DLR's robotics technologies for on-orbit servicing

Advanced Robotics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 139-174

  Hirzinger, Gerd ^a   Landzettel, Klaus ^a   Brunner, Bernhard ^a   Fischer, Max ^a   Preusche, Carsten ^a   Reintsema, Detlef ^a   Albu Schäffer, Alin ^a   Schreiber, Günter ^a   Steinmetz, Bernhard Michael ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autonomous space robots; On orbit servicing; Satellite maintenance; Telepresence

Indexed keywords

HAPTIC INTERFACES; ORBITS; PLANETARY LANDERS; REMOTE CONTROL; ROBOT APPLICATIONS; ROBOT PROGRAMMING; ROBOTIC ARMS; SPACE STATIONS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

AUTONOMOUS SPACE ROBOTS; ON-ORBIT SERVICING; SATELLITE MAINTENANCE; TELEPRESENCE;

ROBOTICS;

EID: 1642322592     PISSN: 01691864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855304322758006     Document Type: Article

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