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TELEOPERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM [1 record]

Record 1 2003-10-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

TORU (teleoperator control system) is a manual mode system through which a crewmember, located in the Service Module, performs necessary guidance functions in the event of a failure of the automated Kurs rendezvous/docking system of a Progress cargo vehicle (TGK). In this case, the ship's motion will be manually controlled from the TORU control panel, using two hand controllers and a situational display of television signals (ISS) [International Space Station] image plus range, velocity, and relative angular position data from a Progress-mounted Klest-M video camera, shown on two monitors (VKU and Simvol-Ts).

OBS

TORU docking system: term officially approved by the International Space Station official approval Group (ISSOAG).

PHR

Teleoperator Control System (TORU); telerobotically operated (TORU) manual docking system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
OBS

système d'amarrage TORU : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de la Station spatiale internationale (GTTSSI).

Spanish

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