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Successful Development of an Automated Rendezvous and Capture SystemDuring the 1990's, the Marshall Space Flight Center (MSFC) conducted pioneering research in the development of an automated rendezvous and capture/docking system for U.S. space vehicles. Development and demonstration of a rendezvous sensor was identified early in the AR&C Program as the critical enabling technology that allows automated proximity operations and docking. A first generation rendezvous sensor, the Video Guidance Sensor (VGS) was developed and successfully flown on STS 87 and again on STS 95, proving the concept of a video-based sensor. Advances in both video and signal processing technologies and the lessons learned from the two successful flight experiments provided a baseline for the development, by the MSFC, of a new generation of video based rendezvous sensor. The Advanced Video Guidance Sensor (AVGS) has greatly increased performance and additional capability for longer-range operation with a new Target designed as a direct replacement for existing ISS hemispherical reflectors. A ground demonstration of the entire system and software was successfully tested.
Document ID
20030062028
Acquisition Source
Marshall Space Flight Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Roe, Fred D.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Howard, Richard T.
(NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2002
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation And Astrionics
Meeting Information
Meeting: STAIF-2003
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Country: United States
Start Date: February 2, 2003
End Date: February 6, 2003
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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