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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION AND
ROBOTICS
NASA Advisory Council/Human Exploration and Operations Committee
7 March, 2012
Ron Ticker
International Space Station Division
NASA Headquarters
Washington, DC
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AGENDA
ISS Robotics Systems Overview
Robotics Research anTechnology Demonstrations on IS
Future Concepts
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ISS Robotic Systems Overview
Mobile Servicing System (CSA)
57 ft, 7 DoF Space Station Remote Manipulator System
11.4 ft, 2 armed - 6 DoF Special Purpose Dexterous
Manipulator “Dextre”
Mobile Base System on ISS Truss
Kibo External Facility (JAXA)
32.5 ft 6 DoF Remote Manipulator System
6.2 ft Small Fine Arm
European Robotic Arm (ESA)
Stowed on orbit, to be installed on Multipurpose Laboratory
Module (RSA) in 2013
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Robotics Research and Technology Demonstrations
Robotic Component Verification on the ISS (ROKVISS)
20 inch, 2 joint robotic element installed in 2005 on the exterior of Zvesda to demonstrate integrated light weight hinge elements and telerobotic control procedures Joint Roscosmos /DLR project Returned to ground in 2011
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Robonaut 2
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Robonaut 2 is the first anthropomorphic ISS crew member. Designed to demonstrate humanoid robotic technology and applications to assist human crew members on future exploration missions. Joint NASA/General Motors project
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Synchronous Position Hold Engage ReorientExperimental Satellites (SPHERES)
3 bowling ball sized free-flying satellites inside the pressurized ISS provides the opportunity to develop and test and iterate multi-body formation flying algorithms and concepts. Originally a DARPA/MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences development, SPHERES is now managed by NASA ARC as an ISS facility. Diameter 8 inches each Mass 7 pounds each Power AA batteries Propulsion CO2 gas Communications and Control 900 MHz link to onboard laptop Position knowledge 5 infrared/ultrasound beacons Crew setup/monitoring/stow First launch 2006
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International Space Station SPHERES IntegratedResearch Experiments (InSPIRE)
DARPA/NASA follow-on to SPHERES
Advanced satellite R&D using SPHERES
Mods for ISS wifi compatibility
STEM Education
2010 DARPA BAA
Vision Based Navigation with addition of stereo cameras for 3-D inspection (MIT/Aurora Flight Sciences/NRL/Lockheed-Martin)
Electromagnetic Formation Flight/Coupled Power Transfer (Univ. of Maryland/Aurora Flight Sciences/MIT)
Exo-SPHERES concept study (Univ. of Maryland)
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Zero Robotics NASA/DARPA/MIT
InSPIRE competition for high
school students using SPHERES
on ISS based on FIRST Robotics
Student develop algorithms and
flight code for a set test objective
Code tested in space with students
interacting with crew on ISS
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Initiated with pilot program in 2009
142 teams (24 international) participated in
2011
Over 200 students (27 teams) attended finals
held in Jan 2012 at MIT with an additional 9
teams participating at ESA/ESTEC
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SPHERES SLOSH
Uses SPHERES to study spacecraft propellant fluid dynamics
2 transparent tanks containing simulated propellant
OCT funded, KSC lead
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Robotic Refueling Mission (RRM)
Launched to ISS on STS-135 (July 2011)
Joint NASA/CSA effort
Demonstrates capability for telerobotic servicing of legacy spacecraft
Uses Dextre with Goddard developed tools and task boards
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RRM Tools and Task Boards
Task boards simulate legacy spacecraft not designed for on-orbit servicing
Fill & drain valves configured to replicate satellite close-outs
Refueling transfer of representative fluid
MLI cutting and manipulation
Opening coolant valves
Removing SMA caps
Torque tasks
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RRM Video
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RRM Tools
Safety Cap Tool (SCT)
EVR Nozzle Tool (ENT)
For Spacecraft Refueling
Multi-Function Tool (MFT)
Wire Cutter Tool (WCT)
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RRM Tools
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Fill/Drain Valve
Tool Vision Support Structure
Safety Cap Tool
Robotic Refueling Mission Payload
Dextre ORU Tool Change-Out Mechanism (OTCM)
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Future Concepts Optical Testbed and Integration on ISS Experiment
(OPTIIX)
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Develop tools and techniques for future in-space human/robotic assembly of large segmented aperture optical astronomical telescope
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OPTIIX
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InSPIRE Exo-SPHERES
Concept designs for small external free-flying satellite capable of providing inspection and EVA astronaut assistance
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Image courtesy University of Maryland Space Systems Laboratory
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• Need images….
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Future Human/Robotic Collaboration
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“Hello World”
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ISS Robotics is moving forward for operations, exploration, science, commerce and education