Successful ‘Moon landing’ using the DLR motion simulator
ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori tested various lunar landing manoeuvres for the first time in the cockpit of the DLR Robotic Motion Simulator. The motion simulator was developed at the DLR Institute of System Dynamics and Control and enables extreme tilt angles and manoeuvres. The experiment is part of the ESA project "Human-In-the-Loop Flight Vehicle Engineering for Exploration Missions". The project is conducting technology studies on astronaut landings on the south pole of the moon. The primary goal is to evaluate human-machine interfaces and assistance functions for space vehicles. In addition, DLR scientists are investigating how motion influences that occur under low gravity can best be simulated on Earth.
Successful ‘Moon landing’ using the DLR motion simulator
Successful ‘Moon landing’ using the DLR motion simulator
ESA astronaut Roberto Vittori tested various lunar landing manoeuvres for the first time in the cockpit of the DLR Robotic Motion Simulator. The motion simulator was developed at the DLR Institute of System Dynamics and Control and enables extreme tilt angles and manoeuvres. The experiment is part of the ESA project "Human-In-the-Loop Flight Vehicle Engineering for Exploration Missions". The project is conducting technology studies on astronaut landings on the south pole of the moon. The primary goal is to evaluate human-machine interfaces and assistance functions for space vehicles. In addition, DLR scientists are investigating how motion influences that occur under low gravity can best be simulated on Earth.
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