Mechanically Engineered Grappling Arm to Capture Litter and Atmospheric Waste (MEGACLAW)
MEGACLAW is a proof of concept for mitigating debris by capturing then deorbiting debris or performing maintenance on broken spacecraft. MEGACLAW shall use a robotic arm equipped with an end effector (EE) to capture a flat plate grapple point (GP) spinning on a motor at a constant rate, which simulates a solar panel on a 6U CubeSat rotating about a single axis of rotation.
Sponsor: TJ Sayer - Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)
Faculty Advisor: Francisco Lopez Jimenez
Project Manager: Caleb Inglis
Team Members: Luke Beasley, Joseph Beightol, Benjamin Elsaesser, Sheridan Godfrey, Jack Isbill, Andy Kain, Cedric Leedy, Chris Leighton, Daniel Mastick, Bailey Topp
Project Files:
- Project Definition Document (PDD)
- Conceptual Design Document (CDD)
- Preliminary Design Review (PDR)
- Critical Design Review (CDR)
- Manufacturing Status Review (MSR)
- Test Readiness Review (TRR)
- AIAA Region V Student Paper Conference
- Spring Final Review (SFR)