Space exploration and exploitation depend on the development of on-orbit robotic
capabilities for tasks such as servicing of satellites, removing of orbital debris, or …

In the first part, this article presents an overview of Guidance, Navigation and Control (GNC)
methodologies developed for space manipulators to perform in-orbit robotic missions …

A significant number of the planned on-orbit servicing and active debris removal missions
will be performed by a spacecraft equipped with a robotic arm. In this paper we propose a …

Manipulator mounted on an unmanned satellite could be used for performing orbital capture
maneuver in order to repair satellites or remove space debris from orbit. Use of manipulators …

Manipulators can be utilized for various purposes during space missions, eg, Canadarm2
manipulator mounted on the International Space Station assists in station construction and …

SPACE robotic systems are given serious attention by several space agencies around the
world not only for repairing, rescuing, or refueling failed satellites but also for removal of …

In this paper, a fractional neural integral sliding-mode controller based on the Caputo-
Fabrizio derivative and Riemann–Liouville integral for a robot manipulator mounted on a …

On-orbit servicing, active debris removal or assembling large structures on orbit are only
some of the tasks that could be accomplished by space robots. In all these cases, a contact …

Microgravity is the aspect of space environment that is important for robotic technologies.
One possible approach to simulate microgravity conditions on Earth is to use planar air …

It is usually proposed to use a robotic manipulator for performing on-orbit capture of a target
satellite in the planned active debris removal and on-orbit servicing missions. Control of the …