Robotic manipulation and capture in space: A survey

E Papadopoulos, F Aghili, O Ma… - Frontiers in Robotics and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Space exploration and exploitation depend on the development of on-orbit robotic
capabilities for tasks such as servicing of satellites, removing of orbital debris, or …

On the guidance, navigation and control of in-orbit space robotic missions: A survey and prospective vision

BM Moghaddam, R Chhabra - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
In the first part, this article presents an overview of Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)
methodologies developed for space manipulators to perform in-orbit robotic missions …

Adaptive fuzzy neural network control for a space manipulator in the presence of output constraints and input nonlinearities

Q Yao - Advances in Space Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Space manipulator is considered as one of the most promising technologies for
future space activities owing to its important role in various on-orbit serving missions. In this …

Adaptive trajectory tracking control of a free-flying space manipulator with guaranteed prescribed performance and actuator saturation

Q Yao - Acta Astronautica, 2021 - Elsevier
In this paper, adaptive control schemes are proposed for the trajectory tracking control of a
free-flying space manipulator with guaranteed prescribed performance in the presence of …

Detumbling strategy and coordination control of kinematically redundant space robot after capturing a tumbling target

M Wang, J Luo, J Yuan, U Walter - Nonlinear Dynamics, 2018 - Springer
This paper focuses on the motion planning to detumble and control of a space robot to
capture a non-cooperative target satellite. The objective is to construct a detumbling strategy …

A convex-programming-based guidance algorithm to capture a tumbling object on orbit using a spacecraft equipped with a robotic manipulator

J Virgili-Llop, C Zagaris, R Zappulla… - … journal of robotics …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
An algorithm to guide the capture of a tumbling resident space object by a spacecraft
equipped with a robotic manipulator is presented. A solution to the guidance problem is …

Laboratory experiments of resident space object capture by a spacecraft–manipulator system

J Virgili-Llop, JV Drew, R Zappulla II… - Aerospace Science and …, 2017 - Elsevier
A set of laboratory experiments are conducted to demonstrate the autonomous capture of a
simulated resident space object by a simulated spacecraft equipped with a robotic …

Tracking control for the grasping of a tumbling satellite with a free-floating robot

R Lampariello, H Mishra, N Oumer… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter, a novel method is presented for grasping a partially cooperative tumbling
satellite with a free-floating robot. A reference trajectory, provided by an offline motion …

Failure control and energy optimization of multi-axes space manipulator through genetic algorithm approach

A Shrivastava, VK Dalla - Journal of the Brazilian Society of Mechanical …, 2021 - Springer
This paper presents intelligent approaches for swinging failure control and fuel saving of
space robot by switching over the actuators. The space manipulators mainly work in …

An integrated control scheme for space robot after capturing non-cooperative target

M Wang, J Luo, J Yuan, U Walter - Acta Astronautica, 2018 - Elsevier
How to identify the mass properties and eliminate the unknown angular momentum of space
robotic system after capturing a non-cooperative target is of great challenge. This paper …