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Concept Design Review

Concept Design Review. NASA Lunabotics Competition Team 15: Hexcavator. The Issue. Moon has un-mined resources Resources give insight on moon settlement Difficulty involved with excavating remotely. The Task. Last year Capable of excavation Controlled via WiFi Limited size

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Concept Design Review

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  1. Concept Design Review NASA Lunabotics Competition Team 15: Hexcavator

  2. The Issue • Moon has un-mined resources • Resources give insight on moon settlement • Difficulty involved with excavating remotely

  3. The Task • Last year • Capable of excavation • Controlled via WiFi • Limited size • Handles an environment with obstacles

  4. The Solution • Hexapedal robot • RHex family • Attach excavation system

  5. Excavators • Compact/Mini Excavator • Dragline Excavator • Long Reach Excavator

  6. Compact Excavator • Definition • Pros • Cons

  7. Dragline Excavator • Definition • Pros • Cons

  8. Long Reach Excavator • Definition • Pros • Cons

  9. Artemis FSU Lunabot

  10. MSU Lunabot 2010

  11. Laurentian University Lunabot 2011

  12. Hexcavator

  13. Design 1: Excavation Drum

  14. Design 1: Excavation Drum

  15. Design 2: Auger

  16. Design 3: Shovel and “Screw Jack”

  17. Design 3: Mechanism • Arm Fixture • Shovel Head • Motor System • “Screw Jack” Actuation • Hexcavator Mount • Raising Arm • Motor Actuator

  18. Design 4: Shovel and Dump Bucket

  19. Questions?

  20. Works Cited • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIuRVr8z_WE • NASA. "NASA - Lunabotics Mining Competition." NASA - Home. Web. 19 Oct. 2011. <http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/centers/kennedy/technology/ lunabotics.html>. • Backhoe Excavator - Construction Excavator." Backhoe Excavator - Construction Excavators. Caterpillar, 18 Oct. 2011. Web. 21 Oct. 2011. • Galetovic, Joe R., Terrence J. Toy, and George R. Foster. Guidelines for the Use of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE), Version 1.06, on Mined Lands, Construction Sites and Reclaimed Lands. Denver, CO: Office of Technical Transfer, Western Regional Coordination Center, Office of Surface Mining, 1998. Print. • "Everist Reservoir - Dam & Reservoir Design by Deere & Ault Consultants, Inc." Water Rights - Dam & Tunnel Engineers. Deere & Ault Consultants, Inc. Web. 24 Oct. 2011. <http://deereault.com/dam-reservoir-design/everist- reservoir.php>.

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