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Life Sciences Research Facility automation requirements and concepts for the Space StationAn evaluation is made of the methods and preliminary results of a study on prospects for the automation of the NASA Space Station's Life Sciences Research Facility. In order to remain within current Space Station resource allocations, approximately 85 percent of planned life science experiment tasks must be automated; these tasks encompass specimen care and feeding, cage and instrument cleaning, data acquisition and control, sample analysis, waste management, instrument calibration, materials inventory and management, and janitorial work. Task automation will free crews for specimen manipulation, tissue sampling, data interpretation and communication with ground controllers, and experiment management.
Document ID
19870051478
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Rasmussen, Daryl N.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1986
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Report/Patent Number
SAE PAPER 860970
Accession Number
87A38752
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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