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PRINCE PASSIVE MECHANICAL AND RENDEZVOUS INTERFACE FOR CAPTURE AFTER END-OF-LIFE
2019 | ESA ITT on the framework of Clean Space Design for removal (D4R) activities
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Development of active and passive mechanical interfaces for satellite capture at EOL in the frame of PRINCE project.
AVS and GMV have developed and tested a mechanical and rendezvous interface for capture after End-of-Life. From Concept design to Breadboard testing… in 6 months!
The objectives of the project were to:
- Develop a visual servoing system for capture after EoL.
- Develop passive and active mechanical interfaces to perform the capture.
- Integrate the visual system and the mechanical I/Fs and test its functional performance.
PRINCE comprises:
- a Passive Interface (PIF) (mechanical I/F + navigation aids)
- a Mechanical I/F (AIF) on the Space Servicing Vehicle (e.g. gripper at the end of a robotic arm)