Open AccessSpace Robotics Researches at Electrotechnical Laboratory: Dexterous EV Robot Technology
Author(s) -
Kazuo Machida,
Yoshitsugu TODA,
Toshiaki Iwata
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
journal of robotics and mechatronics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1883-8049
pISSN - 0915-3942
DOI - 10.20965/jrm.1994.p0402
Subject(s) - teleoperation , robotics , telerobotics , robot , mechatronics , artificial intelligence , engineering , simulation , robot end effector , space exploration , international space station , space (punctuation) , control engineering , computer science , human–computer interaction , mobile robot , aerospace engineering , operating system
Studies on basic technologies on space robots have been conducted at the Electrotechnical Laboratory (ETL) since 1983. The research emphasizes on developing key technologies of dexterous extravehicular robots. It is categorized into four areas: space adaptive mechatronics; telerobotics; on-board skill technology; and motion control of free flying robots in 0-gravity. We have been developing several pilot models such as a dexterous space manipulator system working in a vacuum, a graphic simulator augmented teleoperation system for long-distance robots, a smart end-effector for a large space manipulator arm, and an astronaut reference flying robot. This paper overviews the space robotics research efforts at ETL and presents a current topic of the precise space telerobotics experiment on ETS-VII.
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