This paper updates the ongoing effort at LLNL to develop autonomous, agile micro-satellites (MicroSats). The objective of this development effort is to develop MicroSats weighing only a few tens of kilograms, that are able to autonomously perform precision maneuvers and can be used telerobotically in a variety of mission modes. The capabilities under development include satellite rendezvous, inspection, proximity-operations, formation-flying, docking, and servicing. The focus of this paper is on the development of several ground test vehicles and the demonstration of proximity operations on a dynamic air bearing table.
Micro-satellite ground test vehicle for proximity and docking operations development
2001 IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings (Cat. No.01TH8542) ; 5 ; 2493-2504 vol.5
2001-01-01
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Conference paper
Electronic Resource
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