DESIGN STUDIES FOR A GRAPPLING AND LOCKON VALIDATION LABORATORY.

Abstract

This report describes study and development effort conducted to define a conceptual design for an earth laboratory facility that will simulate space satellite vehicles in an earth orbital environment and will realistically exercise, test and evaluate grappling and docking mechanisms for uncooperative space vehicles. The basic problems inherent in a facility of this type are insoluble, unless certain engineering compromises are accepted. This report defines the problems, describes techniques applicable to their solution, and develops a condeptual design that will perform within acceptable limits of behavior. Orbital dynamic equationsof motion are derived and applied to the vehicles under consideration, space missions and vehicles pertinent to Air Force objectives are analyzed, appropriate docking mechanisms are postulated, docking dynamics are studied, simulation concepts are derived, facility functional requirements are determined, and a conceptual design is developed and described. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0806938

Entities

People

  • Dale H. Wine
  • H. F. Zimbelman

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Dynamics
  • Engineering
  • Environment
  • Missions
  • Research Facilities
  • Satellite Buses
  • Simulations
  • Space Missions
  • Space Objects
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Spacecraft Components
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Orbital Debris
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers