MUMBAI, India, June 30 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202631071583 A) filed by C. V. Raman Global University on June 09, 2026, for Autonomous Dock-And-Disable Satellite With Fail-Safe Detachment Logic.

Inventors include Debadutta Sahoo; Ramakant Senapati; Debankur Pal; Asmita Agarwal; and Dr. Soumya Mishra.

The application for the patent was published on June 26, 2026, under issue no. 26/2026.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an autonomous dock-and-disable satellite system designed to approach, physically dock with, and temporarily disable the operational functions of a noncooperative target space object in orbit, while guaranteeing safe detachment under all operational and fault conditions without requiring ground- station command intervention. The system comprises an autonomous docking interface with a compliant capture mechanism engineered to engage structurally diverse target satellites, an on-board disablement module capable of selectively interrupting the power distribution, radio-frequency communication, and attitude control subsystems of the target satellite through non-destructive and reversible means, a multi-sensor suite providing continuous real-time contact force, torque, attitude, and proximity data, an embedded fault-monitoring processor executing the Docking Stability Metric Sd, the Disablement Confidence Index Dc, and the Fail-Safe Detachment Trigger Tdetach as closed-loop real-time decision algorithms, and fail-safe detachment actuators operating from a dedicated redundant power bus. The Docking Stability Metric Sd is computed as the normalised mean of contact force and torque ratios across all monitored interface points; the Disablement Confidence Index Dc is the arithmetic mean of three normalised subsystem inhibition states; and the Fail-Safe Detachment Trigger Tdetach is set to unity, commanding immediate detachment, when Sd exceeds a critical stability threshold Scrit or when Dc falls below a minimum confidence value Dmin. The architecture eliminates irreversible capture risk, introduces a deterministic safety-first operational paradigm for counter-space and satellite servicing missions, and provides an auditable record of all autonomous decision events throughout the engagement lifecycle.

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