart Structural Module (SSM) controller that connects to up to eight Triaxial Accelerometer Assemblies (TAAs) using a two-wire RS-485 data bus and a two-wire power bus.
Power Processing Units - Electric Propulsion
ZIN Technologies
Designs include multiple PPU topologies. The ZIN NEXT-C PPU operates from a wide input 80 to 160-Volt high-power bus. The unit includes six power supplies. Four power supplies (beam, accelerator, discharge, and neutralizer keeper) are needed for steady state operation, while two cathode heater power supplies (neutralizer and discharge) are utilized during thruster startup.
Power Systems
ZIN Technologies
ZINN Power Distribution Units (PDUs) are space-grade, radiation-hardened designs built to power critical missions. As an example, on NASA’s Commercial Resupply 2 program, ZIN provides all power system elements for the Dream Chaser vehicle. ZIN has developed PDUs that power both high-voltage systems (flight actuators, thrust vector controllers, satellite power busses) as well as low-voltage systems (avionics, flight computers, and communications). The PDUs control power flow from multiple sources, with features such as on/off switching, source prioritization, active MOSFET OR-ing, and load sharing. Our PDU designs can operate on voltage busses from 28-270V, and currents up to 500A.
Guidance and Navigation Systems
ZIN Technologies
ZIN’s TRL-9 AMS is the first device accurate enough to provide closed-loop thrust control to allow flight of multiple satellites in formation.
Starlab Commercial Space Station
ZIN Technologies
Starlab is a commercial free-flier space station and ZIN involvement also includes development of flight hardware and software for spacecraft systems including life support systems, power, propulsion, communications, human health and energy storage and distribution systems.
People
About
ZIN Technologies, Inc. is a dynamic and experienced AS 9100 registered small disadvantaged business (SDB) located in Northeast Ohio. As a small business industry leader providing advanced engineering services and product development solutions for NASA, DoD and private industry, ZIN has enabled and supported unique research and the advancement of industry technologies for over sixty years. We provide systems design, development, engineering and integration, test and evaluation, advanced aerospace systems modeling and simulation and support the full life-cycle development of aerospace hardware and software. Our engineers are experts in custom and COTS avionics, navigation, structural analysis and thermal management, dynamics analysis and vibration isolation, power, imaging, diagnostics and electro-optics systems.
ZIN has over 25 years of experience partnering with NASA management, scientific experts and industry to manage and develop space systems. We have built, certified and operated over 150 NASA space flight payloads that interface with a wide range of ground test facilities, launch vehicles and on-orbit carriers. We have an extensive background in complete systems engineering, which includes crew training, safety and hazard analysis and environmental testing. ZIN has decades of experience in command, control and communications through our design, development and operations (and payload operations) of the NASA Glenn Research Center Telescience Support Center (TSC).
ZIN has over 25 years of experience partnering with NASA management, scientific experts and industry to manage and develop space systems. We have built, certified and operated over 150 NASA space flight payloads that interface with a wide range of ground test facilities, launch vehicles and on-orbit carriers. We have an extensive background in complete systems engineering, which includes crew training, safety and hazard analysis and environmental testing. ZIN has decades of experience in command, control and communications through our design, development and operations (and payload operations) of the NASA Glenn Research Center Telescience Support Center (TSC).
