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Construction and control of large space structures
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Heard Jr., W. L. Akin, D. L. Card, M. F. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | Recent NASA research efforts on space construction are reviewed. Preliminary results of the EASE/ACCESS Shuttle experiments are discussed. A 45-foot beam was constructed on orbit in 30 minutes using a manual assembly technique at a work station. A large tetrahedron was constructed several times using a free floating technique. The capability of repair, utilities installation, and handling the structures using a mobile foot restraint on the RMS was also demonstrated. Implications of the experiments for space station are presented. Models of 5-meter space station structure together with neutral buoyancy simulations suggest manual assembly techniques are feasible. Selected research on control of flexible structures is discussed. |
| File Size | 2438108 |
| Page Count | 23 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860011011 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5jb11w3g |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance Damping Space Erectable Structures Construction Shape Control Flexible Spacecraft Space Shuttles Neutral Buoyancy Simulation Spacecraft Control Orbital Assembly Space Stations Large Space Structures Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |