Aerospace Robotics
Aerospace Robotics

Author: Jerzy Sąsiadek

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2013-03-19

Total Pages: 173

ISBN-13: 3642340202

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This book presents the most important and crucial problems of space automation in context of future exploration programs. These programs could involve such issues as space situational awareness program, planetary protection, exploitation of minerals, assembly, manufacturing, and search for new habitable location for next human generations. The future exploration of Space and related activities will involve robots. In particular, new autonomous robots need to be developed with high degree of intelligence. Such robots would make space exploration possible but also they would make space automation an important factor in variety of activities related to Space.

Design Advances in Aerospace Robotics
Design Advances in Aerospace Robotics

Author: Marco Ceccarelli

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2023-04-21

Total Pages: 202

ISBN-13: 303128447X

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This book gathers the latest advances, innovations, and applications in the field of space robots as presented at the International Conference on Robots for Space Applications in Orbital Stations (TORVEASTRO), held in Rome, Italy on April 20-21, 2023. Topics addressed include history of space and robotics, bio-inspired space robotics, grasping, handling and intelligent manipulation, kinematics and dynamics, navigation & motion planning, robot vision and control, human-machine interfaces, new designs and prototypes, humanoid astronaut robots, and service space robots.

Space Robotics
Space Robotics

Author: Yaobing Wang

Publisher: Springer Nature

Published: 2020-09-10

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 9811549028

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This book provides readers with basic concepts and design theories for space robots and presents essential methodologies for implementing space robot engineering by introducing several concrete projects as illustrative examples. Readers will gain a comprehensive understanding of professional theories in the field of space robots, and will find an initial introduction to the engineering processes involved in developing space robots. Rapid advances in technologies such as the Internet of Things, Cloud Computing, and Artificial Intelligence have also produced profound changes in space robots. With the continuous expansion of human exploration of the universe, it is imperative for space robots to be capable of sharing knowledge, working collaboratively, and becoming more and more intelligent so as to optimize the utilization of space resources. For on-orbit robots that perform service tasks such as spacecraft assembly and maintenance, as well as exploration robots that carry out research tasks on planetary surfaces, the rational integration into a network system can greatly improve their capabilities in connection with executing outer space tasks, such as information gathering and utilization, independent decision-making and planning, risk avoidance, and reliability, while also significantly reducing resource consumption for the system as a whole.

Space Robotics and Autonomous Systems
Space Robotics and Autonomous Systems

Author: Yang Gao

Publisher: IET

Published: 2021-08-24

Total Pages: 485

ISBN-13: 1839532254

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This edited book covers space robotics and autonomous systems (space RAS) from technologies to advances and applications including sensing and perception, mobility, manipulations, high-level autonomy, human-robot interaction, multi-modal interaction, modelling and simulation, and safety and trust.

Aerospace Robotics II
Aerospace Robotics II

Author: Jerzy Sąsiadek

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-02-14

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 3319138537

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This book presents a selection of conference contributions from CARO’13 (Conference on Aerospace Robotics), which was held in Warsaw from July 1 to 3, 2013. It presents the most important and crucial problems of space automation in context of future exploration programs. These programs could involve such issues as space situational awareness program, planetary protection, exploitation of minerals, assembly, manufacturing, and search for new habitable location for next human generations. The future exploration of Space and related activities will involve robots. In particular, new autonomous robots need to be developed with high degree of intelligence. Such robots would make space exploration possible but also they would make space automation an important factor in variety of activities related to Space.

Aerospace Robotics III
Aerospace Robotics III

Author: Jerzy Sasiadek

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-11-11

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 3319945173

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This book includes extended versions of original works on aerospace robotics presented at the Conference on Aerospace Robotics (CARO) in Warsaw. It presents recent advances in aerospace robotics, such as manipulators, which are widely used in space for orbital operations, for example, the Mobile Servicing System on the International Space Station and the Shuttle Remote Manipulator System. Such manipulators are operated by astronauts and mounted on large platforms, making the influence of manipulator motion on the state of the platform insignificant. Application of manipulators for capture maneuvers in unmanned On-Orbit Servicing or Active Debris Removal missions requires reliable control algorithms that take into account the free-floating nature of the manipulator-equipped spacecraft. As such the book presents possibilities for using space manipulators for exploration and a variety of space operations. Further, it discusses new methods for the control of autonomous unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) using vision systems and sensor fusion methodologies. Such autonomous flying vehicles could be used for materials deliveries and emergencies, as well as surveying and servicing.

Introduction to the Mechanics of Space Robots
Introduction to the Mechanics of Space Robots

Author: Giancarlo Genta

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2011-10-27

Total Pages: 613

ISBN-13: 9400717962

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Based on lecture notes on a space robotics course, this book offers a pedagogical introduction to the mechanics of space robots. After presenting an overview of the environments and conditions space robots have to work in, the author discusses a variety of manipulatory devices robots may use to perform their tasks. This is followed by a discussion of robot mobility in these environments and the various technical approaches. The last two chapters are dedicated to actuators, sensors and power systems used in space robots. This book fills a gap in the space technology literature and will be useful for students and for those who have an interest in the broad and highly interdisciplinary field of space robotics, and in particular in its mechanical aspects.

Dynamics and Control of Autonomous Space Vehicles and Robotics
Dynamics and Control of Autonomous Space Vehicles and Robotics

Author: Ranjan Vepa

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-05-02

Total Pages: 371

ISBN-13: 1108422845

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Presents the established principles underpinning space robotics with a thorough and modern approach. This text is perfect for professionals in the field looking to gain an understanding of real-life applications of manipulators on satellites, and of the dynamics of satellites carrying robotic manipulators and of planetary rovers.

An Introduction to Space Robotics
An Introduction to Space Robotics

Author: Alex Ellery

Publisher: Boom Koninklijke Uitgevers

Published: 2000-08-17

Total Pages: 698

ISBN-13: 9781852331641

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The author gives a rigorous, comprehensive coverage of space robotics. His mechatronic approach could be used as a general introduction to mechatronic engineering.