Data Driven Impedance Control of Space Robot Capturing a Target with Model Uncertainties

Authors: Dal, Prasad N., Chaudhary, Saurabh, Shah, Suril V.

Source: 2026 IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS) and IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM) Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS) and IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM), 2026 IEEE International Conference on. :430-435 Aug, 2026

Relation: 2026 IEEE International Conference on Cybernetics and Intelligent Systems (CIS) and IEEE International Conference on Robotics, Automation and Mechatronics (RAM)

A Hardware-in-the-Loop Testbed for On-Orbit Capture of Noncooperative Targets

Authors: Zhang, Hexin, Wang, Minrui, Yang, Yuan, Huang, Panfeng, Song, Aiguo

Source: 2026 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA) Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA), 2026 IEEE International Conference on. :1794-1799 Aug, 2026

Relation: 2026 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation (ICMA)

CSG Enters Space Sector With 9.5% Stake in Canada's MDA Space.

Authors: Kubala, Michal (AUTHOR), Dudik, Andrea (AUTHOR)

Source: Bloomberg.com. 10/13/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *Defense industries, *Space industrialization, *Investment policy, *Telecommunication satellites, Space robotics, Military technology

Geographic Terms: Canada

CSG Enters Space Sector With 9.5% Stake Purchase in MDA Space.

Authors: Kubala, Michal (AUTHOR)

Source: Bloomberg.com. 10/13/2026, pN.PAG-N.PAG. 1p.

Subject Terms: *Equity stake, *Telecommunication satellites, *Defense industries, *Investment policy, *Space industrialization, Space robotics

Tether-Inertial Localization for Planetary Drones

Authors: van Loon, D., Bredenbeck, A., Puck, L., Azkarate, M., Hamaza, S.

Source: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett. Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE. 11(10):11458-11465 Oct, 2026

Execution-Level Internal-Load-Regularized Wrench Control for Position-Servo Space Robot in Closed-Chain Truss Climbing

Authors: Wu, S., Xu, K., Zhuang, X., Liu, H., Song, B., Chen, J., Zi, P., Zhang, T., Ding, X.

Source: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett. Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE. 11(9):10258-10265 Sep, 2026

A BCVM-MPCSC-Based Planning and Control Method for Base Pose Stabilization in Surface-Traversing Space Robots

Authors: Qiao, Shunan, Zhang, Bo, Ren, Wenqi, Zhang, Ning, Chen, Liwei, Zhang, Cheng

Source: 2026 5th International Symposium on Aerospace Engineering and Systems (ISAES) Aerospace Engineering and Systems (ISAES), 2026 5th International Symposium on. :510-516 Jul, 2026

Relation: 2026 5th International Symposium on Aerospace Engineering and Systems (ISAES)

Terramechanics-Aware Adaptive Quadrupedal Locomotion via Foot-Terrain Interaction Model

Authors: Guo, J., Wang, Q., Tian, P., Tian, C., Zhou, C., Huang, B., Gao, H.

Source: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett. Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE. 11(11):12552-12559 Nov, 2026

Omnidirectionality-based NMPC for trajectory planning of free-floating space manipulator.

Authors: Jang, Keon-Ik¹ (AUTHOR), Jung, Eun-Ho¹ (AUTHOR), Kim, Tae-Hyun² (AUTHOR), Han, Jae-Hung¹ (AUTHOR) jaehunghan@kaist.ac.kr

Source: Acta Astronautica. Oct2026, Vol. 247, p579-590. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Predictive control systems, *Space robotics, *Sensitivity analysis, *Robotic path planning, *Controllability in systems engineering, *Energy consumption

Multimodal spiking neural network for space robotic manipulation.

Authors: Zhang, Liwen¹ (AUTHOR), Sun, Guanghui¹ (AUTHOR) guanghuisun@hit.edu.cn, Deng, Heng¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Acta Astronautica. Oct2026, Vol. 247, p92-103. 12p.

Subject Terms: *Space robotics, *Multisensor data fusion, *Reinforcement learning, *Energy conservation, *Artificial neural networks, *Machine learning, *Reduced gravity environments, *Tactile sensors

Fusing touch and vision: a multimodal approach to pose estimation for space robot manipulation.

Authors: Chen, Yiwei¹ (AUTHOR) superyeevi@gmail.com, Xie, Yu¹ (AUTHOR) xieyu@xmu.edu.cn, Wang, Renpeng¹ (AUTHOR) renpengwang@qq.com, Luo, Tao¹ (AUTHOR) luotao@xmu.edu.cn, Zhang, Jinhui¹ (AUTHOR) jinhuizhang@xmu.edu.cn, Zhang, Haibo² (AUTHOR) zhanghb502@163.com, Zhou, Wei¹ (AUTHOR) weizhou@xmu.edu.cn

Source: Advances in Space Research. Sep2026, Vol. 78 Issue 6, p6463-6476. 14p.

Subject Terms: *Pose estimation (Computer vision), *Space robotics, *Multisensor data fusion, *Space vehicles

Compliant Transfer Method for Space Manipulators Based on α PPO-LAG.

