Design and Experimental Validation of the Separation and Deployment System for the CHERI Lunar Micro-Rovers
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This paper presents the design, optimization, and testing of a non-explosive separation system for the CHERI lunar micro-rovers.
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Reported quantity · mass budget: 1.6 other · Basis not reported
“ngly. Early hardware iterations failed vibration testing, first through spring jamming in the guide housings and then through a 34 Hz fundamental mode of the flat ground plate. A density-based topology optimization raised the fundamental frequency to 84 Hz, above the 70 Hz requirement of the lander, within a 1.6 kg mass budget. The final configuration passed acceptance-level sinusoidal vibration, random vibration, an”
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Reported quantity · fundamental frequency: 84 other · Basis not reported
“ngly. Early hardware iterations failed vibration testing, first through spring jamming in the guide housings and then through a 34 Hz fundamental mode of the flat ground plate. A density-based topology optimization raised the fundamental frequency to 84 Hz, above the 70 Hz requirement of the lander, within a 1.6 kg mass budget. The final configuration passed acceptance-level sinusoidal vibration, random vibration, an”
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Reported quantity · fundamental frequency requirement: 70 other · Basis not reported
“ngly. Early hardware iterations failed vibration testing, first through spring jamming in the guide housings and then through a 34 Hz fundamental mode of the flat ground plate. A density-based topology optimization raised the fundamental frequency to 84 Hz, above the 70 Hz requirement of the lander, within a 1.6 kg mass budget. The final configuration passed acceptance-level sinusoidal vibration, random vibration, an”
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Reported quantity · vehicle mass: 5 other · Basis not reported
“arXiv:2611.02872v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Reliable separation mechanisms are critical for planetary micro-rovers, which must withstand launch vibrations and then eject the vehicle clear of the lander. This paper presents the design, optimization, and testing of the separation system of the CHERI (Challenging Environment Exploration Rovers for Intelligence) lunar micro-rovers. Sized for a 5 kg vehicle, the assem”
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This paper presents the design, optimization, and testing of a non-explosive separation system for the CHERI lunar micro-rovers.
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