Open AccessInnovative Robot Archetypes for In-Space Construction and Maintenance
Author(s) -
Fredrik Rehnmark,
Robert Ambrose,
Brett Kennedy,
Myron Diftler,
Joshua S. Mehling,
Lyndon Bridgwater,
Nicolaus Radford,
S. Michael Goza,
Christopher J. Culbert
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
aip conference proceedings
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.177
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1551-7616
pISSN - 0094-243X
DOI - 10.1063/1.1867231
Subject(s) - computer science , robot , robotic spacecraft , robotics , space shuttle , space exploration , space (punctuation) , systems engineering , aerospace engineering , aeronautics , simulation , artificial intelligence , engineering , operating system
The space environment presents unique challenges and opportunities in the assembly, inspection and maintenance of orbital and transit spaceflight systems. While conventional Extra‐Vehicular Activity (EVA) technology, out of necessity, addresses each of the challenges, relatively few of the opportunities have been exploited due to crew safety and reliability considerations. Extra‐Vehicular Robotics (EVR) is one of the least‐explored design spaces but offers many exciting innovations transcending the crane‐like Space Shuttle and International Space Station Remote Manipulator System (RMS) robots used for berthing, coarse positioning and stabilization. Microgravity environments can support new robotic archetypes with locomotion and manipulation capabilities analogous to undersea creatures. Such diversification could enable the next generation of space science platforms and vehicles that are too large and fragile to launch and deploy as self‐contained payloads. Sinuous manipulators for minimally invasive inspe...
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