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Robot-friendly connectorRobot friendly connectors, which, in one aspect, are truss joints with two parts, a receptacle and a joint, are presented. The joints have a head which is loosely inserted into the receptacle and is then tightened and aligned. In one aspect, the head is a rounded hammerhead which initially is enclosed in the receptacle with sloppy fit provided by the shape, size, and configuration of surfaces on the head and on the receptacle.
Document ID
19930010928
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Parma, George F. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Vandeberghe, Mark H. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Ruiz, Steve C. (NASA Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
March 2, 1993
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Accession Number
93N20117
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-5,190,392|NASA-CASE-MSC-21864-1
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-799460

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