Astrobee POIWG 41 Splinter Presentation
Presentation to the POIC cadre at the Astrobee splinter of the Payload Operations Integration Working Group meeting #41.
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Presentation to the POIC cadre at the Astrobee splinter of the Payload Operations Integration Working Group meeting #41.
Astrobee is a free flying robot for the inside of the International Space Station (ISS). The Periodic Technical Review (PTR) delta 3 is the final design review of the system presented to stakeholders.
Astrobee will be a free-flying robot that can be remotely operated by astronauts in space or by mission controllers on the ground. NASA is developing Astrobee to perform a variety of intravehicular activities (IVA), such as operations inside the International Space Station. These IVA tasks include interior environmental surveys (e.g., sound level measurement), inventory and mobile camera work. Astrobee will also serve as a platform for robotics research in microgravity. Here we describe the Astrobee project objectives, concept of operations, development approach, key challenges, and initial design.
The purpose of the Human Exploration Tele robotics 2 (HET2) project is to mature telerobotics technology to increase the performance, reduce the cost, and improve the success of human space exploration. To do this, HET2 will develop a new robot, the Astrobee free-flying robot, and mature Robonaut 2 to offload routine and repetitive work from astronauts and extend and enhance crew capabilities. HET2 will test these robots in laboratories on the ground and on the International Space Station (ISS).
2015 mid-year review charts of the Human Exploration Telerobotics 2 project that describe the Astrobee free-flying robot and the Robonaut 2 humanoid robot. A planned replacement for Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellite (SPHERES), which is currently in use in the International Space Station (ISS).