A robotic gripper for rigidly grasping a section of a Marman ring of a satellite, the robotic gripper having an outboard jaw which interfaces to an outer diameter side of the Marman ring, a inboard jaw which interfaces to an inner diameter side of the Marman ring, and a palm which interfaces to a separation surface of the Marman ring. The jaws, when grasping the section of the Marman ring, execute a two-stage motion comprising a first movement toward the opposing jaw in a direction parallel to the palm, and a second movement of drawing the Marman ring down against the palm or other suitable surface in order to fully rigidize the grasp.
Robotic gripper for autonomous rendezvous and capture of satellites
2019-09-17
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
ROBOTIC GRIPPER FOR AUTONOMOUS RENDEZVOUS AND CAPTURE OF SATELLITES
Europäisches Patentamt | 2018
|Autonomous rendezvous and capture system design
NTRS | 1991
|Autonomous rendezvous and capture system design
NTRS | 1991
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