EMITTER ARRAY FOR A LUNAR ROVER

A lunar rover includes a lunar rover body, at least one wheel coupled with the lunar rover body, a drive module coupled with the at least one wheel, the drive module configured to drive rotation of the at least one wheel over a surface, an extension arm coupled to the lunar rover body, an emitter ar...

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Main Authors MAKKINEJAD, Babak, RUIZ, Maria Rossana, SPRY, Douglas James, CUELLAR-FERREIRA, Fellpe, GURU, Satendra S
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 25.07.2024
Subjects
ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
CLADDING OR PLATING BY SOLDERING OR WELDING
CUTTING BY APPLYING HEAT LOCALLY, e.g. FLAME CUTTING
DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES
EMBANKMENTS
EXCAVATIONS
FIXED CONSTRUCTIONS
FOUNDATIONS
HYDRAULIC ENGINEERING
INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION ORRERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES
MACHINE TOOLS
MEASURING
METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING
RADIO NAVIGATION
SOIL SHIFTING
SOLDERING OR UNSOLDERING
TESTING
TRANSPORTING
UNDERGROUND OR UNDERWATER STRUCTURES
WELDING
WORKING BY LASER BEAM
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Summary:A lunar rover includes a lunar rover body, at least one wheel coupled with the lunar rover body, a drive module coupled with the at least one wheel, the drive module configured to drive rotation of the at least one wheel over a surface, an extension arm coupled to the lunar rover body, an emitter array coupled to the extension arm, and a controller electrically connected with the emitter array. The controller is configured to control the emitter array to emit at least one of laser electromagnetic waves or maser electromagnetic waves towards the surface to sinter lunar regolith particles on the surface.
Bibliography:Application Number: US202318100679