Ricerc@Sapienza

Autonomous robotic systems are currently being addressed as a critical element in the development of present and future on-orbit operations. Modern missions are calling for systems capable of reproducing human’s decision-making process thus enhancing their performance. Generally, space manipulators are mounted on a floating spacecraft in a microgravity environment, consequently leading to a mutual influence between the robotic arms and the platform dynamics, thus making the motion planning and control design more challenging than those of terrestrial robots.

Autonomous robotic systems are currently being addressed as a critical element in the development of present and future on-orbit operations. Modern missions are calling for systems capable of reproducing human’s decision-making process, thus enhancing their performance. Generally, space manipulators are mounted on a floating spacecraft in a microgravity environment, consequently leading to a mutual influence between the robotic arms and the platform dynamics, thus making the motion planning and control design more challenging than those of terrestrial robots.