Telerobotics Program Plan

2.2 Technical Overview

The tasks described in the following section are the major activities of the Telerobotics Program in the current fiscal year (FY 1995). The tasks have been selected from those proposed for funding at the spring meeting of the Telerobotics Intercenter Working Group, and have been evaluated based on their technical content, potential for completion, relationship to user needs, and innovative solutions. To determine their applicability to the program goals and objectives, the tasks have been further evaluated against the major Telerobotics Program goals and objectives described in Section 1.3. A summary of this evaluation is shown in Figure 2-2, with each task in the current Telerobotics Program cross-referenced with the objectives previously detailed.

Objectives:12345
UPN 233-02-04-10 Mars Rovers
  Rover Technology Program   
  Robotic Systems Controlled by Multiple Agents    
  Lander Manipulation    
  Remote Geologist     
  Controlled Descent     
UPN 233-02-04-20 Lunar Rovers
  Lunar Rover Demonstration   
  Autonomous Rover Technologies    
  Dante II/Mt. Spurr   
UPN 233-03-03-10 Attached Servicers
  Remote Surface Inspection    
  Distributed Space Telerobotics     
  Unified Operator Interface    
  Telepresence / Exoskeleton     
  SSF Telerobotic Maintenance Technology Transfer  
UPN 233-03-03-20 Free Flying Servicers
  Telepresence / VR Control of Free Flying Robots    
  Portable Telepresence / VR Control Station    
  Ranger Task Control and Visual Tracking    
  Dexterous Arm Control for Ranger Flight Experiment    
  Space Operations    
  Ranger Telerobotic Flight Experiment   
UPN 233-03-03-30 IVA Servicers
UPN 233-03-03-40 Robotics Technologies
  Multiple Interacting Robots    
  Vision and Touch Guided Grasping    
  Redundant Robot Systems    
  Robotics Control Technology     
UPN 233-03-03-50 Terrestrial and Commercial Applications
  Robotics Engineering Consortium    
  Medical Applications of MicroTelerobotics     
  Ground Emergency Response Vehicle     
  Robotic Tile Processing System     
Objectives:
 1 Develop, demonstrate and evaluate space telerobotics technology for the three primary application areas: on-orbit servicing, science payload robotics, and planetary surface exploration.
 2 Implement a technology flight experiment program to validate these technologies in space
 3 Transfer these technologies to operational on-orbit and planetary exploration missions.
 4 Transfer these technologies to terrestrial dual-use applications which contribute to the cost reduction of NASA ground operations and to the international economic competitiveness of the United States.
 5 Develop an infrastructure of robotics experts and facilities to support the future development of these technologies.

Figure 2-2 Program Task Activities


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