Design and Dynamic Simulation Analysis of Flexible Swap Device Based on Pro/E and ADAMS

With the development of space science and technology, on-orbit module replacement technology has been more and more attention. Accordance with the requirements of on-orbit spacecraft module replacement, this paper designs the flexible swap device, and analyses the working principle of the insert-pull process. Using Pro/E, the parametric geometry model is established, whose dynamics simulation analysis is realized by ADAMS. First of all, the principle and validation of motion process is analyzed. Then, the impact on the overall devices is discussed when the collision model is under the different working conditions. In order to meet the requirements of damping force and reduce the vibration of the collision, the buffer parameters are adjusted. In the whole simulation process, the important parameters are measured, and the relation between collision force and the entire system are studied. Finally, the paper provides the reasonable design parameters according to the above analysis. Key-Words: flexible swap device, parameterized geometry model, dynamic simulation analysis