Francesco Fulfaro
Design and Operational Planning of the ARCap Module: Concept of Operations for Autonomous RvD and OOS, Launcher Vibration Analysis and End Effector Design.
Rel. Fabrizio Stesina. Politecnico di Torino, Corso di laurea magistrale in Ingegneria Aerospaziale, 2025
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Abstract
The exponentially increasing number of satellite and space debris in orbit has led to an ever-growing interest and focus on Rendezvous and Docking (RvD) and On-Orbit Servicing (OOS) missions. Development of technologies able to perform such operations reliably, allow to extend operational life of working satellites, remove defunct one to have a more sustainable and reusable space infrastructures. Withing this context, this thesis focuses on the early development (Phase 0 and A) of the ARCap Module by Kurs Orbital, a plug and play solution to be mounted as payload on hosting platforms. The module provide guidance capabilities during the rendezvous maneuver through its sensor suite and enables target capture and on-orbit servicing via integrated robotic arms.
The work focused on identifying mission operations through the definition of a detailed Concept of Operations (CONOPS), performing an initial vibration analysis for launcher compatibility, and conducting a Launcher Adapter Ring (LAR) analysis to support the preliminary design of the robotic arms' end-effector
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