Recent advances in contact dynamics and post-capture control for combined spacecraft

S Li, Y She - Progress in Aerospace Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
The combined spacecraft is increasingly demanded to accomplish various types of space
missions. Therefore, the dynamics and control technologies of combined spacecraft are …

Adaptive reactionless motion and parameter identification in postcapture of space debris

TC Nguyen-Huynh, I Sharf - Journal of Guidance, Control, and …, 2013 - arc.aiaa.org
This paper presents a new control scheme for the problem of a space manipulator after
capturing an unknown target, such as space debris. The changes in the dynamics …

Capturing a space target using a flexible space robot

XF Liu, XY Zhang, GP Cai, WJ Chen - Applied Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Capturing space targets by space robots is significant for on-orbit service and is a
challenging research topic nowadays. This paper focuses on the dynamics and control of …

Dynamics and control of capture of a floating rigid body by a spacecraft robotic arm

XF Liu, HQ Li, YJ Chen, GP Cai, X Wang - Multibody System Dynamics, 2015 - Springer
It is well known that space robots play a significant role in the human space activities.
Capturing a free floating object in space is one of important missions assigned to space …

Dynamics modeling and control of a 6-DOF space robot with flexible panels for capturing a free floating target

Z Yu, X Liu, G Cai - Acta Astronautica, 2016 - Elsevier
In many kinds of on-orbit space robot tasks, capturing free floating target using space robot
attracts more attention of researchers. However, most existing researches about dynamics …

Adaptive reactionless motion for space manipulator when capturing an unknown tumbling target

TC Nguyen-Huynh, I Sharf - 2011 IEEE international …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a new adaptive algorithm to generate reactionless motion for a space
manipulator during and after capturing an unknown tumbling target. The intended …

Dynamics and control for in-space assembly robots with large translational and rotational maneuvers

X Zhang, W Zhu, X Wu, T Song, Y **
X Dong, W Liu, G An, Y Zhou, J Yu… - Smart Materials and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
To transfer torque while reducing vibration and shock, a rotary magnetorheological flexible
joint (MRFJ) with tunable stiffness and dam** characteristics is proposed in this study …