Question Shuttle ARM operation

[Omhra]

Question?
Well.
I've been flying the shuttles lately building a station... It would be nice if the RMS control buttons had a sticky function when pressed to move or stop the joints from moving...:yes:

 

[garyw]

I don't understand the question. you press the button, the arm moves. You release the button and the arm stops........

 

[Omhra]

right; that is how it is... it would be better if you turn the motion on and release the button... if it kept moving until you pressed again, you could turn to piloting while it moves... I am suggesting an addition to the current controls. Add to what is there, some sticky buttons (switches if you will).

 

[garyw]

Why? You wouldn't move the shuttle and the arm at the same time. the vibration through the frame would damage the payload plus there the danger of the arm hitting the shuttle or other structure.

 

[Omhra]

Why? You wouldn't move the shuttle and the arm at the same time. the vibration through the frame would damage the payload plus there the danger of the arm hitting the shuttle or other structure.

After so many years...

2 reasons...

1 It is not my skill that is the question... since I extend the arm and pilot it in any way...(yes I can offset the rotation from the pivot point that is created at the mass center of gravity... (if you don't know what that means abstain from comment)

and 2 because it would allow faster and (yes) fancier flying...


That the payload would suffer more vibration than at take-off? I don't think...