Role of Pilot and Automatic Onboard Systems in Future Rendezvous and Docking Operations

摘要

In the frame of a Hermes mission to service the Columbus module, an analysis of the role of pilots is presented. The discussion includes requirements, tasks to be performed onboard during rendezvous operations, the possibility of interaction by a pilot with an automatic guidance navigation and control system, and the necessary non-machine interfaces. Proposals for specific man machine interface displays and their arrangement in the cockpit are presented. The conclusion is that the pilot must have continuous access to all necessary information and must have the possibility to intervene at each point in time.