On-Orbit Servicing Workshop14 November 2001 The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) sponsored an on-orbit servicing workshop at the Aerospace Corporation’s facility in El Segundo, CA. One of our team members attended the workshop and gave a briefing on the capabilities of the robotic systems developed by the Space Systems Laboratory, including Ranger.
Thanks to Dr. Russ Howard and Dr. Craig Carignan for putting together a slide summarizing the evolution of robotic arms in the SSL over the years for the presentation.
Engineering wrist run-in testing9 November 2001 The engineering wrist was run for over 40 hours. Below is a sample of some of the video that was recorded of its operation (click on the pictures below to start the video).
The International Society for Optical Engineering
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Paper (4570-18) |
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October 2001
The first piece of hardware to be tested was a engineering positioning leg (PXL) pitch joint. The joint was cycled for over 100 hours and video of the testing is shown on the left below. The second piece of hardware to be tested was the engineering wrist. It was also cycled for over 100 hours and video of its testing is shown on the right below.
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