Path Planning and Control for AERCam, a Free- ying Inspection Robot in Space
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This paper describes a prototype robot and the necessary path planning and control for space inspection applications. The robot is the rst generation of a freeying robotic camera that will assist astronauts in constructing and maintaining the Space Station. The robot will provide remote views to astronauts inside the Space Shuttle and future Space Station, and to ground controllers. The rst part of the paper describes a planar robot prototype autonomously moving about an air bearing table. The second part of this paper introduces a method for determining paths in the three-dimensions for e cient fuel use. Finally, this paper describes the software simulation of the path planner with the future space station.
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