College
College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Date of Last Revision
2024-06-04 07:24:13
Major
Aerospace Systems Engineering
Honors Course
Honors Research Project
Number of Credits
2
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2024
Abstract
Our project deals with a common problem that is encountered with satellites in earth orbit or beyond. It is very common in space for there to be small collisions between satellites and foreign space debris, and it takes a lot of time and money to send a person out to repair the damage caused by the collision. Our goal is to develop a way to perform these repairs autonomously. We plan to develop a way to scan a satellite or spacecraft hull for damage using a robot and then repair the damage while still maintaining the material specifications required for spacecraft in orbit. Once we develop this idea, we plan to provide the Space Force with our findings so that they can use our project in future spacecraft. While the project is very open for the team to build the design from the ground up, there are some constraints that we must incorporate into our design. The constraints are as follows: the design must work in zero gravity conditions, it must be fully autonomous, and the process must be repeatable.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Farhad
First Reader
Kayla Dremann
Second Reader
Motaz Magdy M. Roshdy Hassan
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Dane Quinn
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Cipro, Romualdo, "Space Force - Inspection" (2024). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1835.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1835