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.
Develop, demonstrate and evaluate space telerobotics technology for the three primary application areas: on-orbit servicing, science payload robotics, and planetary surface exploration.
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Implement a technology flight experiment program to validate these technologies in space
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Transfer these technologies to operational on-orbit and planetary exploration missions.
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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.
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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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