RBSP Radiation Belt Storm Probes RBSP Radiation Belt Storm Probes 3-4 Sept EFW INST+SOC PDR97 RBSP Electric Field and Waves Instrument (EFW) Product Assurance Trent Taylor, Flight Assurance Manager Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics University of Colorado at Boulder

983-4 Sept. 2008EFW INST+SOC PDR Product Assurance Topics Flight Assurance Team EEE Parts, PWBs and GIDEP PWA Build Processes Workmanship Standards Contamination Control ESD Control Program

993-4 Sept. 2008EFW INST+SOC PDR Flight Assurance Team Trent Taylor, LASP Flight Assurance Manager Tracy Vincent, EFW Quality Engineer Sharon Dooley, EFW Procurement Expeditor and GIDEP Coordinator Cat Brant, EEE Parts Engineer Jeff Brown, LASP Controlled Stores Technician Dwight Reinhardt, LASP Cleaning Lab Technician

Sept. 2008EFW INST+SOC PDR EEE Parts, PWBs & GIDEP LASP’s EEE Parts Engineer, Cat Brant, will work with the RBSP Parts Control Board to assure that all parts have approval for use. –Will facilitate delivery of as-built parts list –Parts will be procured, and derated, to EEE-INST-002, Level 2 or better EEE spreadsheets used to track all pertinent information on a part-by-part basis, including TID, SEE, and Displacement Damage ratings Exceptions will require PCB approval through waivers/deviations Printed Wiring Boards –Coupon approval shall be obtained prior to population of flight PWBs. LASP’s GIDEP process described in Alert and Advisory Procedure (103782) –Sharon Dooley is LASP’s Alert and Advisory Coordinator and GIDEP representative. –Single point of contact for entire lab –Disseminates information to all programs

Sept. 2008EFW INST+SOC PDR PWA Build Processes Inspect and remand EEE parts to program-segregated controlled stores Evaluate PWBs, visual (coupon testing at APL) EEE component lead-forming Kitting inspection Electrical assembly with magnified, 100% visual inspections and photographs at key process points Aliveness testing Staking and conformal coating Final workmanship inspection and photographs Environmental burn-in Package and ship

Sept. 2008EFW INST+SOC PDR Workmanship Standards Certifications –NASA-STD , Staking and Conformal Coating –NASA-STD , Surface Mount Technology –NASA-STD , Soldered Electrical Connections –NASA-STD , Crimping, Cables and Harnesses –ANSI/ESD S20.20, Electrostatic Discharge Control LASP QA has certified Level B Instructors for all 5 disciplines Member of Process-Based Mission Assurance (PBMA) Knowledge Management System

Sept. 2008EFW INST+SOC PDR Contamination Control Cleaning provisions – PWBs cleaned and baked before assembly – Gloves used during all handling – All assembly done at Class 1000 flow-benches – PWAs cleaned prior to conformal coating – All materials compliant with NASA publication 1124 – Packaging and shipping provisions to maintain low contamination exposure during transport – No items on Materials Identification List (MIL) with marginal out-gassing /off-gassing characteristics Final bake-out process (RGA)

Sept. 2008EFW INST+SOC PDR ESD CONTROL PROGRAM ESD Control Program implemented by LASP QA –Mandatory training by LASP’s NASA-trained Level “B” ESD Control Instructor –Certification of lab users to the LASP ESD Procedure and ANSI/ESD S20.20 –Support for all assembly and test labs to ensure properly ESD-controlled environments