Design and test of a semiandrogynous docking mechanism for small satellites
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- 作者：Lorenzo Olivieria ; olivieri.lrnz@gmail.com" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Alessandro Francesconib ; alessandro.francesconi@unipd.it" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author
- 关键词：Docking ; Small satellites ; Androgyny
- 刊名：Acta Astronautica
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：May-June 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：122
- 期：Complete
- 页码：219-230
- 全文大小：4143 K
文摘
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This paper presents a docking mechanism for small satellites and CubeSat.
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The mechanism employs a semi-androgynous shape-shifting geometry.
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Simulations and simple laboratory tests were performed.
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Ports can manage up to 4576516000515&_mathId=si0001.gif&_user=111111111&_pii=S0094576516000515&_rdoc=1&_issn=00945765&md5=60e4862a8fe017f5b94f6c4bd0376db0" title="Click to view the MathML source">5° or 15 mm of relative misalignment.
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The developed port has reached a TRL of about 3–4.