| Title: | Preliminary development of a climbing micro-robot designed for locomotion across uneven and steep lunar terrain |
| Authors: | William Watkin Jones, Author |
| Material Type: | ISU internship report |
| Publisher: | Illkirch-Graffenstaden (France) : International Space University, 2016 |
| Size: | 1 electronic resource (v, 49 p.) / col. ill. |
| Bibliography note: | Includes bibliographical references |
| Languages: | English |
| Subjects: | Astronautics--Robotics ; Mobile robots ; Moon--Exploration ; Robots--Design and construction |
| Description: | This internship report is concerned with the preliminary investigation and development of a robotic designed to explore areas of interest on the Moon, as part of a JAXA Innovation Hub funded research project at the Space Robotics Laboratory of Tohoku University. Investigation into the reasons for exploration of the Moon is discussed, leading onto a description of two main areas of interest; the poles and skylights. Research into current climbing robots that possess attributes applicable to robotic exploration of these two areas is outlined. The use of new actuators is then tested for various gripper configurations, and finally an effective means for gripping an uneven surface using an innovative method is specified. |
| ISU program : | Master of Space Studies |
| Permalink: | https://isulibrary.isunet.edu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=9882 |
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