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Van Minh Nguyen, Emma Sandidge, Trupti Mahendrakar and Ryan T. White
The accelerating deployment of spacecraft in orbit has generated interest in on-orbit servicing (OOS), inspection of spacecraft, and active debris removal (ADR). Such missions require precise rendezvous and proximity operations in the vicinity of non-coo...
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Wei Zhang, Feng Li, Junlin Li and Qinkun Cheng
Space is the driving force of the world?s sustainable development, and ensuring the sustainability of human activity in space is also necessary. Robotic arm active debris capture removal (RA-ADCR) is a noteworthy technology for containing the dramatic in...
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Daniele Cafolla, Jorge E. Araque-Isidro and Marco Ceccarelli
Space robots are one of the most promising solutions for on-orbit servicing (OOS) duties like docking, berthing, refueling, re-pairing, upgrading, transporting, rescuing, and orbital trash disposal. Numerous enabling techniques and technological demonstr...
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James Blaise and Michael C. F. Bazzocchi
Recent efforts in on-orbit servicing, manufacturing, and debris removal have accentuated some of the challenges related to close-proximity space manipulation. Orbital debris threatens future space endeavors driving active removal missions. Additionally, ...
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Davide Costigliola and Lorenzo Casalino
The development of autonomous guidance control and navigation systems for spacecraft would greatly benefit applications such as debris removals or on-orbit servicing, where human intervention is not practical. Within this context, inspired by Autonomous ...
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Marco Peterson, Minzhen Du, Bryant Springle and Jonathan Black
The proliferation of reusable space vehicles has fundamentally changed how assets are injected into the low earth orbit and beyond, increasing both the reliability and frequency of launches. Consequently, it has led to the rapid development and adoption ...
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Rui Chang, Qingxuan Jia, Ming Chu and Xiaodong Zhang
The space target capturing task using the spacecraft-manipulator system (SMS) has special significance in on-orbit servicing due to its theoretical challenges and practical value. The contact force between the end effector (gripper) and the target exerte...
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Simone La Luna, Nicola Foletti, Luca Magni, Davide Zuin and Filippo Maggi
In the field of space propulsion, self pressurized technology is an example of innovation capable of improving system performances through reduction of volumes and other optimizations. Potential applications are widespread and not limited to the propulsi...
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Florian Rems, Heike Frei, Eicke-Alexander Risse and Matthias Burri
Completed in 2009, the European Proximity Operations Simulator 2.0 (EPOS 2.0) succeeded EPOS 1.0 at the German Space Operations Center (GSOC). One of the many contributions the old EPOS 1.0 facility made to spaceflight rendezvous is the verification of t...
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Rada Popova and Volker Schaus
The growth of orbital space debris is both a consequence of and a potential hindrance to space activities. The risks posed by space debris propagation in the most used orbital regions highlight the need to adequately address the challenges posed to the s...
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