A three-jaw docking mechanism suitable for tethered satellite docking and separation

Abstract

The invention relates to a three-jaw docking mechanism applicable to tethered satellite docking and separation. The three-jaw docking mechanism comprises a three-jaw active docking mechanism mounted on a mother platform aircraft and a three-jaw passive docking mechanism mounted on a tethered satellite. The three-jaw docking mechanism has the advantages that the three-jaw docking mechanism integrates capturing and connecting, that is to say, and the flexible capturing and rigid connecting function between the active end and the passive end can be achieved by using one drive component; unlockingbetween the active end and the passive end is achieved by the reverse rotation of a motor after connection is completed; the drive component is peripherally arranged to form an internal hollow channel, the tether winding and unwinding device of the tethered satellite can be placed into the hollow channel, the tether of the tethered satellite can be discharged from a central shaft position, and traction between the docking mechanism and the tether system is avoided.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the field of tethered satellites, in particular to a three-claw docking mechanism suitable for docking and separating tethered satellites. Background technique [0002] At present, there is no relevant research data on the docking mechanism suitable for the docking and separation of tethered satellites. If the tethered satellite is required to have a docking function, a corresponding docking mechanism needs to be arranged on the tethered satellite and the parent platform. It is generally required that the docking mechanism and the tether retractable device should be arranged at the axial center of the tethered satellite. At the same time, it is required that the tethered satellite cannot be caught by the docking mechanism during release, flight, and recovery. Similar small docking devices at home and abroad are generally designed with a central layout, and it is impossible to arrange the tether retractable device of the tether...

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[0003] The purpose of the present invention is to provide a three-claw docking mechanism suitable for the docking and separation of tethered satellites, which can realize the capture, locking and separation between the tethered satellite and the mother platform, so as to solve the problem that the docking mechanism in the prior art has no internal vacancy. Technical issues such as channels and tethering with tethered satellites

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