Onedof Turntable Designer Aleks Bakman

THE ONEDOF STORY: Idea of the perfect, zero tolerance self-centering non-resonant friction free bearing came to Aleks when he was climbing and then skiing down the 14265 ft. (4350m) Quandary Peak in Colorado (picture above, 2000). Research and calculations of the bearing design took evenings and weekends of more than five years. Finally the first manufactured bearing had shown better than expected performance. The trouble was that the science did not stand still all those years. Redesigning bearing based on the latest NASA publications took another year, but the bearing had become better than the best. It was the turn of an electric motor drive to be optimized beyond recognition. After that being done in just a couple of years, came the epic damping agony. Aluminum platter is easy to machine, but it rings like the bells of St. Paul’s Cathedral. Inside the platter Aleks placed some high tech witch’s brew of an undisclosed liquid mixed with the proprietary solid particles. The platter had lost its tongue and became mute. Now you know how to build your own Onedof Turntable. You start by climbing the peak.

EDUCATION: Georgia Institute of Technology. School of Mechanical Engineering. Master of Science Degree. Atlanta, GA, 06/92-06/95. Studied Fluid Dynamics, Robotics, Turbodynamics, Tribology, Rheology, Applied Mathematics, Finite Element Analysis, Electronics, Advanced Dynamics, Material Science and Vibration Theory. Thesis work: developed, built and tested Elastohydrodynamic (EHD) Simulator.

OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Mr. Bakman has invented and built other exotic machines performing with exact precision. All of his inventions were and still are used commercially. His first patent Aleks received at the age of 22 for inventing the clock of a computer for an unmanned mining, a 250 meter robot working on compressed fluid rather than electricity. Later he developed, built, and successfully tested a surgical tool for operations on the human cornea using a microscopic supersonic water jet.

AWARDED: special NASA medallion for supporting experiments on board of Space Shuttle Columbia.		Developed and manufactured Onedof Turntable. Completed in 2011. Ask us about the price.
Sikorsky Heavy Lift Helicopter CH-53K. Structural analysis of the parts of the airframe and landing gear in 2006-2008. Price US$24.36 million		Boeing 787 The Dream Liner. Structural analysis of the wing in 2007. Price $185.2 million.
Boeing 747 Freighter. Structural analysis of the engine attachment in 2007. Price $319 million.		Sikorsky Helicopter SH-60 Seahawk. Structural analysis of the parts of the airframe in 2006. Price $28 million.
Phoenix, Mars Lander. Structural analysis of the solar panel installation in 2005. Price $386 million.		Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) and High Resolution Image Science Experiment (HIRISE). Decks, struts, mechanisms, and installation of the scientific instruments in 2003-2004. Launched and deployed successfully in 2005 Still in mission now in 2013. Price $720 million. Price of spacecraft and science instruments: $450 million.
Jupiter Icy Moons Orbiter (JIMO). Concept design and analysis of the heat radiator for a nuclear reactor, the source of power for electric propulsion. Mission cost in 2005. $10 billion.		Centaur 3 Upper Rocket Stage. Structural analysis and testing of the propulsion components, tanks, flexible propellant ducts, vent ducts, engine interfaces, equipment module, and payload adapter in 1999-2003.
Atlas Launch Vehicle (on which Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter was launched). Analysis of the RD-180 rocket engine mechanisms, engine interfaces, structural barrel, propellant ducts, tank pressurization and vent ducts, inter-stage adapter, payload adapters, payload fairing in 1995-1999. Success Rate 100%. Launch Price $138 million. Backlog of orders.		German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg. Aleks was not involved with it in 1935, and look what happened!