Failed satellite self-adaption envelope capturing method based on hyper-redundant mechanical arm

Abstract

The invention discloses a failed satellite self-adaption envelope capturing method based on a hyper-redundant mechanical arm. The hyper-redundant mechanical arm is arranged on a service satellite; thecapturing method comprises the following steps: (1) envelope conditions of the hyper-redundant mechanical arm for capturing failed satellites are derived, that is, envelope trajectories capable of constraining motions of the failed satellites are searched; (2) a kinetics model of the hyper-redundant mechanical arm is built to obtain homogeneous transformation matrixes of the positions and the gestures of hyper-redundant mechanical arm connecting rods; and (3) an envelope motion planning algorithm of the hyper-redundant mechanical arm is designed; and a quick search random tree algorithm is adopted to search hyper-redundant mechanical arm configurations meeting envelope conditions to realize matching with the envelope trajectories. The method is based of self high redundancy and flexibility; and the hyper-redundant mechanical arm uses self body to wrap the failed satellites, so that the capturing of the failed satellites is realized under the condition of not needing precise target information.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the field of aerospace, and relates to a method for capturing failed satellites, in particular to an adaptive envelope capturing method for failed satellites based on a super-redundant mechanical arm. Background technique [0002] With the continuous exploration and utilization of space resources by human beings, a large amount of space junk caused by various reasons such as malfunctioning satellites, various explosions, and debris not only occupies precious orbital resources, but also affects the normal operation of spacecraft in orbit. Security poses a serious threat. Especially for large space debris represented by invalid satellites, once a collision occurs, more secondary debris will be produced. Therefore, it is imminent to clean up space debris such as invalid spacecraft. However, due to the non-cooperative nature of space debris (no special capture and docking mechanism, no cooperative measurement device, etc.), its ca...

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Therefore, it is imminent to clean up space debris such as invalid spacecraft. However, due to the non-cooperative nature of space debris (no special capture and docking mechanism, no cooperative measurement device, etc.), its capture is extremely challenging.

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