Automation & Robotics
ESA's Automation and Robotics group is responsible for the creation and maintenance of an industrial technology base for the automation and remote control of space based operations.
As such, the domain of competence of the group includes the specification and control of space robotics systems (from manipulators to autonomous vehicles) and laboratory supporting automation and robotics in manned and unmanned missions.
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| Group's Expertise
- utilisation concepts for space teleoperation, automation
and robotics
- kinematic and dynamic robot system analysis
- (real time) control of robot systems including human
interfaces
- image and video control
- multimedia communication and interactive control
Last update: 28 November 2006
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