Results and Verification of Spacecraft Docking Emulation using Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulation

摘要: The interest in new demonstration missions of space servicing is decidedly rising this beginning the twenty-first century, as attested by several well-known projects like Orbital Express, TECS AS, CX-OLEV and others. Such require a thorough knowledge mechanical behaviour spacecrafts during docking or berthing. In order to adequately study dynamics involved, number emulation test-beds have been elaborated worldwide tested for their efficiency providing realistic results, thereby preventing an eventual failure process. Canadian Space Agency developing such test-bed spacecraft using hardware-in-the-loop simulation. This paper describes presents verification procedure used verify functionality type