Study of Autonomous Rendezvous and Docking

• Published in: The Journal of Space Technology and Science Vol. 4; no. 2; pp. 2_11 - 2_18
• Main Authors: NAKAMURA, Hiroyuki, WAKABAYASHI, Yasufumi, OKAMOTO, Osamu, YOSHIMOTO, Yukiko, YOSHIDA, Norimasa, WADA, Yasushi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japanese Rocket Society 1988
• Subjects: AUTONOMOUS RENDEZVOUS AND DOCKING

Rendezvous and Docking (RVD) is an essential technology for the future space activities. In late 199’'s, space activities such as carrying the logistics end the materials to the International Space Station (SS) , retrieval, repair and exchanging onboard equipments in space will become operation...