As part of the "Robotic Assembly and Equipment for NASA Space Missions" competition organized by NASA and Grabcad.

https://grabcad.com/challenges/robotic-assembly-and-outfitting-for-nasa-space-missions 

Assembly/OutfittingSystemTechnologyDevelopmentauthor: Carlos Sebastián Di Giulio

Designof robots to place panelsand routepipes,

Introducción:

-Theproposalisbasedonthedesignof robots to place panelsand pipes, followingtheRA 3D CubicTilingUnitCellmodular structuresystem.

-Designforpipe fromØ8 to Ø50 mm, Swagelokreferenceconnection.

Robots Design

Honeycombplacingrobot:

composedof servo motorsand electriclinear actuators.

Robots Design

Robot to place pipe supports:

composedof servo motorsand electriclinear actuators.

Robots Design

Robot to place and adjustconnections:

composedof servo motorsand electriclinear actuators.

DashboardLayout

Thedesignof thepanel isorientedto be placed bythesamemanipulatorwhomovesit, Ithas theparticularitythatitgeneratesthepathfortherobots to movealongthepipe route. Springs actto fixitin thestructure.

ConnectorDesign

TheconnectordesignisbasedontheSwagelok“Two-Ferrule, mechanicalgripDesign” connectiontype.

Pipe adjustmentmechanismdesignbydrivinga pairof gears.

Ref.: SwagelokConnection,

ConnectorDesign

Lengthof pipe

Fixingndesign

Thefixationdesignisbasedonthescissorsplus springconcept, wherethemanipulatorholdsand fixessaidsupport.