Ground control considerations for remotely piloted spacecraft
Abstract
Difficulties arise in connection with Shuttle-borne satellites which are to operate in orbits higher than those obtainable with the Shuttle. These difficulties are to be overcome with the aid of a reusable, remotely piloted spacecraft which can deliver payloads to locations beyond the reach of the present Shuttle Orbiter, and, in addition, can also retrieve payloads from such locations. Key ground control station design issues related to the operation of this vehicle are to be resolved in a program concerned with the simulation of on-orbit flight of the proposed remotely piloted spacecraft. The present paper has the objective to discuss the controllability parameters which are to be investigated in the simulation studies.
- Publication:
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IN: Human Factors Society
- Pub Date:
- 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984hfs.....1...40H
- Keywords:
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- Ground Based Control;
- Human Factors Engineering;
- Remotely Piloted Vehicles;
- Space Transportation System;
- Spacecraft Control;
- Control Simulation;
- Controllability;
- Remote Control;
- Spacecraft Maneuvers;
- Spacecraft Performance;
- Television Cameras;
- Space Communications, Spacecraft Communications, Command and Tracking