A Robotics Testbed for In-Space Assembly Tasks

by John Blanco, Univ of Colorado, United States,
Jack Faber, Univ of Colorado, United States,
Nick Wilde, Univ of Colorado, United States,



Document Type: Proceeding Paper

Part of: Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Space II

Abstract:

The operations testbed of the Center for Space Construction at the University of Colorado is described. This testbed serves as a centralized testing environment for interdisciplinary research in the problems of construction and assembly in space. The three main components are described: NoPumpG - a flexible user interface system; OASIS (Operations and Science Instrument Support) - a teleoperations package; and a SCORBOT robot with its associated assembly mock-ups. Finally, integration efforts involving all three components and some on-going robotics assembly tasks using the robotics testbed are described.

Subject Headings: Automation and robotics | Space exploration | Space construction | Interactive systems | Graphic methods | Computing in civil engineering | Communication systems

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