Start Date
4-1988 8:00 AM
Description
Robotics technology is a rapidly advancing field moving from applications on repetitive manufacturing processes toward applications of more variable and complex tasks. Current directions of NASA designs for the Space Station and other future spacecraft is moving toward the use of robotics for operational, maintenance and repair functions while the spacecraft is in orbit. These spacecraft systems will eventually require processing through KSC for launch and refurbishment.
In the future, KSC will be called on to design ground processing facilities for new generation launch vehicles such as the Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle and the Second Generation Shuttle. The design of these facilities should take advantage of stateof- the-art robotics technology to provide the most efficient and effective vehicle processing.
In addition to these future needs for robotics technology expertise, it is readily apparent that robotics technology could also have near-term applications to some of the existing hazardous and repetitive Shuttle and payload processing activities at KSC.
Systems Integration for the Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Robotics Applications Development Laboratory (RADL)
Robotics technology is a rapidly advancing field moving from applications on repetitive manufacturing processes toward applications of more variable and complex tasks. Current directions of NASA designs for the Space Station and other future spacecraft is moving toward the use of robotics for operational, maintenance and repair functions while the spacecraft is in orbit. These spacecraft systems will eventually require processing through KSC for launch and refurbishment.
In the future, KSC will be called on to design ground processing facilities for new generation launch vehicles such as the Heavy Lift Launch Vehicle and the Second Generation Shuttle. The design of these facilities should take advantage of stateof- the-art robotics technology to provide the most efficient and effective vehicle processing.
In addition to these future needs for robotics technology expertise, it is readily apparent that robotics technology could also have near-term applications to some of the existing hazardous and repetitive Shuttle and payload processing activities at KSC.
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