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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2021
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrative of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
James H. Neilan, II, Seaford, VA (US);
Matthew K. Mahlin, Poquoson, VA (US);
John R. Cooper, Yorktown, VA (US);
Laura M. White, Hampton, VA (US);
Benjamin N. Kelley, Suffolk, VA (US);
Matthew P Vaughan, Hampton, VA (US);
Iok M. Wong, Poquoson, VA (US);
John W. Mulvaney, Yorktown, VA (US);
Erik E. Komendera, Christiansburg, VA (US);
William D Chapin, Radford, VA (US);
Joshua N. Moser, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Samantha H. G. Chapin, Aquasco, MD (US);
United States of America as represented by the Administrator of NASA, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems to control stacked hexapod platforms for use as tools, which function with both high accuracy and high precision are provided. In some embodiments, the methods and systems include a convergence of modern control theory, and machine learning. Furthermore, some embodiments provide control algorithms to carry out autonomous in-space assembly operations using assemblers. Some embodiments provide methods and systems which combine long-reach low precision manipulators and smaller, high-precision assembler with interchangeable tools.