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Design and simulation of eva tools and robot end effectors for servicing missions of the hst
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Naik, Dipak Dehoff, P. H. |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Description | The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) was launched into near-earth orbit by the Space Shuttle Discovery on April 24, 1990. The payload of two cameras, two spectrographs, and a high-speed photometer is supplemented by three fine-guidance sensors that can be used for astronomy as well as for star tracking. A widely reported spherical aberration in the primary mirror causes HST to produce images of much lower quality than intended. A Space Shuttle repair mission in January 1994 installed small corrective mirrors that restored the full intended optical capability of the HST. A Second Servicing Mission (SM2) scheduled in 1997 will involve considerable Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA). To reduce EVA time, the addition of robotic capability in the remaining servicing missions has been proposed. Toward that end, two concept designs for a general purpose end effector for robots are presented in this report. |
| File Size | 253494 |
| Page Count | 11 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19960001499 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t6935rt1h |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1995-10-10 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Photometers Extravehicular Activity Space Transportation System Flights Spectrographs Space Missions Star Trackers Hubble Space Telescope Cameras Aberration Mirrors Discovery Orbiter Robots Payloads Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
