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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 1995
Filed:
May. 09, 1994
Yoshitsugu Toda, Tsukuba, JP;
Yasushi Fukuda, Tokyo, JP;
Director-General of Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Kawasaki, JP;
Abstract
A control apparatus detects the position and velocity of an artificial satellite by sensors mounted on the satellite, computes tip velocity of a manipulator on the satellite on the basis of detected information items, with considering a variation in position and attitude of the satellite, and enables the manipulator to track a target flying in space. The control apparatus sets an approach maneuver trajectory at the flying target with the use of relative position/attitude information items between a gripper and a corresponding portion of the flying target which are obtained by a proximity sensor. When the flying target is captured by the gripper on the manipulator, the control apparatus detects a force acting upon the manipulator using a force/torque sensor. The target capturing operation is performed by sending command signals to driving motors connected between the shafts of the satellite manipulator.