As future space missions extend beyond the friendly confines of low earth orbit, robots are becoming an increasingly vital component on flight manifests. While the main focus to-date has been on satellite servicing due to its high commercial potential, robots are also being considered for orbital debris removal, space construction, and asteroid sample retrieval. The robotic technologies and automation required to carry out these missions represent a significant advancement beyond the manipulation technology used previously on the Space Shuttle, the International Space Station, and planetary rovers. While higher demands are being driven by the more ambitious nature of the tasks, the handling of uncooperative targets such as satellites and asteroids, present a greater challenge.


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    Title :

    Challenges of In Space Robotic Servicing


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation ; 2015 ; Seattle, WA, United States
    Thermal and Fluid Analysis Workshop ; 2015 ; Silver Spring, MD, United States


    Publication date :

    2015-05-26


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

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    Language :

    English




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