| タイトル | Miniature Robotic Spacecraft for Inspecting Other Spacecraft |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20110016730 |
| 著者（英） | Wheeler, Scott; Wagenknecht, Jennifer; Wade, Randall; Abbott, Larry; Studak, Bill; Howard, Nathan; Baggerman, Clinton; Rickman, Steve; Fredrickson, Steven; Lemke, Matthew; Goode, Robert; Duran, Steve; Jochim, David; Straube, Tim |
| 著者所属（英） | NASA Johnson Space Center |
| 発行日 | 2004-02-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | A report discusses the Miniature Autonomous Extravehicular Robotic Camera (Mini AERCam)-- a compact robotic spacecraft intended to be released from a larger spacecraft for exterior visual inspection of the larger spacecraft. The Mini AERCam is a successor to the AERCam Sprint -- a prior miniature robotic inspection spacecraft that was demonstrated in a space-shuttle flight experiment in 1997. The prototype of the Mini AERCam is a demonstration unit having approximately the form and function of a flight system. The Mini AERCam is approximately spherical with a diameter of about 7.5 in. (.19 cm) and a weight of about 10 lb (.4.5 kg), yet it has significant additional capabilities, relative to the 14-in. (36-cm), 35-lb (16-kg) AERCam Sprint. The Mini AERCam includes miniaturized avionics, instrumentation, communications, navigation, imaging, power, and propulsion subsystems, including two digital video cameras and a high-resolution still camera. The Mini AERCam is designed for either remote piloting or supervised autonomous operations, including station keeping and point-to-point maneuvering. The prototype has been tested on an air-bearing table and in a hardware-in-the-loop orbital simulation of the dynamics of maneuvering in proximity to the International Space Station. |
| NASA分類 | Spacecraft Design, Testing and Performance |
| レポートNO | MSC-23669 |
| 権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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