The international space station: A pathway to the future

Kitmacher, Gary H.; Gerstenmaier, William H.; Bartoe, John-David F.; Mustachio, Nicholas

doi:10.1016/j.actaastro.2005.03.027

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“…We are also recycling more water by fully drying out clothes and towels prior to disposal, which has led to a reduced usage from 3 to 2 liters per day per person for consumption and hygiene needs. 1,3 In addition, engineers developed new lower drag profiles for positioning the solar arrays as they track the Sun, which allows a reduction in propellant resupply requirements. With the conservation efforts of the crew and the close tracking of actual consumables usage, we will be able to maintain two crewmembers on orbit for over two years using only Progress cargo vehicles until the Space Shuttle returns to flight.…”

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From ISS to the Moon, Mars and Beyond - Applying Lessons Learned

Sanchez

Voss

2005

43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

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On January 14, 2004, the President of the United States announced a new and exciting direction for NASA's future with his space exploration initiative. This new policy includes the safe return to flight of the Space Shuttle in order to complete the assembly of the Space Station by the end of this decade and to meet our international obligations with the International Space Station. At that time the Space Shuttle fleet would be retired. In addition, the Orbital Space Plane program was cancelled and replaced by a new Crew Exploration Vehicle program, which will serve as both a crew transport to low Earth orbit, and beyond. The key element of the new policy is a return to the Moon by 2020. The expeditions to the Moon will be used to gain experience and knowledge to serve as a foundation for human exploration to Mars, and elsewhere in our solar system. But before we get to the Moon, we are already establishing a foundation of experience, knowledge, and lessons learned about long duration human space flight operations with the International Space Station, which has been in low Earth orbit for over six years. This paper highlights some of the lessons learned during the construction and operation of the Space Station that will help to take us to the Moon, Mars, and beyond.

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From ISS to the Moon, Mars and Beyond - Applying Lessons Learned

Sanchez

Voss

2005

43rd AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting and Exhibit

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“…As one of the most important common technologies in space station construction, the problem of module docking has become the focus of many scholars. The related researches include safety control under motion constraints (Kitmacher et al , 2005), optimal guidance and collision avoidance (Xu et al , 2019), adaptive fault-tolerant constrained control (Sun, 2020), coupled orbit-attitude dynamics and trajectory tracking control for electromagnetic docking (Shi et al , 2022). Compared with the docking using the spacecraft’s own power plant, the robotic arm–assisted docking has less impact on the position and attitude of the space station, and the docking process is smoother and safer.…”

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confidence: 99%

High performance assembly of complex structural parts in special environments – research on space manipulator assisted module docking method

Liu

Chen

Gao

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RIA

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Purpose Compared with the robotic manipulation in structured environment, high performance assembly of complex parts in extreme special environment is facing great challenges because of the uncertainty in the environment, and the decline of the control accuracy of the robot and the sensor accuracy. The assembly and construction of the space station is a typical case. An important step in the construction of the space station is the module positioning and docking with the auxiliary of the space manipulator. The operation of the manipulator is faced with many problems, such as low sensing information accuracy, large end position deviation and the requirement of weak impact in the docking process. The purpose of this paper is to design a docking method at the strategy level to effectively solve the problems that may be faced in the docking process. Design/methodology/approach Inspired by the research of robotic high-precision compliant assembly, this paper introduces the concept of Attractive Region in Environment (ARIE) into the space manipulator–assisted module docking. The contact configuration space of the docking mechanism and the existence of ARIE are systematically analyzed. The docking strategy based on ARIE framework is proposed, in which the impedance control is used to ensure the weak impact during the docking process. Findings For the androgynous peripheral spacecraft docking mechanism, a large range of attractive region exists in the high-dimensional contact configuration space. The docking strategy based on ARIE framework can be designed according to the geometric characteristics of the constraint region and the structural characteristics of the docking mechanism. The virtual models and the simulation environment are established, and the effectiveness of the proposed method is preliminarily verified. Originality/value Based on the research results of robotic precision compliant manipulation, in this paper, the theory of ARIE is first systematically applied to the analysis of spacecraft docking problem and the design of docking scheme. The effectiveness of the proposed docking method is preliminarily verified for the requirements of large position tolerance and weak impact. The research results will provide theoretical support and technical reference for the assembly and construction of space station and other space manipulator operations.

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“…A spacesuit for extra-vehicular activity (EVA) is a small space craft with complicated life support systems, which is made of low-weight metal combined with multi-layer fibers to provide good protection to astronaut, and bearings have been installed in every joint of the arms to guarantee its mobility under high pressure. Astronauts need to work under the restriction of spacesuit [1] [2], therefore, ergonomic study of the spacesuit is needed to provide astronauts with better working conditions. Studies based on simulating softwares such as JACK, ERGO, SAFEWORKS, RAM-SIS, Mannequin Pro and Poser have been carried out [3].…”

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Dynamics Simulation of Spacesuit Mobility Measuring Manipulator Based on Matlab

Zhou

2011

AMM

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The operational ability and mobility of astronaut in spacesuit is an important data for evaluation of the spacesuit, and to know it before use is also a basic data for the design of space station and spaceship. For this reason, mechanical arms were developed to measure the mobility and operational ability of astronaut in spacesuit. However, the mass and motion inertia are always influence the measuring system. This paper studied the dynamics characteristics of the mechanical arms. Dynamics model of the mechanical arms were setup and solved by MATLAB. Angle, angular velocity and angular acceleration of each joint were analyzed. The simulation supply a good basis for the development of the measuring manipulator, and it is helpful for the high accurate measurement.

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The international space station: A pathway to the future

Cited by 12 publications

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From ISS to the Moon, Mars and Beyond - Applying Lessons Learned

From ISS to the Moon, Mars and Beyond - Applying Lessons Learned

High performance assembly of complex structural parts in special environments – research on space manipulator assisted module docking method

Dynamics Simulation of Spacesuit Mobility Measuring Manipulator Based on Matlab

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