Lunar Exploration Transportation System (LETS)
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Lunar Exploration Transportation System (LETS)
MAE 491 / 4922008 IPT Design Competition
Instructors: Dr. P.J. Benfield and Dr. Matt Turner
Team Frankenstein
Final Review Presentation4/29/08
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Team Disciplines• The University of Alabama in Huntsville
– Team Leader: Matt Isbell– Structures: Matthew Pinkston and Robert Baltz– Power: Tyler Smith– Systems Engineering: Kevin Dean– GN&C: Joseph Woodall– Thermal: Thomas Talty– Payload / Communications: Chris Brunton– Operations: Audra Ribordy
• Southern University– Mobility: Chase Nelson and Eddie Miller
• ESTACA– Sample Return: Kim Nguyen and Vincent Tolomio
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Agenda
• Project Office• Systems Engineering• The Need• The Requirements• The Solution• Performance• Operations• Structures
• GN&C• Communications• Payload• Power• Thermal• Conclusions• Questions
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Project Office
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Systems Engineering
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The Need
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The Requirements
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The Solution
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Performance
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Operations
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Structures
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GN&C
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Communications • Rover
– Parabolic Dish Reflector Antenna (PDRA)
• T-712 Transmitter – Communication Bandwidth : X-band– Data Transmission Rate: 150 Mbps
• Data Storage Capacity: 10 Gb
• Penetrators – Omnidirectional Antenna
• Communication Bandwidth: S-band • Data Transmission Rate: 8 Kbps• Data Storage Capacity: 300 Mb
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Communications/Payload• Single Site Box (SSB)
– Determines lighting conditions every 2 hours for one year, micrometeorite flux, and assess electrostatic dust levitation
– Omnidirectional Antenna • Communication Bandwidth: S-band • Data Transmission Rate: 8 Kbps• Data Storage Capacity: 1Gb
– Surface Stereo Imager (SSI) – Mass: 10 Kg– Dimensions: 155x68.5x35.5 cm– Power: Solar Panel
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Payload• Gas Chromatograph Mass Spectrometer (GCMS)
– Performs atmospheric and organic analysis of the lunar surface – Mass: 6 Kg– Dimensions: 10x10x8 cm– Power: Rover
• Surface Sampler Assembly (SSA)– Purpose is to acquire, process and distribute samples from the
moon’s surface to the GCMS – Mass: 15.5 Kg– Dimensions: 110X10X10 cm– Power: Rover
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Payload• Penetrators (Deep Space 2 )
– Mission’s main source of data acquisition in the permanent dark regions
– Mass (15 Penetrators): 53.58 Kg – Dimensions: 13.6Dx10L cm– Power: 2 Lithium Ion Batteries Ea.
• Miniature Thermal Emission Spectrometer (Mini-TES) – Objective to provide measurements of minerals and thermo
physical properties on the moon – Mass: 2.4 Kg– Dimensions: 23.5x16.3x15.5 cm– Power: Rover
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Power
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Thermal
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Conclusions
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Questions