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Record 1 2002-03-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Orbital Stations
  • Space Exploration Equipment and Tools
CONT

Engineers initially thought a glitch within the computer unit might have caused the arm's wrist joint to freeze up during a May 17 test. But the wrist joint since has been working as advertised, so managers decided that it would not be necessary to replace the so-called arm computer unit.

CONT

... the Arm Computer Unit (ACU) ... interfaces with the Joint Electronics Units (JEU) and the Latching End Effector Units (LEU)...

OBS

arm computer unit; ACU: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Stations orbitales
  • Équipement et outillage d'exploration spatiale
OBS

bloc-ordinateur du bras; ACU : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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