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 …

A review of space robotics technologies for on-orbit servicing

A Flores-Abad, O Ma, K Pham, S Ulrich - Progress in aerospace sciences, 2014 - Elsevier
Abstract Space robotics is considered one of the most promising approaches for on-orbit
servicing (OOS) missions such as docking, berthing, refueling, repairing, upgrading …

A survey of methods for safe human-robot interaction

PA Lasota, T Fong, JA Shah - Foundations and Trends® in …, 2017 - nowpublishers.com
Ensuring human safety is one of the most important considerations within the field of human-
robot interaction (HRI). This does not simply involve preventing collisions between humans …

Improving performance of robots using human-inspired approaches: a survey

H Qiao, S Zhong, Z Chen, H Wang - Science China Information Sciences, 2022 - Springer
Realizing high performance of ordinary robots is one of the core problems in robotic
research. Improving the performance of ordinary robots usually relies on the collaborative …

[HTML][HTML] Review of in-space assembly technologies

XUE Zhihui, LIU **guo, WU Chenchen… - Chinese Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
With the rapid development of space technology and the increasing demand for space
missions, the traditional spacecraft manufacturing, deployment and launch methods have …

Valkyrie: Nasa's first bipedal humanoid robot

NA Radford, P Strawser, K Hambuchen… - Journal of Field …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
In December 2013, 16 teams from around the world gathered at Homestead Speedway near
Miami, FL to participate in the DARPA Robotics Challenge (DRC) Trials, an aggressive …

Design and control considerations for high-performance series elastic actuators

N Paine, S Oh, L Sentis - IEEE/ASME Transactions On …, 2013 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper discusses design and control of a prismatic series elastic actuator with high
mechanical power output in a small and lightweight form factor. A design is introduced that …

Physical human–robot interaction

S Haddadin, E Croft - Springer handbook of robotics, 2016 - Springer
Over the last two decades, the foundations for physical human–robot interaction (pHRI) have
evolved from successful developments in mechatronics, control, and planning, leading …

Actuator control for the NASA‐JSC valkyrie humanoid robot: A decoupled dynamics approach for torque control of series elastic robots

N Paine, JS Mehling, J Holley, NA Radford… - Journal of field …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This paper discusses the actuator‐level control of Valkyrie, a new humanoid robot designed
by NASA's Johnson Space Center in collaboration with several external partners. Several …

The DLR hand arm system

M Grebenstein, A Albu-Schäffer, T Bahls… - … on Robotics and …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
An anthropomorphic hand arm system using variable stiffness actuation has been
developed at DLR. It is aimed to reach its human archetype regarding size, weight and …