ISS robotic systems. Flight operation of the Russian segment robotic systems

The paper gives a brief review of existing robotic systems of the American segment and the planned robotic systems of the Russian segment of the International Space Station. We compared the robotic systems of the two segments in terms of the composition and the problems being solved and considered some aspects of flight operation of Russian segment robotic systems. Within the research, we pointed out the subtasks in solving of which significant practical experience has been gained, as well as the new subtasks which are analogous to the existing ones and to those which are regularly solved in flight operation of on-board systems. Moreover, we emphasized new subtasks which have no analogy and require the solutions determined at the stage of preparation for robotic systems flight tests. As a result, we give our vision of important directions for further development of ISS Russian robotic systems.