When developing an experiment, it is imperative for scientists who wish to mount scientific payloads on the International Space Station (ISS) to know the field of view and percent obscuration for each of the eight external payload locations on the ISS. The purpose of this project was to create visualization scenarios for the eight payload locations on the ISS. In addition to creating the necessary animation and software tools and models to acquire this information, this project also required the implementation of specific scenarios with various sensor locations, celestial and ground targets, and applicable solar and lunar constraints. The obscuration data from the scenarios is reported and analyzed in this report.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Gordon, Christopher J.
• Towne, Anthony H.
• Pilotte, Kate M.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 01A014M

Advisor

• Looft, Fred J.
• Zwiep, Donald N.

Year

• 2001

Center

• Goddard Space Flight Center Project Center - MQP

Date created

• 2001-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright