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Dexterous Manipulator System Design<br />

Objectives Design Consequences<br />

Performance goals --- # <strong>of</strong> sensors, actuators --- # <strong>of</strong> wires<br />

Envelope requirements<br />

Reliability --- No external wiring<br />

Internal temperature monitoring<br />

Force/Torque sensing requirement<br />

Component temperature limits --- thermal analysis<br />

results<br />

Reliability, low maintenance<br />

Performance, low friction<br />

Thermal environment<br />

Component temperature limits --- thermal analysis<br />

results<br />

Serial communications,<br />

constant-length wiring<br />

through joint axes<br />

Short wiring runs<br />

for analog signals<br />

Brushless DC<br />

motors for arm<br />

actuation<br />

Internal heat sinks<br />

Aluminum and<br />

copper<br />

circumferential<br />

conductive paths<br />

Local<br />

processors for<br />

inner control<br />

loops<br />

Space Systems Laboratory<br />

<strong>University</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Maryland</strong>

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