Title :
Robot-aided remote inspection experiment on STS-85
Author :
Kimura, Shinichi ; Okyuama, Toshiyuki ; Yoshioka, Nobuto ; Wakabayashi, Yasufumi
Author_Institution :
Commun. Res. Lab., Minist. of Posts & Telecommun., Koganei, Japan
fDate :
10/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
The results are presented for the robot-aided spacecraft inspection experiments using a flaw detection algorithm called multi-images overcast (MIO), which were conducted as an extension of NASDA´s Manipulator Flight Demonstration mission installed on space shuttle mission STS-85. These experiments are the first step towards research and development of the Orbital Maintenance System to support space systems by inspecting satellites, deorbiting useless satellites, and repairing satellites in orbit to utilize space systems effectively and reliably.
Keywords :
aerospace control; aerospace robotics; dexterous manipulators; flaw detection; image sequences; maintenance engineering; robot vision; space debris; space vehicles; telerobotics; deorbiting useless satellites; dexterous manipulator; flaw detection algorithm; image sequences; multi-images overcast; orbital maintenance system; remote inspection experiment; repairing satellites in orbit; robot-aided spacecraft inspection; space debris identification; space robots; space shuttle mission STS-85; Detection algorithms; Inspection; Maintenance; Manipulators; Orbital robotics; Research and development; Robots; Satellites; Space shuttles; Space vehicles;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
