Automated Rendezvous and Docking of Spacecraft

Glossary

Abbreviations and acronyms

A-B

AE
Approach Ellipsoid (ISS traffic control and safety zone).
ATV
Automated Transfer Vehicle: cargo transport vehicle, to be launched by the European launcher Ariane V and docking to the ISS, European contribution, for servicing the ISS.

C

CAM
collision avoidance manoeuvre: fixed boost manoeuvre moving the chaser for all approach conditions safely out of the vicinity of the target. To be initiated in case of danger of collision.
CC
control centre.
CCD
charge coupled device.
CCSDS
Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems.
CoM
centre of mass.
CRV
Crew Return Vehicle.
CTRL
control function.
CW
Clohessy Wiltshire.

D

DCM
direction cosine matrix.
DGPS
Differential Global Positioning System.
DOF
degrees of freedom.
DRS
data relay satellite.

E

EPOS
European Proximity Operations Simulator: stimulation facility for optical rendezvous sensors.
ESA
European Space Agency.
ESTEC
European Space Research and Technology Centre (ESA establishment).
ETS-VII
Engineering Test Satellite no. 7: developed and launched 1997 by Japan. Performed a rendezvous and docking demonstration with a sub-satellite.
EURECA
European Retrievable Carrier: spacecraft developed by ESA, brought into orbit in 1992 and retrieved from orbit in 1993 by the US Space Shuttle. EURECA was developed for multiple use, but has been flown only once.
EVA
extra-vehicular activity.

F

FDIR
failure detection, isolation and recovery.
FDI
failure detection and isolation.
FOV
field of view: extension of measurement range in directions normal to the line of sight.

G

GDOP
geometric dilution of precision: quality criterion for the geometrical constellation of four navigation satellites selected for measurement.

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