A study on large parts precision docking method based on 6-axis industrial robot

Abstract

In view of the docking assembly difficulties of spacecraft large parts, resulting from the irregular contour and the inadequacy of process clamping points, this paper puts forward a method fitting the attitude relations of the docking parts based on the coordinates of the feature points, obtaining the target attitude of the docking parts based on the process constraints, and controlling 6-axis industrial robot achieves precise docking of large parts. Firstly, the composition of the large parts docking system is introduced, and the docking model is described by the selection of the measurement feature points and the establishment of the coordinate system. After that, a docking control algorithm based on the attitude constraints of large parts is established. Finally, In the RobotStudio and Matlab co-simulation environment, the attitude adjustment process of the large parts is simulated. The simulation results show that this study provides an effective method for precision docking of spacecraft engine large parts based on feature points, which is completed by 6-axis industrial robot.