Development and Space Operation of Advanced Robotic Hand System
Author(s) -
Kazuo Machida,
H. Nishida,
Kenzo Akita
Publication year - 2000
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.2000.p0364
Subject(s) - operability , robotic arm , satellite , computer science , robotic spacecraft , robotic hand , simulation , cubesat , engineering , spacecraft , artificial intelligence , robot , aerospace engineering , software engineering
In this paper, we present the development and space test of the world's first precise telerobotic system boarded on an unattended space vehicle, ETS-VII (Engineering Test Satellite VII). The robotic system has features of skill and autonomy using a three-finger multisensory hand at a work site in space and a computer graphics-based desktop telerobotic system at a control site on the ground. We developed a compact robotic system with space environment adaptability and satellite system compatibility as well as dexterity and flexible operability. The robotic system was launched in November 1997. The space test reveals that the system works well in orbit.
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