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


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    Publication date :

    1991-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


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    Language :

    English





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