We describe and discuss the development of soft robotics for adaptive acquisition of non-cooperative Space targets. Specifically, we propose a novel soft robotic system featuring a compliant web, interconnected and manipulated by compliant continuum “fingers”. We motivate and detail the underlying design concept, and then describe the results of experiments using a ground-based hardware prototype to dynamically capture and manipulate non-cooperative targets with varying sizes and trajectories.


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    Title :

    Non-Cooperative Space Object Capture and Manipulation with Soft Robotics


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    Publication date :

    2023-03-04


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    23227423 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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