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 …

Space-based manipulators have traditionally been tasked with robotic on-orbit servicing or
assembly functions, but active debris removal has become a more urgent application. We …

The flexibility of the robot assembly process is critical, and a robot assembly system that is
not flexible may damage the workpieces. Most researchers make the assembly process …

Many kinds of peg-in-hole assembly strategies for an industrial robot have been reported in
recent years. Most of these strategies are realized by utilizing visual and force sensors to …

Capture of a free-floating space object in orbit is a challenging task especially when the
object is tumbling. In this paper, the contact dynamics modeling and control problem for …

Accurate trajectory tracking is essential for the success of space robotic missions. However,
challenges such as modeling uncertainty, measurement noise, and excessive sampling …

This paper proposes a novel reinforcement learning-based attitude tracking control strategy
for combined spacecraft takeover maneuvers with completely unknown dynamics. One …

On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) robots are transforming space exploration by enabling vital
maintenance and repair of spacecraft directly in space. However, achieving precise and safe …

Aiming at safely capturing faulty satellites on orbit, a novel predefined‐time impedance
controller is designed to address the control challenges of free‐flying flexible‐joint space …

The capture of noncooperative space targets is an important research topic in the aerospace
field. Although a lot of research has been done, capturing remains a significant challenge …