Research and Development of Reconfigurable Brachiating Space Robots
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This paper presents a summary of the system of "Reconfigurable Brachiating Space Robot". The robot consists of a center hub and three 6 degree-of-freedom arms with an end-effector and a pivot, which has a reconfigurable mechanism, for each arm. This space robot is capable of moving over the Japanese Experimental Module of the International Space Station in a brachiating manner and also of arm reconfiguration according to the various task requirements. This paper discusses the mechanisms of the arm module, the end-effector and the docking element in detail, and also focuses on the fundamental concept of controllers' system as well as the communication system of the RBR.
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