The proposed concept study will investigate existing waste disposal systems developed for other applications (i.e., spacecraft, contaminated work stations, etc.) to determine the feasibility of modification of one of these systems for use in vehicles operating in an nbc contaminated environment. the… More

The proposed concept study will result in the conceptual design of several end effector systems which regulate and distribute the loads generated in handling structural elements during space assembly operations, and an evaluationof the concepts developed. current end effector designs transmit… More

The purpose of this proposed research is to develop a true centerline imaging system for use with end effector tools. the need for this type of imaging system was identified during the course of a previous study to develop inflatable end effectors for handling delicate composite structural… More

The purpose of this project is to develop a true centerline imaging module for use with external grasping end effectors. it will design a centerline imaging system for external grasping end effectors, fabricate a prototype of the centerline imaging module, and participate in the testing of the… More