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Boulder Capture System Design Options for the Asteroid Robotic Redirect Mission Alternate Approach Trade Study

Scott P. Belbin, Raymond G. Merrill
2014 AIAA SPACE 2014 Conference and Exposition   unpublished

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This paper presents a boulder acquisition and asteroid surface interaction electromechanical concept developed for the Asteroid Robotic Redirect Mission (ARRM) option to capture a free standing boulder on the surface of a 100 m or larger Near Earth Asteroid (NEA). It details the down select process and ranking of potential boulder capture methods, the evolution of a simple yet elegant articulating spaceframe, and ongoing risk reduction and concept refinement efforts. The capture system
more » ... tion leverages the spaceframe, heritage manipulators, and a new microspine technology to enable the ARRM boulder capture. While at the NEA it enables attenuation of terminal descent velocity, ascent to escape velocity, boulder collection and restraint. After departure from the NEA it enables, robotic inspection, sample caching, and crew Extra Vehicular Activities (EVA).
doi:10.2514/6.2014-4434 fatcat:t253e5ufrjbm7oonkuuleyx35i
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Scott P. Belbin, Raymond G. Merrill. "Boulder Capture System Design Options for the Asteroid Robotic Redirect Mission Alternate Approach Trade Study." AIAA SPACE 2014 Conference and Exposition (2014)