Docking mechanism concepts for the strong mission

Proceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC

Volumn 11, Issue , 2015, Pages 8848-8858

  Mohtar, Tharek ^a   Cernusco, Alberto ^b   Mauro, Stefano ^a   Pastorelli, Stefano ^a   Sorli, Massimo ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b THALES ALENIA SPACE ITALIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DOCKING; EARTH (PLANET); ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; GRIPPERS; MANIPULATORS; MOUNTINGS; ORBITS; POSITION CONTROL; PROBES; RECONFIGURABLE HARDWARE; ROCKETS; SPACE PLATFORMS; SPACECRAFT; TRACKING (POSITION);

DOCKING MECHANISMS; IMPEDANCE CONTROL; PARALLEL MANIPULATORS; POSITION CONTROL LOOP; PRELIMINARY DESIGN; SELECTION PROCEDURES; STEWART-GOUGH PLATFORM; THREE DEGREES OF FREEDOM;

MECHANISMS;

EID: 84991500781     PISSN: 00741795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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