A habitable space station has been proposed for low Earth orbit, to be constructed from components which will be separately carried up from the Earth and thereafter assembled. A suitable manipulating system having extraordinary manipulative capability is required. The invention is an erectable manipulator placement system for use on a space station and comprising an elongate, lattice-like boom having guide tracks attached thereto, a carriage-like assembly pivotally mounted on and extending from said dolly. The system further includes a turntable base pivotally interconnected with the proximal end of the boom and positioned either on a part of a transferring vehicle, or on another payload component being carried by said transferring vehicle, or on the space station. Novelty resides in the use of a turntable base having a hinged boom with a dolly translatable therealong to carry the arm-like assembly, thus providing an additional 3 degrees of freedom to the arm.


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    Title :

    Space Station Erectable Manipulator Placement System


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    1986


    Size :

    13 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English