Robotics and control R&D in the Canadian Space Station program

Author

Sallaberger, Christian

Author_Institution

Canadian Space Agency, Saint-Hubert, Que., Canada

Volume

2

fYear

1996

fDate

26-29 May 1996

Firstpage

482

Abstract

The Canadian Space Agency has chosen space robotics as one of its key niche areas, and currently more than 75% of the space robotic program resources is for the International Space Station. As a result of this the Canadian Space Station Program has invested considerable research and development effort in the field of robotics and control. This R&D effort is occurring both in the main mobile servicing system (MSS) program, which is designing the Space Station robotic system, and in the Strategic Technologies for Automation and Robotics Program which is developing key technologies for the evolutionary MSS. An overview is given of the robotics and control R&D in both of these programs. The two programs also make use of the CSA Automation and Robotics Testbed, which is also described

Keywords

aerospace control; research and development management; robots; CSA Automation Robotics Testbed; Canadian Space Agency; Space Station program; mobile servicing system; research and development; space robotics; Automatic control; Design automation; International Space Station; Mobile robots; Orbital robotics; Research and development; Robot control; Robotics and automation; Space stations; Space technology;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Electrical and Computer Engineering, 1996. Canadian Conference on

Conference_Location

Calgary, Alta.

ISSN

0840-7789

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3143-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/CCECE.1996.548195

Filename

548195