An automated tether management system for microgravity extravehicular activities

Proceedings-IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation

Volumn 3, Issue , 2002, Pages 2289-2295

  Minor, Mark A ^a   Hirschi, Christopher R ^a   Ambrose, Robert O ^b  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FIBER OPTICS; GRIPPERS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING; SPACE APPLICATIONS; TETHERLINES;

AUTOMATED TETHER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; AUTOMATED TETHER RETRACTOR; MICROGRAVITY EXTRAVEHICULAR ACTIVITY; TETHER LOOPS;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 0036057536     PISSN: 10504729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/ROBOT.2002.1013573     Document Type: Article

References (8)

1. Extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware generic design requirements document
2. EVA tool catalog
3. Special challenges of robotic gripping in space
4. Position/force control of an arm/gripper for space manipulation
5. Catching motion of casting manipulation