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 …

Abstract Space robotics is considered one of the most promising approaches for on-orbit
servicing (OOS) missions such as docking, berthing, refueling, repairing, upgrading …

Space is the driving force of the world's sustainable development, and ensuring the
sustainability of human activity in space is also necessary. Robotic arm active debris capture …

Free-flying space manipulator systems, in which robotic manipulators are mounted on a free-
flying spacecraft, are envisioned for assembling, maintenance, repair, and contingency …

The free-flying space manipulators present challenges in controlling the motions of both the
spacecraft bus and the manipulator, because of the highly-coupling system dynamics and …

The paper provides a step-by-step tutorial on the Generalized Jacobian Matrix (GJM)
approach for modeling and simulation of spacecraft-manipulator systems. The General …

ROBOTIC systems are expected to play an important role in space applications, for example,
in the servicing, construction, and maintenance of space structures on orbit. For instance …

Robotic systems are expected to play an increasingly important role in future space
activities. The robotic on-orbital service, whose key is the capturing technology, becomes a …

A planning and control methodology is developed for manipulating passive objects by
cooperating orbital free-flying servicers in zero gravity. Both on-off base thrusters and …