Design evolution of a telerobotic servicer through neutral buoyancy simulationThis paper briefly recounts the history of telerobotic vehicles in the Space Systems Laboratory. Based on this overview, the design of two vehicles are examined in depth, and directly compared. The Beam Assembly Teleoperator was the first true telerobot designed be the Space Systems Laboratory, and has been used extensively for six years. Ranger is the newest telerobot of the SSL, and is currently under development for operational testing in the summer of 1992. The primary focus of this paper is to compare and contrast the design details of these two telerobots, and to examine in some detail the evolution of design knowledge on some telerobots gained over the years of neutral buoyancy testing in the SSL.
Document ID
19920050578
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Akin, David L. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Howard, Russell D. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Smith, Jennifer A. (NASA Headquarters Washington, DC United States)
Graves, Joseph (Maryland, University College Park, United States)