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Mission / Earth orbit

SPHERES

NASA / MIT · 2006–2019 · also Synchronized Position Hold Engage and Reorient Experimental Satellites

MIT-built free-flying satellites inside the ISS that served as a long-running testbed for formation flight, docking and autonomy algorithms.

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Papers: 37
Named in: 12 in title · 37 in abstract · 1 in keywords

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Top techniques

Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers19
HRI & Teleoperation11
Guidance, Dynamics & Control5
Manipulation & Grasping5
Rendezvous, Proximity Ops & Docking5
Motion Planning & Navigation4

Top venues

AIAA SPACE / ASCEND3
IEEE Aerospace2
IROS2
SpaceOps2
IAC1
JFR / Field Robotics1

Also mentioned

Astrobee16
Int-Ball2
Spirit & Opportunity (MER)2
CIMON1
Mars Sample Return1
Robonaut 21

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Robotics

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Analysis of Intra-Vehicular Manipulation using Robotic Free-Flyers

Monica Ekal, Federico Turchetti, Neal Y. Lii, Máximo A. RoaIAC 2024Jan 1, 2024

Space × Robotics × AIORBITAL ROBOTICS Microgravity Mobility & Free-Flyers Manipulation & Grasping Motion Planning & Navigation Astrobee SPHERES Int-Ball CIMON

Jan 1, 2024