The capabilities of maximising standard payload modules' functionalities for applications
such as on-orbit satellite servicing or planetary exploration depend critically on the creation …

Over the past 50 years, the space race has potentially grown due to the development of
sophisticated mechatronic systems. One of the most important is the bio-inspired mobile …

Orbital services are becoming increasingly important. One of the fundamental engineering
challenges to enable such services is to provide mechanical, data, power, thermal, and fluid …

Exploration missions on extra terrestrial celestial bodies are to date performed by complex
and heavy robotic systems. The trend is towards lighter modular systems that can be (re) …

This chapter discusses the opportunities openedbythe utilization of modular
reconfigurablemulti-robot systems applied in space missions. The involved requirements are …

Continuum robots are flexible structures whose backbone shape can be actively controlled
through actuators such as tendons and fluid chambers. Often characterized by a slender …

A methodology for electromechanical evaluation of multifunctional interconnects for on-orbit
servicing demonstration Page 1 v DFKI A methodology for electromechanical evaluation of …

Preliminary definition of a Standard Interconnect Benchmark for On-Orbit Servicing
Demonstrator Page 1 1 This project has received funding from the European Union’s …

Over the past decades, the development of single spacecraft for outer space exploration
requires more complicated design and higher investment. From the modular design ideas of …

A key to the wider adoption of modular and reconfigurable robotic system is the creation of a
standard interface to allow payload modules to be interfaced and changed easily. The …