Technical Paper
Flight Crew Displays for Space Station Proximity Operations
1988-10-01
881540
Proximity operations aboard Space Station Freedom involve a number of complex operations including: piloting of unmanned space vehicles in the vicinity of the Space Station; docking and berthing of unmanned space vehicles; control of the mobile transporter; Space Station RMS and the FTS; and monitoring of extravehicular activities. Display hardware is required aboard the Space Station to provide information to the crew. This information takes the form of full color text and graphics as well as full motion, full color video. Other display requirements include: readability in high ambient light conditions; low power, weight and size; and ability to adjust the angle and distance from the crew. A number of display technologies exist to meet these requirements. CRTs are the standard in display technology; however, they may not be able to meet the sunlight readability requirements and they consume considerable weight, volume and power.