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MODKOM

Modular components as Building Blocks for application-specific configurable space robots

Modular components as Building Blocks for application-specific configurable space robots

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For service operations on satellites or the exploration of foreign planets, robotic systems will be of particular interest in the future, as they are relatively inexpensive compared to manned space flight and at the same time flexible enough to react to unforeseen events. So far, however, the solutions developed and used are highly mission-specific and therefore highly specialized. The definition of standards and modules should enable a rapid response to future exploration and service missions. In the project described here the focus is on the technological, mechatronic and software development of modular functional units for reconfigurable and mobile robot systems. The performance of the modules developed in this project will be demonstrated by the realization of a mobile manipulation system. For this purpose, existing functional units that are indispensable for exploration missions will be used within the project and further developed in such a way that an increase of the TRL will take place. If a pool of functional units is available, robotic systems can be reconfigured according to the task based on the modular system.

Partners

Universität Bremen Fachbereich 03 - Mathematik und Informatik Arbeitsgruppe Robotik

Sponsors

BMWi - Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

50RA2107

DLR Raumfahrtagentur

BMWi - Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy

Images

© DFKI, Florian Cordes

Die Roboter SherpaTT und Coyote III bei terretrischen Analogtests in Utah, USA. Die Systeme sind mit standardisierten elektromechanischen Schnittstellen ausgerüstet, die je nach Aufgabe das Andocken zusätzlicher Funktionsmodule, z.B. Manipulatoren oder Se

© DFKI

Flexible Nutzung des Baukastens für die Realisierung von missionsspezifischen Anforderungen

© DFKI

Das robotische Gelenk DFKI-X soll in ModKom weiterentwickelt und für den Weltraumeinsatz qualifiziert werden.

© DFKI, Thomas Frank

Das Projekt ModKom baut auf den Erkenntnissen aus dem Projekt iStruct auf: Der darin entwickelte hominide Roboter Charlie ist dank modularer, biologisch inspirierter Sturkturelemente äußerst flexibel.

Publications about the project

Mehmed Yüksel; Wiebke Brinkmann; Marko Jankovic; Hilmi Dogu Kücüker; Frank Kirchner

In: 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA-2024), May 13-17, Yokohama, Japan, o. A. 5/2024.

To the publication

Henning Wiedemann; Moritz Schilling; Priyanka Chowdhury; Wiebke Brinkmann; Isabelle Kien; Jieying Li; Malte Langosz; Erik Michelson

In: Journal of Physics: Conference Series (JPCS), Vol. 2716 (2024) 012094, Pages 1-8, IOP Publishing, 3/2024.

To the publication

Wiebke Brinkmann; Mehmed Yüksel; Holger Sprengel; Sven Kroffke; Marko Jankovic; Roland U. Sonsalla

In: 74th International Astronautical Congress 2023. International Astronautical Congress (IAC-2023), October 2-6, Baku, Azerbaijan, International Astronautical Federation (IAF), 10/2023.

To the publication