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Thermodynamic analysis of a space station remote manipulator with a harmonic drive that considers an integrated thermal protection layer

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To eliminate anomalies and improve the performance of a space station remote manipulator (SSRM) used in a dynamically changeable thermal environment, we analyze the thermodynamic behavior of an SSRM that considers an integrated thermal protection system (ITPS). Solar radiative heat gain and loss become equally significant as conductive heat transfers through the interior of the SSRM on orbit. A thermodynamic model of the SSRM with a sandwich ITPS structure is established on the coupling between harmonic drive and changeable thermal environment. A motion precision is proposed to evaluate thermodynamic behavior under continuously changeable thermal circumstances. Simulation results indicate that the ITPS with a corrugated sandwich structure reduces the maximum amplitude of angular position errors to 41.6%, which helps improve the motion precision of the SSRM. The feasible regions for the SSRM in the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and Geostationary Earth Orbit (GEO) are analyzed, which shows that the proportion of feasible region in LEO is significantly larger than that in GEO.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Tribology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China

    JieLiang Zhao, ShaoZe Yan & JiaNing Wu

  2. Beijing Institute of Spcaecraft System Engineering, China Academy of Space Technology, Beijing, 100094, China

    Wei Ma & ZengYao Han

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Zhao, J., Yan, S., Wu, J. et al. Thermodynamic analysis of a space station remote manipulator with a harmonic drive that considers an integrated thermal protection layer. Sci. China Technol. Sci. 58, 1884–1893 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11431-015-5871-7

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