Fig. 2: 6df manual docking simulation.
From: Effects of total sleep deprivation on performance in a manual spacecraft docking task
Spacecraft docking is based on the control of six degrees of freedom (a). Translation is controlled with the left hand control (joystick movement up-down and left-right, trigger movement forwards and backwards) (b), orientation with the right hand control (rotation of the joystick around its own axis for roll, movement of the joystick for pitch and yaw) (c). Screenshot of a level 4 6df docking trial showing the view from the spacecraft to the white space station (d). The black cross represents the target/docking port.
