An Excavation System Model has been written to simulate the collection and transportation of regolith on the moon. The calculations in this model include an estimation of the forces on the digging tool as a result of excavation into the regolith. Verification testing has been performed and the forces recorded from this testing were compared to the calculated theoretical data. The Northern Centre for Advanced Technology Inc. rovers were tested at the NASA Glenn Research Center Simulated Lunar Operations facility. This testing was in support of the In-Situ Resource Utilization program Innovative Partnership Program. Testing occurred in soils developed at the Glenn Research Center which are a mixture of different types of sands and whose soil properties have been well characterized. This testing is part of an ongoing correlation of actual field test data to the blade forces calculated by the Excavation System Model. The results from this series of tests compared reasonably with the predicted values from the code.


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    Title :

    A Comparison Between The NORCAT Rover Test Results and the ISRU Excavation System Model Predictions Results


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    AIAA 50th Aerospace Sciences meeting ; 2012 ; Nashville, TN, United States


    Publication date :

    2012-01-09


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English





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