A mobile remote manipulator system is disclosed for assembly, repair and logistics transport on, around and about a space station square bay truss structure. The vehicle is supported by a square track arrangement supported by guide pins integral with the space station truss structure and located at each truss node. Propulsion is provided by a central push-pull drive mechanism that extends out from the vehicle one full structural bay over the truss and locks drive rods into the guide pins. The track switches allow the vehicle to travel in two (2) orthogonal directions over the truss structure which coupled with the bi-directional drive, allow movement in four (4) directions on one plane. The top layer of this tri-layered vehicle is a logistics platform. This platform is capable of 360 degrees of rotation and will have two (2) astronaut foot restraint platforms 18 and a space crane integral.
Mobile Remote Manipulator Vehicle System
1985
27 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Mechanical Devices & Equipment , Manned Spacecraft , Tooling, Machinery, & Tools , Patent applications , Mechanical drives , Mobility , Orbital maneuvering vehicles , Orbital servicing , Remote manipulator system , Space platforms , Orbital assembly , Space logistics , Space maintenance , Space stations , Trusses
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