Soil Transport Implement

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Mar 1988

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1988stin...9023582d&link_type=abstract

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Computer Science

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Autonomy, Lunar Module, Lunar Soil, Mathematical Models, Structural Design, Transportation, High Strength, High Strength Alloys, Light Alloys, Loads (Forces), Wheels

Scientific paper

The design of the Soil Transport Implement (STI) for SKITTER is presented. The purpose of STI is to provide a protective layer of lunar soil for the lunar modules. The objective is to cover the lunar module with a layer of soil approximately two meters thick within a two week period. The amount of soil required to cover the module is roughly 77 dump truck loads or three million earth pounds. A spinning disk is employed to accomplish its task. STI is an autonomous, teleoperated system. The design incorporates the latest advances in composite materials and high strength, light weight alloys to achieve a high strength to weight ratio. The preliminary design should only be used to assess the feasibility of employing a spinning wheel as a soil transport implement. A mathematical model of the spinning wheel was used to evaluate the performance of this design.

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