Authors: Li, Lianpeng¹ (AUTHOR), Xin, Di^1,2 (AUTHOR), Li, Mingyang^2,3 (AUTHOR) lmy_hit@163.com, Zhang, Haibo^1,2,3 (AUTHOR), Xu, Shuanfeng^2,3 (AUTHOR), Zhang, Donghao^1,3 (AUTHOR)

Source: Mathematics (2227-7390). Aug2026, Vol. 14 Issue 16, p3004. 24p.

Subject Terms: *Space robotics, *Constrained optimization, *Weightlessness, *Reinforcement learning

Predefined‐Time Disturbance Observer Based Command Filtering Control of Free‐Flying Flexible‐Joint Space Robots.

Authors: Gu, Xiutao^1,2 (AUTHOR), Zhou, Yang³ (AUTHOR), Deng, Hua¹ (AUTHOR), Guo, Yu⁴ (AUTHOR), Liu, Liaoxue⁴ (AUTHOR), Hong, Mengqing⁵ (AUTHOR) hongmengqing@jspi.edu.cn, Wang, Renqiang¹ (AUTHOR) 20120977@jmi.edu.cn

Source: International Journal of Robust & Nonlinear Control. Aug2026, Vol. 36 Issue 12, p6224-6240. 17p.

Subject Terms: *Stability of nonlinear systems, *Space robotics, *Numerical solutions to differential equations, *Lyapunov stability

Finite-time non-fragile performance-constrained control for free-flying flexible-joint space robots with actuator saturation.

Authors: Gao, Dingfeng¹ (AUTHOR), Dong, Zhicai¹ (AUTHOR), Mao, Jianheng¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Liaoxue¹ (AUTHOR) liaoxueliu@njust.edu.cn, Guo, Yu¹ (AUTHOR)

Source: Advances in Space Research. Aug2026, Vol. 78 Issue 3, p2827-2842. 16p.

Subject Terms: *Space robotics, *Control theory (Engineering), *Fault-tolerant control systems, *Lyapunov functions, *Constraints (Physics)

Trajectory planning of space robot for target capturing using momentum-based feedforward compensation.

Authors: Wang, Yuanxin¹ (AUTHOR), Chen, Dongdong¹ (AUTHOR), Liu, Jiafu¹ (AUTHOR), Jiang, Jianping¹ (AUTHOR), Wang, Xing^1,2 (AUTHOR) wangxing5@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Source: Acta Astronautica. Aug2026, Vol. 245, p1035-1054. 20p.

Subject Terms: *Space robotics, *Robot dynamics, *Pose estimation (Computer vision), *Trajectory optimization

Non-singular pre-defined time prescribed performance control of space manipulator achieving deterministic total convergence time.

Authors: Xie, Zhihang¹ (AUTHOR) 202131540202@smail.xtu.edu.cn, Wu, Jiashu² (AUTHOR) jiwu9134@uni.sydney.edu.au, Chen, Xianliang² (AUTHOR) xche0293@uni.sydney.edu.au, Xie, Zhicheng² (AUTHOR) zxie9629@uni.sydney.edu.au, Wu, Xiaofeng^1,2 (AUTHOR) xiaofeng.wu@sydney.edu.au

Source: Acta Astronautica. Aug2026, Vol. 245, p378-403. 26p.

Subject Terms: *Space robotics, *Sliding mode control, *Lyapunov stability, *Control theory (Engineering), *Robot control systems

A Compliant Force Control Strategy for On-Orbit Assembly: Design, Implementation, and Reinforcement Learning-Based Optimization

Authors: Yan, X., Shi, L., Hu, Y., Liu, Y., Shan, M.

Source: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett. Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE. 11(7):8624-8631 Jul, 2026

Safe On-Orbit Dislodging of Deployable Structures via Robust Adaptive MPC

Authors: Gao, L., Danielson, C., Kwas, A., Fierro, R.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Control Systems Technology IEEE Trans. Contr. Syst. Technol. Control Systems Technology, IEEE Transactions on. 34(4):1991-2004 Jul, 2026

Center-of-Mass and Attitude Control of an Orbital Manipulator: A Novel Control Strategy

Authors: Sena, F., Vijayan, R., Mishra, H., Stefano, M.D.

Source: IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters IEEE Robot. Autom. Lett. Robotics and Automation Letters, IEEE. 11(6):6871-6878 Jun, 2026

Development of a Robotic System for the Introduction of Space Robotics Concepts in Basic Education

Authors: Lima, Lucas Pereira, Lucas Soares Laranjeira, Ryan, Gurgel de Andrade, Cecilia Helena, Gabriella Monteiro Alves, Maria, Procopio de Paiva, Fabio Augusto, Isaac Lopes dos Santos, Credson, de Souza, Givanaldo Rocha, Campos de Alcantara Lins, Filipe

Source: 2026 Brazilian Conference on Robotics (CROS) Robotics (CROS), 2026 Brazilian Conference on. :448-453 Apr, 2026

Relation: 2026 Brazilian Conference on Robotics (CROS)