Ground Experiment Evaluations of Reconfigurable Brachiating Space Robot RBR

نویسندگان

  • Saburo MATUNAGA
  • Ryoichi HAYASHI
  • Hiroshi YAMAMOTO
  • Yoshiaki OHKAMI
چکیده

We have developed the system of "Reconfigurable Brachiating Space Robot (RBR)". This space robot is designed based upon the modularized design, the cable reduction and the distributed control technique. This robot is capable of moving over the “KIBO” (Japanese Experimental Module) of the International Space Station in a brachiating manner and also capable of arm reconfiguration according to the various task requirements. This paper presents the capabilities of the RBR, mainly, the capability of grasping the handrails and the reconfiguration mechanism. We conduct experiments for evaluation of brachiation and reconfiguration of the RBR, and explain the result of these experiments.

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تاریخ انتشار 2001