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UID:pretalx-kicon-europe-2026-PPMGBN@pretalx.kicad.org
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DESCRIPTION:Conventional spacecraft cable harnesses are costly\, labor-inte
 nsive and difficult to integrate\, particularly when numerous sensors and 
 actuators must be distributed across a mechanically complex structure.\n\n
 For a deployable spacecraft system\, we replaced much of the conventional 
 harness with a custom rigid-flex PCB designed in KiCad. The spider-like as
 sembly wraps around the mechanical structure and branches out to multiple 
 functional locations\, allowing sensors\, switches\, heaters and interface
 s to be integrated without separate point-to-point wiring.\n\nThe system w
 as launched into low Earth orbit in March 2026 and has been operating reli
 ably since April\, including rigid-flex sections installed on the exterior
  of the spacecraft structure.\n\nThis talk presents the KiCad design workf
 low\, the close integration with mechanical CAD\, the manufacturing and in
 tegration challenges\, and the lessons learned from taking an unconvention
 al rigid-flex design from its first fabrication run to successful operatio
 n in orbit.
DTSTAMP:20260921T061402Z
LOCATION:Main Stage
SUMMARY:No Wires Attached: A KiCad-Designed Rigid-Flex Harness Operating in
  Space - Marco Straubel
URL:https://pretalx.kicad.org/kicon-europe-2026/talk/PPMGBN/
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