Adaptive whole-arm grasping approach of tumbling space debris by two coordinated hyper-redundant manipulators

Wenya Wan, Chong Sun, Jianping Yuan, Xianghao Hou, Yufei Guo, Yinong Ou-yang, Qixin Li, Liran Zhao, Hao Shi, Dawei Han

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Abstract

Space debris generally has unknown motion information, which brings great challenge for space debris capture and removal. In this paper, we propose an adaptive whole-arm grasping approach of tumbling space debris by two coordinated hyper-redundant manipulators. Firstly, the dynamic model of the tumbling target is derived and its motion characteristics are analyzed. Secondly, a complementary grasping strategy is proposed for tumbling space debris capture, in which two coordinated hyper-redundant manipulators are utilized to wrap around the space debris together. The grasping strategy includes two steps (1) determining the twining curve for each hyper-redundant manipulator and (2) searching algorithm for feasible grasping configuration that could match with the twining curve. Specifically, the second step involves the capture occasion determination and the pre-planning technique. The main advantages of the proposed method lie in its grasping efficiency and adaptivity to grasped objects. Finally, two examples to verify the effectiveness of the proposed method are presented.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationIntelligent Robotics and Applications - 12th International Conference, ICIRA 2019, Proceedings
EditorsHaibin Yu, Jinguo Liu, Lianqing Liu, Yuwang Liu, Zhaojie Ju, Dalin Zhou
PublisherSpringer Verlag
Pages450-461
Number of pages12
ISBN (Print)9783030275259
DOIs
StatePublished - 2019
Event12th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2019 - Shenyang, China
Duration: 8 Aug 201911 Aug 2019

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume11740 LNAI
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference12th International Conference on Intelligent Robotics and Applications, ICIRA 2019
Country/TerritoryChina
CityShenyang
Period8/08/1911/08/19

Keywords

  • Complementary grasping strategy
  • Coordinated hyper-redundant manipulators
  • Space debris capture
  • Twining curve

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