Author : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Release : 2018-08-10
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Book Synopsis A Telerobotic System for Automated Assembly of Large Space Structures by : National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

Download or read book A Telerobotic System for Automated Assembly of Large Space Structures written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). This book was released on 2018-08-10. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Future space missions such as polar platforms and antennas are anticipated to require large truss structures as their primary support system. During the past several years considerable research has been conducted to develop hardware and construction techniques suitable for astronaut assembly of truss structures in space. A research program has recently been initiated to develop the technology and to demonstrate the potential for automated in-space assembly of large erectable structures. The initial effort will be focussed on automated assembly of a tetrahedral truss composed of 2-meter members. The facility is designed as a ground based system to permit evaluation of assembly concepts and was not designed for space qualification. The system is intended to be used as a tool from which more sophisticated procedures and operations can be developed. The facility description includes a truss structure, motionbases and a robot arm equipped with an end effector. Other considerations and requirements of the structural assembly describe computer control systems to monitor and control the operations of the assembly facility. Rhodes, Marvin D. and Will, Ralph W. and Wise, Marion A. Langley Research Center NASA-TM-101518, NAS 1.15:101518 RTOP 591-22-21-02...