Moire patterns are investigated as possible docking aids for use between the National Space Transportations System (Space Shuttle Orbiter) and the Space Station Freedom. A sight reticle placed in optical conjunction with a docking target can generate moire fringes from which position and alignment can be inferred. Design specifications and a mathematical development to meet those specifications are discussed. A motion based simulator and experimental hardware have been constructed.
Utilization of Moire Patterns as an Orbital Docking Aid to Space Shuttle/Space Station Freedom
1989
16 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
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