Modular Reconfigurable Robots in Space Applications

Robots used for tasks in space have strict requirements. Modular reconfigurable robots have a variety of attributes that are well suited to these conditions, including: serving as many different tools at once (saving weight), packing into compressed forms (saving space) and having high levels of red...

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Published inAutonomous robots Vol. 14; no. 2-3; pp. 225 - 237
Main Authors Yim, Mark, Roufas, Kimon, Duff, David, Zhang, Ying, Eldershaw, Craig, Homans, Sam
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Dordrecht Springer Nature B.V 01.03.2003
Subjects
Autonomous
Compressed
Modular
Reconfigurable control systems
Redundancy
Robots
Robustness
Space applications
Tasks
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Summary:Robots used for tasks in space have strict requirements. Modular reconfigurable robots have a variety of attributes that are well suited to these conditions, including: serving as many different tools at once (saving weight), packing into compressed forms (saving space) and having high levels of redundancy (increasing robustness). In addition, self-reconfigurable systems can self-repair and adapt to changing or unanticipated conditions. This paper will describe such a self-reconfigurable modular robot: PolyBot. PolyBot has significant potential in the space manipulation and surface mobility class of applications for space.
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ISSN:0929-5593
1573-7527
DOI:10.1023/A:1022287820808