公开(公告)号：US07815149B1

公开(公告)日：2010-10-19

申请号：US12388345

申请日：2009-02-18

申请人： Nathan Howard ,  Hai D. Nguyen

发明人： Nathan Howard ,  Hai D. Nguyen

IPC分类号： B64G1/64

CPC分类号： B64G1/646 ,  B64G1/1078

摘要： A mechanism uses a magnetic field to dock a satellite to a host vehicle. A docking component of the mechanism residing on the host vehicle has a magnet that is used to induce a coupled magnetic field with a docking component of the mechanism residing on the satellite. An alignment guide axially aligns the docking component of the satellite with the docking component of the host device dependent on the coupled magnetic field. Rotational alignment guides are used to rotationally align the docking component of the satellite with the docking component of the host device. A ball-lock mechanism is used to mechanically secure the docking component of the host vehicle and the docking component of the satellite.

摘要翻译： 机构使用磁场将卫星对接到主车辆。 驻留在主车辆上的机构的对接部件具有用于通过驻留在卫星上的机构的对接部件诱导耦合磁场的磁体。 对准导向器根据耦合的磁场将卫星的对接组件与主机设备的对接组件轴向对准。 旋转对准引导件用于将卫星的对接部件与主机设备的对接部件旋转对准。 球锁机构用于机械地固定本车辆的对接部件和卫星的对接部件。