Robots made from reconfigurable modular units feature versatility, cost efficiency, and
improved sustainability compared with fixed designs. Reconfigurable modules driven by soft …

This paper attempts to present a comprehensive review of adhesion and locomotion
technology for exploring small celestial bodies (SCBs). The long-term landing, adhesion …

Landing on small bodies like asteroids encounters great rebound uncertainties, which
threatens the surface exploration and operation. This paper explores a potential solution for …

In history, the Earth has encountered frequent and massive impacts. Until today, it is still a
collided target for Potentially Hazardous Objects (PHOs), gradually making planetary …

Asteroid exploration missions must deal with large uncertainties in a target body's gravity
and shape as well as ephemeris errors upon rendezvous. Navigation and guidance are …

Tens of thousands of planetary small bodies (asteroids, comets, and small moons) are flying
beside our Earth with little understanding. Explorers on the surfaces of these bodies, unlike …

High-area/mass ratio landers driven by Solar Radiation Pressure (SRP) have potential
applications for future asteroid landing missions. This paper develops a new convex …

Robots inspired by origami that offer several benefits, including being lightweight, requiring
less assembly, and possessing remarkable deformability, have drawn a lot of interest …

With appropriate control algorithms, solar radiation pressure (SRP) can be effectively used
for orbit control around small celestial bodies. In contrast to the historical treatment of SRP …

The orbital siphon is a novel concept for propellantless payload transfer from the surface of a
rotating body to orbit. In the context of asteroid mining, the orbital siphon represents an …