About this Abstract |
| Meeting |
2027 TMS Annual Meeting & Exhibition
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| Symposium
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Materials and Manufacturing in Space
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| Presentation Title |
Langley Autonomous Robotic Assembly Strategy for In-Space Infrastructure |
| Author(s) |
Julia Cline, John Cooper, Matthew Mahlin, Amanda Stark, Derrick Seubert, Kyongchan Song, Brace White, Valerie Wiesner, Dominic Bisio, Jacob Martin, James Neilan, Jessica Friz |
| On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Julia Cline |
| Abstract Scope |
Igniting Agency priorities like establishing a permanent Moon base, Mars transit vehicles, and next-generation scientific platforms require infrastructure in-space. Building infrastructure in space relieves constraints imposed by the launch vehicle, adds flexibility, and enables additional mission outcomes. Leveraging a nearly 40-year history of research and development of large space structures, NASA Langley Research Center has developed a co-design process for future space infrastructure. The strategy is a multi-disciplinary approach coupling systems analysis and concepts; materials and structures; autonomy and robotics; modeling and simulation; and environmental effects to tackle challenging large in-space structure needs. Case-studies of past and current research efforts are presented including the Modular Assembled Radiators for Nuclear Electric Propulsion Vehicles, Precision Assembled Space Structures, Next Generation Ultra-Stable Structures, Lightweight Surface Manipulation System, Tall Lunar Tower, and Autonomous Robotic Construction. The co-design framework accelerates the maturation of critical in-space infrastructure technologies, directly enabling the next generation of exploration architectures. |
| Proceedings Inclusion? |
Planned: |
| Keywords |
Other, Other, Other |