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This paper introduces a semi-autonomous robotic platform for future planetary exploration. The Microcontroller Unit (MCU) of this platform is reconfigurable to support varied demands of scientific applications using Programmable System on Chip (PSoC) technology. The PSoC acquires and processes sensor data, then relays the data to a remote control station. The platform supports three modes of operations:...
Semi-autonomous robotic platforms necessary for future planetary exploration require versatile system architecture capable of varied inquiries of scientific interest. To support programmable control and to establish a versatile and robust platform, a Cypress Programmable System on Chip (PSoC) 5 is utilized as a Micro Controller Unit (MCU). The PSoC-5 acquires and processes sensor data, then relays...
A large order flexible space structure, such as a segmented reflector space telescope, requires a high degree of precision and accuracy in order to maintain its nominal shape in order to form clear images. The tracking control for the pointing of such a large complex multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) system requires a robust controller to maintain the telescope pointing accurately and reliably...
The main objective of this paper is to demonstrate that a wing with segmented control surfaces can redistribute its load, inboard or outboard, in order to perform active shape control while still maintaining level flight. Methods will be presented for controlling the plunge deflections of an aircraft wing structure. One possible solution to improving the flight envelope is a wing design with multiple...
Based on the long-term studies of planetary surfaces and atmospheres, as well as on the need to monitor natural environment in remote, dangerous, or inaccessible territories on Earth, the Structures, Pointing, and Control, Engineering (SPACE) University Research Center1 at California State University of Los Angeles (CSULA) proposes a design of the mobile semi-autonomous robotic platform. This mobile...
A large, segmented space telescope requires high precision and accuracy in its mirror shape to obtain clear images. The Structures, Propulsion, and Control Engineering (SPACE) telescope testbed at the NASA sponsored University Research Center must maintain a pointing control accuracy of 2 arc seconds. A Peripheral Pointing Architecture (PPA) has been designed to demonstrate the testbed pointing accuracy...
In this paper, the process of developing a Flight Control System (FCS) by using an economical Commercial-Off-The-Shelf (COTS) solution will be discussed. The approaches and methods of incorporating advanced features onto an inexpensive but fundamental FCS will be evaluated.
For deep space exploration, it is important for telescopes to have a high accuracy and precision in pointing at objects far in space. In addition, a large segmented space telescope requires high precision and accuracy in mirror shape. The Segmented Space Telescope Testbed at the Structures, Propulsion, and Control Engineering (SPACE) Laboratory at California State University, Los Angeles utilizes...
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