Design of a coupling surface as alignment-aid for an androgynous interface

The aim of this work is to develop an androgynous coupling surface around the iSSI interface (part of the iBOSS Satellites project of RWTH Aachen), to guide the final stage of the approach between two of such interfaces. The coupling between designed surfaces is loose thanks to a peaks-and-valleys design and it gets stricter the closer the surfaces move, up to the point where the mid-planes touch and the surfaces match, to allow the interface's components to align for connection.