Design of an End-effector for Spacecraft Automatic Assembly Robot

Abstract

Abstract With the increasing of large-weight equipment on spacecraft, the traditional assembly method using hoisting manual guidance has some shortcomings, such as poor flexibility, high risk of bumping, low assembly efficiency, etc. [1]. In recent years, robot assembly system has been widely used in spacecraft assembly process. End-effector is an important part of automatic assembly robot. In this paper, an end-effector for batch equipment installation with fast connection and fast release function was designed. Through simulation analysis and experimental verification, it proves that the end-effector has good performance and can meet the application requirements. It helps to raise efficiency and reduce cost for spacecraft assembly.