Design an Electro-Mechanical Arm (EMA) In this contest, you are asked to design an “Electro-Mechanical Arm” (EMA) that mechanically mounts directly to Astrobee. The EMA will be electrically-powered and driven by a (separately-designed) set of electronics hardware and control software. This challenge is focused on the mechanical design of a robotic arm controlled by a separately desi...
Design a "Smart” Robotic Arm (SRA) In this contest, you are asked to design a Smart Robotic Arm (SRA) that will be mounted to Astrobee and can attach to an ISS Handrail after being stowed in a Payload Bay. How it works: Initially, the SRA will be packed in a stowed configuration. When it is powered and commanded by the Astrobee, the SRA must be able to autonomously perform four ...
Design a “Smart” Fine-positioning Arm (SFA) In this contest, you are asked to design a “Smart” Fine-positioning Arm (SFA) that will be mounted to Astrobee and move an attached tool to a specific location and command that tool to attach to an ISS Handrail. The SFA receives all power and high-level commands from Astrobee, but implements the following functions autonomousl...
Design a “Smart” Coarse-positioning Arm (SCA) In this contest, you are asked to design a “Smart” Coarse-positioning Arm (SCA) that will be mounted to Astrobee and move a stowed end effector to a specified location and control the end effector. The SCA receives all power and high-level commands from the Astrobee free flyer, but implements the following functions autonomo...
