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)