Computer Science – Robotics
Scientific paper
Dec 2006
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=2006aas...209.5607t&link_type=abstract
2007 AAS/AAPT Joint Meeting, American Astronomical Society Meeting 209, #56.07; Bulletin of the American Astronomical Society, V
Computer Science
Robotics
Scientific paper
Our most ambitious free-space space astronomy endeavors can be realized using architectures that could come out of the Vision for Space Exploration. Future in-space operations (FISO) encompass assembly and construction, testing, servicing and maintenance activities in free-space. It is the enabling strategy for large optical and mechanical systems that cannot be autonomously deployed out of a single launch vehicle, and those high value systems for which lifetime enhancement (upgrades, maintenance, repairs) can offer value.
Long-range priority goals in astronomy require filled apertures far larger than under development for the JWST. Since these are vastly greater in diameter than can be accommodated within plausible future launch vehicles, complex in-space deployment or assembly will be essential to achieve future goals for astronomy. As the in-space success with the Hubble Space Telescope has demonstrated, human involvement can dramatically benefit service and maintenance of astronomical facilities in space. Advances in capabilities in robotics will augment and complement this.
FISO involves advanced systems for space telerobotics, automated rendezvous and docking, power/propulsion, keep-alive utilities (power, comm, nav, attitude, station-keeping, etc), special-purpose tools, environmental protection and verification equipment. In-space operations can make effective use of the technology, facilities and capabilities being created if future applications are anticipated, since FISO is a natural extension of current ESAS and VSE planning.
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