Nut overcomes mechanical mismatch from accumulated tolerances and maintains assembly even if mounting screw loosens. Nut and screws can be painted with bonding agent to insure lock. If assemblies are removed frequently, nut and screws can be made of steel to reduce wear and tear on threads and risk of faulty threads.
Floating nut for spacecraft application
NASA Tech Briefs ; 2 , 4
1978-03-01
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Floating reference frames for flexible spacecraft
AIAA | 1977
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