Start Date
4-1988 8:00 AM
Description
The creation of the Advanced Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC) was mandated by Congress in 1984 for the purpose of identifying specific systems of the Space Station which would advance automation and'robotics technologies. The initial ATAC report, released in 1985, proposed goals for automation and robotics applications for the initial and evolutionary space stations , as well as recommendations for implementation strategies of these goals. These recommendations have been accepted as policy by NASA. Since that initial report, ATAC has continued to release semiannual reports on Space Station's progress in automation and robotics, including areas of concern and further recommendations. This paper will review the history of ATAC and its future. Previously ATAC has been an external force to push the use of automation and robotics on the Space Station. ATAC also promotes the development of state-of-the-art technology in automation and robotics , which is crucial due to the lack of off-the-shelf items. Now that we are approaching the final design and development stages of the Station, actual implementation on the initial Station and provisions for future incorporation of automation and robotics on the evolutionary Station are critical. Where ATAC goes from here and what possible impacts it will have, are discussed.
Automation and Robotics For the Space Station: The Influence of the Advanced Technology Advisory Committee
The creation of the Advanced Technology Advisory Committee (ATAC) was mandated by Congress in 1984 for the purpose of identifying specific systems of the Space Station which would advance automation and'robotics technologies. The initial ATAC report, released in 1985, proposed goals for automation and robotics applications for the initial and evolutionary space stations , as well as recommendations for implementation strategies of these goals. These recommendations have been accepted as policy by NASA. Since that initial report, ATAC has continued to release semiannual reports on Space Station's progress in automation and robotics, including areas of concern and further recommendations. This paper will review the history of ATAC and its future. Previously ATAC has been an external force to push the use of automation and robotics on the Space Station. ATAC also promotes the development of state-of-the-art technology in automation and robotics , which is crucial due to the lack of off-the-shelf items. Now that we are approaching the final design and development stages of the Station, actual implementation on the initial Station and provisions for future incorporation of automation and robotics on the evolutionary Station are critical. Where ATAC goes from here and what possible impacts it will have, are discussed.
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