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Robotic Component Verification on the ISS: Verification of Lightweight Robotic Hinge Elements in Space (ROKVISS)
03.22.12

Overview | Description | Applications | Operations | Results | Publications | Images

Experiment/Payload Overview

Information provided courtesy of the Energia website.
Brief Summary

ROKVISS (Robotic Component Verification on the ISS) involves a 50 cm long robotic arm with two joints, one metallic finger, and two video cameras. The purpose of this experiment is to test and demonstrate various robotic technologies and operating procedures under actual space flight conditions. This arm was launched to the ISS in December 2004 and subsequently installed on the exterior of the Russian Service Module Zvezda. This experiment is mainly conducted under automatic control. However, whenever the ISS is in range of the German ground site in Southern Germany, this robotic demonstrator is also controlled via remote guidance by an operator in the DLR Institute for Robotics and Mechatronics using a direct S-band radio frequency link between ROKVISS and a DLR ground station.

Principal Investigator

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Co-Investigator(s)/Collaborator(s)

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Payload Developer Information Pending

Sponsoring Space Agency

Roscosmos

Sponsoring Organization:

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ISS Expedition Duration:

October 2004 - April 2008



Expeditions Assigned

10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16

Previous ISS Missions

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Experiment/Payload Description

Research Summary

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Description

Mounting of the manipulator facility monoblock ROBOTIK and transceiver with antenna on the mechanical adapter (TM/TC unit) outside the ISS RS Service Module Zvezda on the universal worksite during egress into space. Mounting of OBC unit (control computer) inside the pressurized compartment of the ISS RS Service Module Zvezda. Conduct of experiment sessions in the remote presence mode. ISS and Earth imagery.

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Applications

Space Applications

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Earth Applications

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Operations

Operational Requirements

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Operational Protocols

Rokviss hardware consisting of: Manipulator facility monoblock ROBOTIK. Transceiver with antenna on the mechanical adapter, onboard computer OBC, accessories kit, cable set.

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Results/More Information

ROKVISS hardware operation data (temperature, voltage) downlinked via TM/TC unit. Pictures made by using a stereo system and video camera located on the manipulator facility hinge transmitted to the ground.

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Related Web Sites
  • Energia - Science Research on the ISS Russian Segment

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    Publications

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    Ground Based Results Publications

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    ISS Patent Publications

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    Related Publications

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    Images

    imageTransceiver with antenna on the mechanical adapter, onboard computer OBC, accessories kit, cable set.


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    Information provided by the investigation team to the ISS Program Scientist's Office.
    If updates are needed to the summary please contact JSC-ISS-Program-Science-Group. For other general questions regarding space station research and technology, please feel free to call our help line at 281-244-6187 or e-mail at JSC-ISS-Payloads-Helpline.
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