Proposal of a Tethered Space Walking Robot - REX-J: Robot Experiment on JEM -

Mitsushige ODA; Hirotaka SAWADA; Masahiro YOSHI; Kazuya KONOUE; Hiroki KATO; Satoshi SUZUKI; Yusuke HAGIWARA; Taihei UENO

doi:10.2322/tstj.7.Td_7

TRANSACTIONS OF THE JAPAN SOCIETY FOR AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES, SPACE TECHNOLOGY JAPAN

Online ISSN : 1347-3840
ISSN-L : 1347-3840

d) Astrodynamics, Navigation Guidance and Control

Proposal of a Tethered Space Walking Robot - REX-J: Robot Experiment on JEM -

Mitsushige ODA, Hirotaka SAWADA, Masahiro YOSHI, Kazuya KONOUE, Hiroki KATO, Satoshi SUZUKI, Yusuke HAGIWARA, Taihei UENO

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Keywords: International Space Station, Astronaut, Space Robot, STEM, Astrobot

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2009 Volume 7 Issue ists26 Pages Td_7-Td_12

DOI https://doi.org/10.2322/tstj.7.Td_7

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A unique space robot is proposed to support astronauts' EVA work. The robot moves around the surface of a space facility, e.g. a space station. Usefulness of the proposed robot system will be tested in 2012 on the International Space Station Japanese Experiment Module.

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