Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – Attitude control
Patent
1988-07-01
1990-03-06
Barefoot, Galen
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
Attitude control
244135A, 285 24, 285 26, 285 29, 403338, 439374, 439680, 901 41, 901 28, 901 29, B64G 164
Patent
active
049059386
ABSTRACT:
A robotic connector or interface includes a roughly conical male member in which the conical side may be concave. The male member includes a radial indexing pin, and a central bore in which polarized electrical connectors are located. A mating female member includes a cavity with a fundus and movable peripheral lips adapted for grasping the base of the male member when engaged for drawing the male member into full mating relation with the cavity. A tapered slot in the side of the female member guides the index pin to impart rotational forces so that mating can take place even if the approach is skewed. The electrical connectors are mounted on a separately indexed, spring loaded connector plate at the fundus of the cavity. A motor-driven linkage operates the peripheral lip members.
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Badura Jack R.
Braccio Matthew
Gross David W.
Zimmer John J.
Barefoot Galen
General Electric Company
Meise William H.
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