Mr. Paul L. Shattuck Profile

Paul L. Shattuck

Director & Chief Engineer, Directed Energy Systems

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Proceedings Article | 26 April 2007 Paper

The airborne laser

Steven Lamberson, Harold Schall, Paul Shattuck

Proceedings Volume 6346, 63461M (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.738802

KEYWORDS: Missiles, Sensors, Airborne laser technology, Control systems, Target acquisition, Infrared search and track, Weapons, Laser missile defense, Calibration, Beam controllers

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Proceedings Article | 3 August 1999 Paper

Airborne laser system common path/common mode design approach

Kenneth Billman, Bruce Horwitz, Paul Shattuck

Proceedings Volume 3706, (1999) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.356958

KEYWORDS: Wavefronts, Sensors, Missiles, Atmospheric corrections, Airborne laser technology, Tolerancing, Nose, Deformable mirrors, Control systems, Mirrors

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Proceedings Article | 25 November 1996 Paper

Solar Chromospheric and Coronal Explorer

Arthur Walker, Philip Scherrer, Richard Hoover, Einar Tandberg-Hanssen, Troy Barbee, James Ling, R. MacQueen, J. Gethyn Timothy, Paul Adamson, Mike Mennzel, John Petheram, Paul Shattuck

Proceedings Volume 2804, (1996) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.259723

KEYWORDS: Solar processes, Iron, Magnetism, Mirrors, Coronagraphy, Crystals, Space operations, Solar energy, Sun, Telescopes

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Proceedings Article | 1 November 1992 Paper

Flight telerobotic servicer legacy

Paul Shattuck, James Lowrie

Proceedings Volume 1829, (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131687

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The Flight Telerobotic Servicer (FTS) was developed to enhance and provide a safe alternative to human presence in space. The first step for this system was a precursor development test flight (DTF-1) on the Space Shuttle. DTF-1 was to be a pathfinder for manned flight safety of robotic systems. The broad objectives of this mission were three-fold: flight validation of telerobotic manipulator (design, control algorithms, man/machine interfaces, safety); demonstration of dexterous manipulator capabilities on specific building block tasks; and correlation of manipulator performance in space with ground predictions. The DTF-1 system is comprised of a payload bay element (7-DOF manipulator with controllers, end-of-arm gripper and camera, telerobot body with head cameras and electronics module, task panel, and MPESS truss) and an aft flight deck element (force-reflecting hand controller, crew restraint, command and display panel and monitors). The approach used to develop the DTF-1 hardware, software and operations involved flight qualification of components from commercial, military, space, and R controller, end-of-arm tooling, force/torque transducer) and the development of the telerobotic system for space applications. The system is capable of teleoperation and autonomous control (advances state of the art); reliable (two-fault tolerance); and safe (man-rated). Benefits from the development flight included space validation of critical telerobotic technologies and resolution of significant safety issues relating to telerobotic operations in the Shuttle bay or in the vicinity of other space assets. This paper discusses the lessons learned and technology evolution that stemmed from developing and integrating a dexterous robot into a manned system, the Space Shuttle. Particular emphasis is placed on the safety and reliability requirements for a man-rated system as these are the critical factors which drive the overall system architecture. Other topics focused on include: task requirements and operational concepts for servicing and maintenance of space platforms; origins of technology for dexterous robotic systems; issues associated with space qualification of components; and development of the industrial base to support space robotics.

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