Ground Support for Operations Telerobotic In-Orbit Servicing.

Abstract

This paper describes the operational support of the ground operations segment for telerobotic activities in orbit. This is accomplished by a hardware-in-the-loop real-time facility serving for realistic simulation of ground-based telerobotics. The pilot-version of the simulator focuses essentially on proof- of-concept-testing for advanced in-orbit servicing procedures, development of new simulation techniques, human teleoperator training and support during actual missions, verification of the ground segment for teleoperations, and post-mission simulations.