The Department of Mechanical Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin participated in seven cooperative design projects this year. Six of the projects were associated with the Johnson Space Center and include the design of a thermal control system for an inflatable lunar habitat module, a vibration isolation system for a space shuttle cycle ergometer, a radiator shading device for a lunar outpost, a reusable astronaut safety tether, a resistive exercise device for use on the space shuttle, and a fleet of autonomous regolith throwing devices for radiation shielding of lunar habitats. The seventh project is associated with the Jet Propulsion Lab and involves the design of a shock absorbing wheel for a small six-wheeled Martian rover vehicle.
1991-1992 Project Summaries
1992
4 pages
Report
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English
Life Support Systems , Extraterrestrial Exploration , Road Transportation , Ergometers , Lunar bases , Roving vehicles , Safety devices , Tetherlines , Mechanical engineering , Radiation shielding , Temperature control , Vibration isolators , Heat radiators , Research and development , Tethering , Vibration damping , Wheels
The 1991-1992 project summaries
NTRS | 1992
|NTIS | 1991
The 1990/1991 project summaries
NTRS | 1991
The 1990-1991 project summaries
NTRS | 1991
The 1990-1991 project summaries
NTRS | 1991