An Overview of CSA s s Space Robotics Activities Erick Dupuis, Mo Farhat ASTRA 2011 ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands
Introduction Key Priority Area for CSA Recent Reorganisation Strategy Guided by Global Exploration Strategy International Space Exploration Coordination Group Canadian Long Term Space Plan Preparatory Program Accelerated by Stimulus Funding $110M over 3 years
Exploration includes ISS MSS Operations Life Sciences Operational Space Medicine Robotic Technology Experiments ISS
Also: On-Orbit Orbit Servicing Capitalise on Investment in SRMS + MSS Robotic Manipulators Specialised Tools and End- Effectors Vision Systems Rendezvous and Docking ISS OOS
And Planetary Exploration Planetary Surface Vehicles Excavation & Drilling for ISRU Active Vision Systems Robotic Manipulators and Tools Scientific Instruments Communications Life Support Crew Medical Systems
Preparatory Program Develop Technologies BEFORE Required for a Mission Concept Studies Phase 0 Studies Prototyping Analogue Field Deployments
Prototyping: OOS TRIDAR, Neptec Design Group Orbital Rendezvous System Non-Cooperative Spacecraft Triangulation LASER: High Precision, Proximity Time-Of Of-Flight LASER: Long Range: 100 s s m IR Camera: Very Long Range: ~43km Tested on STS-128, STS-131, STS-135 ISS OOS
Prototyping: OOS TRIDAR ISS OOS
Prototyping: OOS Next Generation Canadarm: MDA Terrestrial Prototypes of Next-Gen Technologies for Orbital Manipulators Large Manipulator: telescopic Booms Small Manipulator: Dextrous Tools, Avionics Proximity Operations Testbed: Non-Contact Docking Testbed: Contact Operator Control Station ISS OOS
Prototyping: OOS Telescoping booms Avionics, Tools, Advanced Dexterous Tasks Operations, Integration Docking Proximity ISS OOS
Prototyping: OOS Possible Use of Dextre on ISS to support: Robotic Refueling Mission (NASA Goodard): Dextrous Tools Dextre Pointing Package (NASA Goddard): Testbed for Pointing Sensors Technologies Leading to Commercial OOS: Recent announcement by MDA & IntelSat ISS OOS
Prototyping: Planetary Equipment Rovers (Existing and under development) Payloads Smarts Navigation /Autonomy Simulation
Prototyping: Planetary Rover Platforms Existing Ruggedised ExoMars Breadboard (MDA) MSR Analogue Deployment, AZ Juno Rovers (Neptec/ODG) ISRU Deployment, Hawaii
Prototyping: Planetary Mars Exploration Science Rover: MDA/BRP Terrestrial Prototype Mass: ~200kg, P/L: ~70kg Autonomous Navigation 250m/sol (Energy Limited, Solar) 20 cm obstacle climbing PDR: Mid-April 2011
Prototyping: Planetary Lunar Exploration Light Rovers Mass: 500kg, P/L 300kg Human Upgradable Manual, Teleop or Autonomous V max : 15km/h Manual Slope: 25 deg, Obstacles: 30cm
Prototyping: Planetary Lunar Exploration Light Rovers Mass: 500kg, P/L 300kg Human Upgradable Manual, Teleop or Autonomous V max : 15km/h Manual Slope: 25 deg, Obstacles: 30cm
Prototyping: Planetary Standard Interface Module Rover-Mounted Manipulator Arms Mini-Corer & Drill Microscope Next Gen Vision Next Gen Power Next Gen Communications Integration & Field-Tests
Prototyping: Planetary Micro-Rovers Max 30kg including science P/L Teleop or Autonomous Soil Sampling MPB Team: focus on science ESI: focus on platform Delivery Early Summer
Prototyping: Planetary Rover Operator Situational Awareness and Navigation Aids (ROSANA) Autonomous Intelligent and Robust Guidance, Navigation & Control for Planetary Rovers
Prototyping: Planetary Avatar EXPLORE Experiments Remote Control from ISS Information-Centric Autonomous Ops Locate Thermal Anomalies Ops Concept Proven Asynchronous Link ISS Avatar Operator Station
Prototyping: Planetary 3D Site Mapping (U. Toronto, MDA) Rover Localisation & Coverage Planning ALTESCAPE (Ryerson U., Neptec) Vision for Orbital RdV and Rover Odometry Investigating Traction System for Lunar Mobility (McGill, Neptec) Compliant Wheel Designs
Prototyping: Planetary Mobile Robotics Development and Validation Platform Using Vortex (McGill, CM Labs) Rover Terrain Interaction Simulation Volumetric Contact Model Validation and Application to Planetary Rovers (U. Waterloo, Parallel Geometry) Rover Terrain Interaction Simulation
Prototyping: Planetary Power system management and optimization tool for space missions (University of Waterloo, Maplesoft) Characterization, Dynamics and Design of Mechanical Systems for Interaction with Real and Virtual Environments (McGill, Quanser) Analysis Tools for Design and Ops Planning
Planetary Analogue Missions Impact and Ice: Lunar Sample Return from South Pole Aitken Basin (Mistastin and Reis craters) Genesis of Methane on Mars (Axel Heiberg Island) Mars Methane Mission (Thetford Mines) Mars Analogue Research: Signature of Life in Freshwater Environment (Pavilion Lake)
Conclusion Robotics Activities Covering International Space Station On-Orbit Orbit Servicing Planetary Exploration Preparatory Program: Develop Technologies BEFORE Required for Commitment to Mission Accelerated by Stimulus Funding $110M over 3 years