This paper details the development and early testing of a compliant suspension for a microspine gripper device for asteroid capture or micro-gravity percussive drilling. The microspine gripper architecture is reviewed, and a proposed microspine suspension design is presented and discussed. Prototyping methods are discussed, as well as testing methods and results. A path forward is identified from the results of the testing completed thus far. Key findings include: the microspine concept has been established as a valid architecture and the compliant suspension exhibits the desired stiffness characteristics for good gripping behavior. These developments will aid in developing the capability to grasp irregularly shaped boulders in micro-gravity.


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    Titel :

    Microspine Gripping Mechanism for Asteroid Capture


    Beteiligte:
    Merriam, Ezekiel G. (Autor:in) / Berg, Andrew B. (Autor:in) / Willig, Andrew (Autor:in) / Parness, Aaron (Autor:in) / Frey, Tim (Autor:in) / Howell, Larry L. (Autor:in)


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2016-05-04


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Schlagwörter :


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