A space robot manipulator system: Designed for capture

Jiayu Liu*, Qinglin Fan, Tao Yang, Ke Li, Qiang Huang

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Abstract

The paper describes a space robot hand arm system designed for non-cooperative object capture. According to analysis on the characteristics of non-cooperative target capture on-orbit, a three fingers end-effector was designed. The detailed design of a modular space manipulator joint was described. To meet the nice performance of hand arm system in space applications, a communication and computing embedded systems was designed. We established an experimental platform in library for single joint test, with that proved the joint had enough precision, speed, and torque performance. At the same time, we constructed an experimental system for manipulator on air-bearing table, with that proved the manipulator had nice location precision. Experimental results showed that the hand arm system was able to meet the needs of the on-orbit application.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)125-132
Number of pages8
JournalInternational Journal of Mechatronics and Automation
Volume5
Issue number2-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • Adaptive design of the space environment
  • End-effector
  • Ground verification
  • Hand arm system
  • Manipulator
  • Non-cooperative object capture
  • On-orbit environment
  • Real time control
  • Space robot
  • System experiments

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