Session
Poster Session 3
Location
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Abstract
The expansion of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations highlights the critical need for In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) to perform novel orbital missions that reduces launch and operating costs and extends mission lifespans. Existing space robotic systems are too expensive, large, and specialized for many ISAM applications in LEO. A small-scale twin robotic arm system that features interchangeable end effectors enhances future ISAM mission capabilities. This robotic arm system leverages smaller, low-cost, arms to perform precise autonomous operations, including satellite repair, repositioning, and recovery. Initial designs and analysis show the arms to be 62% smaller in length and weigh 80% less than currently available robotic arms for ISAM, thereby enabling the system to be used on a CubeSat platform.
Document Type
Event
Autonomous Dual Interchangeable Robotic Arms for In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing
Salt Palace Convention Center, Salt Lake City, UT
The expansion of Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellite constellations highlights the critical need for In-Space Servicing, Assembly, and Manufacturing (ISAM) to perform novel orbital missions that reduces launch and operating costs and extends mission lifespans. Existing space robotic systems are too expensive, large, and specialized for many ISAM applications in LEO. A small-scale twin robotic arm system that features interchangeable end effectors enhances future ISAM mission capabilities. This robotic arm system leverages smaller, low-cost, arms to perform precise autonomous operations, including satellite repair, repositioning, and recovery. Initial designs and analysis show the arms to be 62% smaller in length and weigh 80% less than currently available robotic arms for ISAM, thereby enabling the system to be used on a CubeSat platform.
