Space robots were the topic of this paper. While on earth, nobody would follow such advice; in space, there are few other options than to replace a malfunctioning spacecraft. There are no repair shops and gas stations in the Earth orbit. Because of the lack of so-called on-orbit servicing (OOS) opportunities, some malfunctioning spacecraft continue operational work with reduced or hardly any performance. The only general modification, which can currently be undertaken to an arbitrary spacecraft in orbit, is a software update. In this paper, exploration and manipulation capabilities of space robots were discussed. Teleprescence through a data relay satellite and teleoperation capabilities were mentioned and discussed.
On-orbit servicing
IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine ; 16 , 4 ; 29-33
2009
5 Seiten, 12 Quellen
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
NTRS | 1975
|On-Orbit Servicing and Retrofitting
Springer Verlag | 2017
|In orbit servicing of spacecraft
AIAA | 1972
|"Master Enabler" - In-Orbit Servicing
NTIS | 2015
|The "Master Enabler" - In-Orbit Servicing
AIAA | 2015
|