Automated assembly system for large space structures

Ralph W. Will; Marvin D. Rhodes

doi:10.1117/12.25411

1 February 1991 Automated assembly system for large space structures

Ralph W. Will, Marvin D. Rhodes

Proceedings Volume 1387, Cooperative Intelligent Robotics in Space; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25411
Event: Advances in Intelligent Robotics Systems, 1990, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

A research program to evaluate telerobotic methods for in-space assembly of large truss structures has been initiated at the NASA Langley Research Center. A commercial robot is mounted on a carriage positioning system and a tetrahedral truss which is composed of 1 02 members each 2 m long is assembled on a rotating motion base. The facility system is described and the current status of the assembly tests is discussed. Observations from these tests indicate that no problems have been encountered that would prohibit automated telerobotic assembly from being a viable in-space construction method.

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Ralph W. Will and Marvin D. Rhodes "Automated assembly system for large space structures", Proc. SPIE 1387, Cooperative Intelligent Robotics in Space, (1 February 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.25411

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