Abstract
In order to make the space flexible webs system have more effective capability of capture, this paper designs a new space debris removal device, which consists of bionic flexible webs, central hub, magnetic mass and rotating mechanism. According to the principle of bionics and institutional design method, which based on the research of spider web structure and capture performance analysis. Firstly, the image processing system of spider web is established, and the spider web image is digitally processed to extract the structure shape of the spider web. According to the structure of spider web, a simplified cobweb-like flexible structure is proposed and a “cobweb-like” flexible capture device is designed. Then, the model of flexible web is established based on the finite element method, and the capture effect is compared with the traditional quadrilateral webs. Finally, a ground experiment system of “cobweb-like” flexible capture device is designed, and a verification experiment of the capture effect of the flexible webs is carried out. The results show that the bionic design scheme in this paper can fully meet the design requirements for the flexible webs capture system in space and the research provides theoretical and experimental references for the engineering realization of the space flexible webs capture system.
Highlights
Compared with rigid structural, flexible webs have the advantages of low cost, light weight and easy deformation, etc
Current researches on space flexible webs capture system mainly includes several aspects, such as the dynamics modeling and simulation of flexible webs, ground test verification and on-orbit space test verification
Inspired by the biological inspiration of spider webs, this paper takes its structure as a bionic template to design the space flexible webs capture system
Summary
Flexible webs have the advantages of low cost, light weight and easy deformation, etc. With the development of aerospace technology, space flexible webs capture system has become a new way of space on-orbit operation due to its high fault tolerance. Current researches on space flexible webs capture system mainly includes several aspects, such as the dynamics modeling and simulation of flexible webs, ground test verification and on-orbit space test verification. B. Xu et al.: Bionic Design and Experimental Study for the Space Flexible Webs Capture System surpassed our cognition and discovery. By researching the structure of spider web and analyzing its capture performance, a new space flexible webs capture system that composed of cobweb, center hub, magnetic mass, and rotating mechanism is presented.
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