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End Effector Design Drivers<br />

• Structural / Mechanical Requirements<br />

– Grasp must be non-back-driveable<br />

– Factor <strong>of</strong> safety <strong>of</strong> 1.4 (Test) or 2.0 ( Analysis)<br />

– Withstand 300 lbs Force Along All Axes<br />

– Withstand 200 ft-lbs Moment About All Axes<br />

– Survive 6.75J Impact<br />

– Withstand Launch & Landing Loads<br />

– Meet NASA EVA contact spec<br />

– Meet RTSX Thermal Range<br />

• Operational<br />

– Visual Turn Indicators<br />

– Tool Color Should Contrast With Task Equipment (Not Black)<br />

– Visual Access for Grasp Verification<br />

– Neutral Buoyancy Compatible<br />

Space Systems Laboratory<br />

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

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