Title :
Design goals and system description of the flight support system/servicing aid tool
Author_Institution :
NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
The flight support system/servicing aid tool (FSS/SAT) consists of two systems: the FSS, a cradle used with the Shuttle to berth, position, and power satellites, and the SAT, a telerobot to be attached to the FSS. The author identifies the design goals of the FSS/SAT and discusses the major features of the SAT. Particular attention is given to the main components of the protoflight system, a motorized Mini-Master, integrated into the Shuttle´s aft flight deck, and an electric slave, integrated into the FSS and installed in the Shuttle´s cargo bay
Keywords :
aerospace control; position control; robots; telecontrol; FSS/SAT; Mini-Master; Space Shuttle; aerospace control; aft flight deck; electric slave; flight support system/servicing aid tool; space robots; telecontrol; telerobot; Frequency selective surfaces; Manipulators; Master-slave; NASA; Orbital robotics; Personnel; Satellites; Space power stations; Space shuttles; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Telesystems Conference, 1991. Proceedings. Vol.1., NTC '91., National
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0062-9
DOI :
10.1109/NTC.1991.148054
