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Tue, 29 Jul 2008
Unexpected application for SRV-1 Blackfin - MIT SPHERES
The SPHERES program at MIT's Space Systems Lab was developed to allow researchers to test control algorithms for satellite formation flight and constellation building in a long-term test environment on the International Space Station. Each SPHERES satellite is about 1ft in diameter and is fully self-contained with a flight computer, inertial sensors and a reaction control system using carbon dioxide gas. Three are flying on the Space Station right now, while three more are on the ground for testing and continued development.
The MIT group is using the SRV-1 Blackfin board sets to provide a vision system to SPHERES, which will allow several satellites to autonomously dock to several free-floating flexible beams, pick them up and connect them together forming a structure.
A full description of the program including videos is found here - http://ssl.mit.edu/spheres/
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