Start Date
4-1988 8:00 AM
Description
McDonnell Douglas recently performed a study, Ref [1], to find effective application of robots and their associated technology at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Specifically, this study was directed towards the newly planned Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). Because the Operations and Checkout (O&C) building has a similar charter to that of the SSPF, the O&C was carefully checked for potential robotic applications. Eleven applications were discovered and a trade study developed to rate these applications. Twenty more applications external to the SSPF were found during additional studies. These robotic tasks fall into three major categories including: teleoperated robots for hazardous tasks, mobile robots -for repetitive tasks and feedback compensated robots for refurbishment and inspection tasks. This paper will highlight some of the requirements for these tasks and others external to the SSPF. Additionally, the resources available at KSC will be discussed.
Robotic Applications At Kennedy Space Center
McDonnell Douglas recently performed a study, Ref [1], to find effective application of robots and their associated technology at the Kennedy Space Center (KSC). Specifically, this study was directed towards the newly planned Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF). Because the Operations and Checkout (O&C) building has a similar charter to that of the SSPF, the O&C was carefully checked for potential robotic applications. Eleven applications were discovered and a trade study developed to rate these applications. Twenty more applications external to the SSPF were found during additional studies. These robotic tasks fall into three major categories including: teleoperated robots for hazardous tasks, mobile robots -for repetitive tasks and feedback compensated robots for refurbishment and inspection tasks. This paper will highlight some of the requirements for these tasks and others external to the SSPF. Additionally, the resources available at KSC will be discussed.
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