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Manned maneuvering unit simulations on the Space Operations SimulatorDetails of the Manned Maneuvering Unit (MMU) and its use is discussed. MMU simulations in the Space Operations Simulator (SOS) use two major devices. The first is a six-degree-of-freedom moving base carriage that allows the trainee freedom to fly the MMU in a large room and to match rates and dock with full scale targets. The second device is a large screen television display that provides the trainee with accurate views of tumbling targets from any point in a surrounding sphere up to 300 meters (1000 feet) in diameter. Astronauts used the SOS to train for the Solar Max repair mission and are now using it to train for a mission to recover the Palapa-B communications satellite. Subjective comparisons by astronauts of an orbit MMU performance to simulated MMU performance in the SOS indicate that the simulations are very realistic. Data from the Solar Max mission have resulted in two software upgrades that increase SOS fidelity for the next MMU mission: a model of contact dynamics between the MMU and a target spacecraft, and a model of MMU plume impingement forces during docking.
Document ID
19840026419
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Hartley, C.
(Martin Marietta Aerospace Denver, CO, United States)
Cwynar, D.
(Martin Marietta Aerospace Denver, CO, United States)
Ray, L.
(Martin Marietta Aerospace Denver, CO, United States)
Date Acquired
August 12, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1984
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center 13th Space Simulation Conf.
Subject Category
Ground Support Systems And Facilities (Space)
Accession Number
84N34490
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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