Review of DARPA's Geostationary Earth Orbit Robotic Programs
YAN Haijiang1,2, FAN Qingling1,2, KANG Zhiyu1,2, XIAO Yuzhi1,2
1. Aerospace System Engineering Shanghai, Shanghai 201109, China;
2. Research Center of Space Science, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology, China Aerospace Science and Technology Corp., Shanghai 201109, China
Abstract:The development process of Geostationary Earth Orbit robotic programs sponsored by Defense Advanced Research Program Agency (DARPA) is summarized. Then, the key technologies including space robotic arm design, detection, recognition and relative navigation of non-cooperative target, safety approaching and docking, coordinated control for robotic arm and spacecraft bus, compliant control for cooperatively delicate operation of multiple arms, space teleoperation, and ground simulation and test, are analyzed. Several enlightenments are presented, and some suggestions are brought forward in the end.
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