Space robotics supporting exploration missions: vision, force control and coordination strategy for crew assistants

  • Authors:
  • Enrica Zereik;Andrea Sorbara;Andrea Merlo;Enrico Simetti;Giuseppe Casalino;Frederic Didot

  • Affiliations:
  • DIST (Department of Communication, Computer and System Science), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy 16145;Thales Alenia Space-Italy, Turin, Italy 10146;Thales Alenia Space-Italy, Turin, Italy 10146;DIST (Department of Communication, Computer and System Science), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy 16145;DIST (Department of Communication, Computer and System Science), University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy 16145;ESA/ESTEC, Noordwijk, The Netherlands 2201

  • Venue:
  • Intelligent Service Robotics
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

Many research activities are being carried out about space exploration missions, in order to strongly improve man's working conditions in planetary environments. Along this line, this work presents some results obtained within the development of an effective robotic crew assistant. This robot can execute a number of operations, both in a completely autonomous manner (i.e. without requiring human supervision) and in a strict cooperation with the astronauts; thus supporting and helping them in executing operations otherwise very difficult or unfeasible to be accomplished. The developed and then adopted functional and algorithmic control architecture for the considered robot assistant, also including vision and force feedback, is described with some details in the present paper.