Robotic manipulation and capture in space: A survey

E Papadopoulos, F Aghili, O Ma… - Frontiers in Robotics and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
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 …

Review of on-orbit robotic arm active debris capture removal methods

W Zhang, F Li, J Li, Q Cheng - Aerospace, 2022 - mdpi.com
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 …

Fixed-time neural adaptive fault-tolerant control for space manipulator under output constraints

Q Yao - Acta Astronautica, 2023 - Elsevier
This article investigates the challenging problem for the fixed-time trajectory tracking control
of free-flying space manipulator under output constraints and actuator faults. A novel fixed …

[HTML][HTML] Control barrier function based visual servoing for Mobile Manipulator Systems under functional limitations

S Heshmati-Alamdari, M Sharifi, GC Karras… - Robotics and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper proposes a new control strategy for Mobile Manipulator Systems (MMSs) that
integrates image-based visual servoing (IBVS) to address operational limitations and safety …

Modularize-and-conquer: a generalized impact dynamics and safe precollision control framework for floating-base tree-like robots

M Hamad, A Kurdas, N Mansfeld… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Flexible and versatile mobile robotic coworkers are becoming an indispensable commodity
for helping humans with repetitive or physically demanding work. A key challenge with these …

Dynamic modeling and trajectory optimization for the rigid-flexible coupled spacecraft with the free-floating manipulator and solar panels

L Zhang, H Ren, W Fan, P Zhou - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2025 - Elsevier
The rigid-flexible coupled spacecraft, composed of flexible solar panels and a multilink
manipulator, has gained prominence in on-orbit servicing due to rapid advancements in …

[HTML][HTML] Path planning of 6-DOF free-floating space robotic manipulators using reinforcement learning

A Al Ali, JF Shi, ZH Zhu - Acta Astronautica, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper presents a study on path planning for 6-DOF free-floating space robotic
manipulators using Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient-based Reinforcement Learning. The …

Multi-rate tracking control for a space robot on a controlled satellite: A passivity-based strategy

M De Stefano, H Mishra… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this letter we design a novel control strategy for a space manipulator operating on a
controlled base. The proposed controllers resolve the tracking of the end-effector and the …

Spacecraft-mounted robotics

P Tsiotras, M King-Smith, L Ticozzi - Annual Review of Control …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Space-mounted robotics is becoming increasingly mainstream for many space missions.
The aim of this article is threefold: first, to give a broad and quick overview of the importance …

Trajectory optimization and control of a free-floating two-arm humanoid robot

J L. Ramón, R Calvo, A Trujillo, J Pomares… - Journal of Guidance …, 2022 - arc.aiaa.org
An optimization algorithm for planning the motion of a humanoid robot during extravehicular
activities is presented in this paper. The algorithm can schedule and plan the movements of …