The present invention provides a capture mechanism for capturing and locking onto the Marman flange located on the exterior surfaces of spacecraft/satellites. The capture mechanism achieves its goal of quickly capturing a client spacecraft by splitting the two basic actions involved into two separate mechanisms. One mechanism performs the quick grasp of the target while the other mechanism rigidises that grasp to ensure that the target is held as firmly as desired.
SPACECRAFT CAPTURE MECHANISM
ERFASSUNGSMECHANISMUS FÜR RAUMFAHRZEUG
MÉCANISME DE CAPTURE DE VAISSEAU SPATIAL
2021-03-24
Patent
Electronic Resource
English