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Exploration rover concepts and development challenges
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Zakrajsek, June F. Woytach, Jeffrey M. Abel, Phillip McKissock, David B. Hill, Gerald M. Oswald, Fred B. McEntire, Kelly J. Eichenberg, Dennis J. Zakrajsek, James J. Goodnight, Thomas W. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Description | This paper presents an overview of exploration rover concepts and the various development challenges associated with each as they are applied to exploration objectives and requirements for missions on the Moon and Mars. A variety of concepts for surface exploration vehicles have been proposed since the initial development of the Apollo-era lunar rover. This paper provides a brief description of the rover concepts, along with a comparison of their relative benefits and limitations. In addition, this paper outlines, and investigates a number of critical development challenges that surface exploration vehicles must address in order to successfully meet the exploration mission vision. These include: mission and environmental challenges, design challenges, and production and delivery challenges. Mission and environmental challenges include effects of terrain, extreme temperature differentials, dust issues, and radiation protection. Design methods are discussed that focus on optimum methods for developing highly reliable, long-life and efficient systems. In addition, challenges associated with delivering a surface exploration system is explored and discussed. Based on all the information presented, modularity will be the single most important factor in the development of a truly viable surface mobility vehicle. To meet mission, reliability, and affordability requirements, surface exploration vehicles, especially pressurized rovers, will need to be modularly designed and deployed across all projected Moon and Mars exploration missions. |
| File Size | 1641980 |
| Page Count | 30 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20050175879 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5w71f514 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2005-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration Mars Environment Lunar Environment Moon Temperature Effects Lunar Roving Vehicles Manned Lunar Surface Vehicles Mars Surface Modularity Radiation Protection Lunar Exploration Mars Exploration Mars Roving Vehicles Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
