Space Robotics

Space Robotics

This report surveys the possible applications and technical feasibility of robots in space. The hture of the space program in the time frame of 1980-2000 is first assessed, including space exploration, globzl infomiation services, and space utilization. Critical technologies needed to wpport die projected space program are considered, including general purpose, remote intelligence and manipulat...

Space robotics

This paper reviews the topic of space robotics. As an introduction, some definitions and the rationale for space robotics are given. The main differences between space and terrestrial robots are highlighted, and it is shown that they are driven by the peculiar environmental, system, and programmatic constraints of space missions. Some common objections against the use of space robotics are ment...

Space Robotics

Chapter 3 Space Robotics

Space robotics is the development of general purpose machines that are capable of surviving (for a time, at least) the rigors of the space environment, and performing exploration, assembly, construction, maintenance, servicing or other tasks that may or may not have been fully understood at the time of the design of the robot. Humans control space robots from either a “local” control console (e...

Space Robotics Part 2: Space-based Manipulators

In this second of three short papers, I introduce some of the basic concepts of space robotics with an emphasis on some specific challenging areas of research that are peculiar to the application of robotics to space infrastructure development. The style of these short papers is pedagogical and the concepts in this paper are developed from fundamental manipulator robotics. This second paper con...