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| 76201 | 1997.0031.001 | Space vision system | .1-.2 METAL CASINGS & PARTS SYNTHETIC PARTS WITH VELCRO PATCHES ON FRONT (1 ON.1 9 ON.2 ) /.3 METAL CASING WITH SYNTHETIC FRONT & GLASS SCREEN METAL & SYNTHETIC WORKING PARTS/.4 METAL RACK CONTAINING 6 COMPONENTS EACH WITH METAL CASING & WORKING PARTS SYNTHETIC /.1-.2 METAL SHIPPING CASES WITH FOAM PADDING | CANADARM/ PROTOFLIGHT 51436E103 | 1 | National Research Council | Canada | Manitoba | Winnipeg | 1990 | 1992 | circa | .4 MAGNEHELIC METERS PATENT NOS. 2 722 832; 3 091 123; 3 397 319; 3 862 416 | 4 | .1 GREY PAINTED CASING WITH MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC & METALLIC PARTS/.2 METALLIC CASING GREY PAINTED CASING FRONT YELLOW VELCO/.3 TEXTUREDBEIGE CASING WITH BROWN SYNTHETIC FRONT & SCREEN FRAME BLACK CONTROL PANEL & CONTROLS/.4 TEXTURED BLACK RACK WITH BLUE TEXTURED FRONT; METALLIC OR GREY OR BEIGE PAINTED COMPONENT CASINGS MULTICOLOURED SYNTHETIC CONTROLS & PARTS METALLIC PARTS/.1-.2 METALLIC CASES WITH BLACK HANDLES | CANADIAN DESIGNED SYSTEM WITH MAJOR COMPONENTS MADE BY CANADIAN FIRMS. STARTED IN 1975 AT NRC IN 1980 SVS BECAME PART OF CANADA'S TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER PROGRAMME WITH NASA & HAS BEEN TESTED ON SHUTTLE MISSIONS. SVS WILL BE COMPONENT OF CANADA'S MSS/SPDM BEING BUILT BY SPAR FOR ASSEMBLY IN SPACE OF INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION BEGINNING IN 1998. | SYSTEM CONSISTING OF FLIGHT UNITS & GROUND CONTROL EQUIPMENT (.4) DESIGNED TO PROVIDE HIGH RESOLUTION VISION TO REMOTE MANIPULATOR SYSTEM (CANADARM) OF SPACE SHUTTLE. IT'S ELECTRONIC OPTICAL & MECHANICAL SUB-SYSTEMS & PREPROGRAMMED & AUTOMATED FUNCTIONS ALLOWED FINE CONTROL OF CANADARM WITH MINIMAL HUMAN INTERVENTION. | SVS WAS CANADA'S FOLLOW-ON CONTRIBUTION TO CANADARM DESIGNED TO EXTEND LATTER'S CAPABILITIES. IT INCLUDES OPTICAL & MECHANICAL SENSORS & POSITIONING DEVICES CONTROLLED BY COMPUTER SOFTWARE. KEY WAS FEEDBACK LOOPS; ACHIEVEMENT WAS INTEGRATION OF FEEDBACK WITH MANY SUB-SYSTEMS TO PROVIDE FINE CONTROL. SVS IS EXCELLENT EXAMPLE OF APPLICATION OF VIRTUAL REALITY TECHNOLOGY TO REAL LIFE. | Space Technology | Manned spacecraft | Spacecraft parts | Space Technology | Manned spacecraft | Ground equipment | Space Technology | Space science | Spacecraft parts | metal;synthetic;glass | 73 | 54.5 | 48 | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1997.0031.001.aa.cs.png | http://source.techno-science.ca/artifacts-artefacts/images/1997.0031.001.aa.cs.thumb.png |
