Embodiments of the present invention implement a method, apparatus, and computer-readable medium for the use of a robotic arm for momentum unloading and orbit control. In some instances, a panel is attached to the end of a robotic arm. It is positioned, in angle and position, to optimize unloading. The robot arm can move about the spacecraft, giving additional degrees of freedom. The panel can be stowed when necessary.
MOBILE ROBOTIC ARM FOR MOMENTUM UNLOADING AND ORBIT CONTROL
2025-04-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |
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