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 …

Review and comparison of active space debris capturing and removal methods

M Shan, J Guo, E Gill - Progress in aerospace sciences, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Space debris is considered as a serious problem for operational space missions.
Many enabling space debris capturing and removal methods have been proposed in the …

Aerial manipulation: A literature review

F Ruggiero, V Lippiello, A Ollero - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Aerial manipulation aims at combining the versatility and the agility of some aerial platforms
with the manipulation capabilities of robotic arms. This letter tries to collect the results …

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 …

A prediction and motion-planning scheme for visually guided robotic capturing of free-floating tumbling objects with uncertain dynamics

F Aghili - IEEE Transactions on Robotics, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Visually guided robotic capturing of a moving object often requires long-term prediction of
the object motion not only for a smooth capture but because visual feedback may not be …

Impact dynamic modeling and adaptive target capturing control for tethered space robots with uncertainties

P Huang, D Wang, Z Meng, F Zhang… - … /ASME Transactions on …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Target capturing is an essential and key mission for tethered space robot (TSR) in future on-
orbit servicing, and it is quite meaningful to investigate the stabilization method for TSR …

Adaptive postcapture backstep** control for tumbling tethered space robot–target combination

P Huang, D Wang, Z Meng, F Zhang… - Journal of Guidance …, 2016 - arc.aiaa.org
TETHERED space robot (TSR) systems consist of a gripper, a space tether, and a space
platform (Fig. 1) for future use in onorbit services including on-orbit maintenance, on-orbit …

Robust adaptive learning control of space robot for target capturing using neural network

X Wang, B Xu, Y Cheng, H Wang… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This article investigates the robust adaptive learning control for space robots with target
capturing. Based on the momentum conservation theory, the impact dynamics is constructed …

Coordinated trajectory planning of dual-arm space robot using constrained particle swarm optimization

M Wang, J Luo, J Yuan, U Walter - Acta Astronautica, 2018 - Elsevier
Application of the multi-arm space robot will be more effective than single arm especially
when the target is tumbling. This paper investigates the application of particle swarm …