A preliminary design of a manipulator system, applicable to a free flying teleoperator spacecraft operating in conjunction with the shuttle or tug, is presented. A new control technique is proposed for application to the manipulator system. This technique, a range/azimuth/elevation rate-rate mode, was selected based upon the results of man-in-the-loop simulations. Several areas are identified in which additional emphasis must be placed prior to the development of the manipulator system. The study results in a manipulator system which will provide an effective method for servicing, maintaining, and repairing satellites to increase their useful life. (Author)


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    Title :

    Configuration and Design Study of Manipulator Systems Applicable to the Free Flying Teleoperator. Volume 1: Executive Summary


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    Publication date :

    1974


    Size :

    81 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English