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Guideline requirements for serviceable spacecraft grasping/berthing/docking interfaces based on simulations and flight experience [PDF]

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The described efforts support a NASA Space Assembly and Servicing Working Group activity to draft guideline interface standards. The general requirements are to provide a simple, reliable, and durable system.
Thompson, Allen B.
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The matching relaxation for a class of generalized set partitioning problems

open access: yes, 2018
This paper introduces a discrete relaxation for the class of combinatorial optimization problems which can be described by a set partitioning formulation under packing constraints.
Cavalcante, Evellyn   +3 more
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Evaluation of force-torque displays for use with space station telerobotic activities [PDF]

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Recent experiments which addressed Space Station remote manipulation tasks found that tactile force feedback (reflecting forces and torques encountered at the end-effector through the manipulator hand controller) does not improve performance ...
Bierschwale, John M.   +4 more
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Piloting decision aid for spacecraft proximity operations [PDF]

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The concept of a decision aid to assist the piloting of a powered vehicle during a near-field (less than 2000 feet) rendezvous to another spacecraft is discussed. Using Space Shuttle rendezvous with an orbiting satellite as an example, extensive practice
Pierce, Cole J.
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A Competition Policy and Efficient Regulatory Framework for the Port Sector: Getting It Unberthed [PDF]

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The Philippines, with its archipelagic physical character, requires an efficient maritime transport infrastructure to facilitate and foster growth and socioeconomic integration.
Llanto, Gilberto M.
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