Abstract In order to keep the orbital environment safe and clean, free from collisions, the technology for satellite retrieval by robotic devices is essential. Rendezvous-docking and capture-berthing technologies have been demonstrated recently. However, the targets must have specific fixtures to be grasped and optical cue markers for vision-based control; such targets are called collaborative. On the contrary, most satellites in trouble are non-collaborative. The technology for the robotic capture of a non-collaborative satellite has not yet been established. This paper proposes a idea of the satellite servicing system named the “TAKOFlyer.” This system captures a target with a multiple articulated gripper named “TAKO-Gripper”, which then makes the target collaborative.


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    Title :

    The TAKO (Target Collaborativize) Flyer: a New Concept for Future Satellite Servicing


    Contributors:
    Nakanishi, H. (author) / Yoshida, K. (author)

    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2002-01-01


    Size :

    3 pages





    Type of media :

    Article/Chapter (Book)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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