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Bio-inspired repair policy for modular spacecraft developed

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Researchers have developed a novel decentralized fault repair policy for modular spacecraft, inspired by biological wound healing. This approach uses local distress signals to guide surviving modules toward damaged regions, enabling autonomous repair without global information or absolute positioning. Simulations show that the policy effectively consolidates surviving modules into a connected component, even under severe damage conditions, making it suitable for large-scale modular spacecraft. AI

IMPACT This research could inform future autonomous repair systems for complex robotic structures, potentially impacting space exploration and large-scale robotic deployments.

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Bio-inspired repair policy for modular spacecraft developed

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  1. arXiv cs.MA (Multiagent) TIER_1 English(EN) · Shaoshuai Mou ·

    Stress-Sharing: A Bio-Inspired Approach to Decentralized Fault Repair in Modular Spacecraft

    Structural damage in modular spacecraft can disrupt mechanical and communication connectivity, reducing system capability. Existing approaches rely on redundancy or preplanned reconfiguration and do not enable autonomous repair under local information and physical constraints. We…

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