Two complementary hardware-in-the-loop simulation facilities for automatic rendezvous and capture systems at MSFC are described. One, the Flight Robotics Laboratory, uses an 8 DOF overhead manipulator with a work volume of 160 by 40 by 23 feet to evaluate automatic rendezvous algorithms and range/rate sensing systems. The other, the Space Station/Station Operations Mechanism Test Bed, uses a 6 DOF hydraulic table to perform docking and berthing dynamics simulations.


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    Title :

    NASA MSFC Hardware in the Loop Simulations of Automatic Rendezvous and Capture Systems (Abstract Only)


    Contributors:
    P. A. Tobbe (author) / C. B. Naumann (author) / W. Sutton (author) / T. C. Bryan (author)

    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    2 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English