Technology development for real-time teleoperated spacecraft mission operations

Upcoming space missions in the fields of on-orbit servicing and space debris removal will face highly complex tasks which require significant increases in complexity and capability of spacecraft systems, as well as increased dexterity of manipulators. In order to provide methods and technologies allowing real-time teleoperation in orbit, the Institute of Astronautics (LRT) at the Technical University Munich (TUM) is researching different technologies that will be needed for this new type of spacecraft mission operations. With the on-orbit servicing scenario as leading example mission, the main focus lies in developing technologies needed for teleoperated close-range proximity operations including inspection and docking maneuvers.