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The Formation Control TestbedThis paper describes the design and construction of the Formation Control Testbed. The FCT consists of three robots navigating on an air bearing floor, propelled by cold gas thrusters. Each robot contains an attitude platform supported on a spherical air bearing which provides three rotational degrees of freedom. The sixth degree of freedom, vertical translation, will be provided by a powered vertical
stage, actively controlled to provide a simulated zero-g environment for the attitude platform.
Document ID
20210001638
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/39075
Authors
Singh, Gurkirpal
Rasmussen, Richard E.
Shields, Joel
MacNeal, Paul
Lytle, Brent
Hicke, Anthony
Clark, Kenneth C.
Bushnell, Clayton
Ahmed, Asif
Acikmese, Ahmet B.
Bailey, Richard
Regehr, Martin W.
Date Acquired
March 6, 2004
Publication Date
March 6, 2004
Publication Information
Publisher: Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2004
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Technical Review

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