The Modular Reconfigurable High Energy (MRHE) program aimed to develop technologies for the automated assembly and deployment of large-scale space structures and aggregate spacecraft. Part of the project involved creation of a terrestrial robotic testbed for validation and demonstration of these technologies and for the support of future development activities. This testbed was completed in 2005, and was thereafter used to demonstrate automated rendezvous, docking, and self-assembly tasks between a group of three modular robotic spacecraft emulators. This paper discusses the rationale for the MRHE project, describes the testbed capabilities, and presents the MRHE assembly demonstration sequence.
Experimental Demonstration of Technologies for Autonomous On-Orbit Robotic Assembly
2006
14 pages
Report
No indication
English
Computers, Control & Information Theory , Space Technology , Autonomy , Robotics , Technology utilization , Spacecraft design , Aerospace engineering , Large space structures , Cameras , Algorithms , Software engineering , Architecture(Computers) , Spacecraft docking , Modularity , Reconfigurable hardware
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