A space station robot walker and its shared-control software - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

A space station robot walker and its shared-control software

Yangsheng Xu and H. Benjamin Brown
Conference Paper, Proceedings of AIAA/NASA Conference on Intelligent Robots in Field, Factory, Service, and Space (CIRFFSS '94), Vol. 1, pp. 123 - 130, March, 1994

Abstract

In this paper, we first briefly overview the update of the self-mobile space manipulator (SMSM) configuration and testbed. The new robot is capable of projecting cameras anywhere interior or exterior of the Space Station Freedom (SSF), and will be an ideal tool for inspecting connectors, structures, and other facilities on SSF. Experiments have been performed under two gravity compensation systems and a full-scale model of a segment of SSF. This paper presents a real-time shared control architecture that enables the robot to coordinate autonomous locomotion and teleoperation input for reliable walking on SSF. Autonomous locomotion can be executed based on a CAD model and off-line trajectory planning, or can be guided by a vision system with neural network identification. Teleoperation control can be specified by a real-time graphical interface and a free-flying hand controller. SMSM will be a valuable assistant for astronauts in inspection and other EVA missions.

BibTeX

@conference{Xu-1994-16006,
author = {Yangsheng Xu and H. Benjamin Brown},
title = {A space station robot walker and its shared-control software},
booktitle = {Proceedings of AIAA/NASA Conference on Intelligent Robots in Field, Factory, Service, and Space (CIRFFSS '94)},
year = {1994},
month = {March},
volume = {1},
pages = {123 - 130},
}
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