ANDROGYNOUS DOCKING UNIT FOR SPACECRAFT BASED ON OPEN MODULAR ARCHITECTURE Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC B64G1/64 

FIELD: space technology.

SUBSTANCE: docking units for spacecraft. The docking unit provides connection due to the petals, which open with a cam mechanism and an axial movement drive. The axial movement drive can move around the longitudinal axis due to the mechanical connection in the gearbox with the rotation drive. This makes it possible to fix and center the spacecraft modules by joint angular rotation of several pairs of docking units installed on one panel of the spacecraft module body.

EFFECT: reducing the weight of the device, ensuring the convenience of docking spacecraft, increasing the strength of the connection.

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