The DARPA NOM4D project aims to enable the construction of large-scale structures on-orbit without the constraint of launch vehicle volume. As a member of the JPL team, I worked with Opterus to develop robotics technology to enable the automated assembly of trusses from deployable booms. I designed, fabricated, and operated a testbed for exploring the manipulation of bistable materials (for example, a tape measure) in order to better develop a concept of operations for robotic manipulation of deployables.
Catherine Pavlov 