The European Moon Rover System: a modular multipurpose rover for future complex lunar missions

This document presents the study conducted during the European Moon Rover System Pre-Phase A project, in which we have developed a lunar rover system, with a modular approach, capable of carrying out different missions with different objectives. This includes excavating and transporting over 200kg o...

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Main Authors Luna, Cristina, Esquer, Manuel, Barrientos-Díez, Jorge, Guerra, Alba, Seoane, Marina L, Colmenarejo, Iñaki, Kay, Steven, Cameron, Angus, Camañes, Carmen, Sard, Íñigo, Juárez, Danel, Orlandi, Alessandro, Angeletti, Federica, Papatoniou, Vassilios, Papantoniou, Ares, Makris, Spiros, Wedler, Armin, Rebele, Bernhard, Reynolds, Jennifer, Landgraf, Markus
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LanguageEnglish
Published Ithaca Cornell University Library, arXiv.org 06.11.2023
Subjects
Locomotion
Lunar exploration
Lunar far side
Lunar roving vehicles
Lunar surface
Modular systems
Moon
Payloads
Regolith
Relocation
South Pole
Space missions
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Summary:This document presents the study conducted during the European Moon Rover System Pre-Phase A project, in which we have developed a lunar rover system, with a modular approach, capable of carrying out different missions with different objectives. This includes excavating and transporting over 200kg of regolith, building an astrophysical observatory on the far side of the Moon, placing scientific instrumentation at the lunar south pole, or studying the volcanic history of our satellite. To achieve this, a modular approach has been adopted for the design of the platform in terms of locomotion and mobility, which includes onboard autonomy, of course. A modular platform allows for accommodating different payloads and allocating them in the most advantageous positions for the mission they are going to undertake (for example, having direct access to the lunar surface for the payloads that require it), while also allowing for the relocation of payloads and reconfiguring the rover design itself to perform completely different tasks.
ISSN:2331-8422