INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN AERONAUTICAL AND Vol.5 Issue.9, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING September WWW.IJRAME.COM 2017 ISSN (ONLINE): 2321-3051 Pg: -6-30 PROJECT MOON –MULTIPLE ROVER WITH ROLLING CAMERA (LAB TO MOON) Akshay Dinkar Mahale Faculty of Mechanical Engineering. Smt. Kashibai Navale College of engineering Pune-41, India E-mail: [email protected] ABSTRACT: There is no doubt that curiosity of humankind related to Enigma of moon had been increased day by day Since year 17 August 1958 Pioneer 0 ,First attempted launch beyond Earth orbit .failed to orbit due to turbo pump gearbox malfunction resulting in first stage explosion. Reached apogee of 16 kilometers. Biggest hurdle between human and moon was failure approximately 128 lunar mission already done by different countries out of that 60 were successful because of only the quest for knowledge had always been the main driving force for any exploration in general and moon space exploration in particular. In the recent times, there had increased interest of not only governments of devolving countries but also privet companies also wants to be part of moo exploration due to the possibility of certain distinct advantages the moon could provide, as a platform for future Deep Space missions and also the emerging possibility of certain exploration for the benefit of mankind, in addition to scientific objectives. India, as one among the very few space faring nations, has chalked out its own roadmap through Chandrayaan-1. Chandrayaan-2 in year 2017. Forty eight years ago today, two Americans touched down on the moon and walked upon its surface. Now, Akshay Dinkar Mahale 6 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN AERONAUTICAL AND Vol.5 Issue.9, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING September WWW.IJRAME.COM 2017 ISSN (ONLINE): 2321-3051 Pg: -6-30 Lab2Moon Challenge trying to do it again with Constellation, an ambitious project to return humans to the moon by 2017.Project moon is part of the this challenge to find out unexplored part of moon due to human limitations. Enhance the knowledge of complex lunar conditions Keywords: Main Shell Assembly, Two compressed Air Cylinder , Drill with Hole Collector Suction Assembly, Multiple Rovers (Named as LEHA)with Rolling Camera, Robotic Arm with Bush Assembly, INTRODUCTION: In the lab Lab2Moon competition, According to give dimensions we design the model which is cylindrical in shape called as Main shell Assembly, before landing on moon surface of main assembly velocity data given to ECU then all compressed air cylinder get actuated along with presser and level and thermal sensors so provide collusion free landing on moon surface. Main Shell Assembly containing parts Four Rovers named as LEHA, each rover having its own rolling camera to explore the complex atmosphere and region and ejected in four direction with help of various sensors, actuators and system support assembly Robotic arm with bush assembly land on exact location with help of level sensors , Drill with Hole Collector Suction Assembly with help so insert drill into moon surface to collect samples on moon, also seismometer to known knowledge of moon quakes in region to region Studies of space weathering ,Project Moon is consist of mainly Four Phases Akshay Dinkar Mahale 7 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN AERONAUTICAL AND Vol.5 Issue.9, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING September WWW.IJRAME.COM 2017 ISSN (ONLINE): 2321-3051 Pg: -6-30 Phases of Assembly 1. Main Shell Assembly Fig .1- A-Main assembly, B- Main assembly without shell Shell Assembly is heart of ―Project Moon‖, main all parts are protected by shell to gives proper function of all components in moon complex and unknown atmospherically conditions. It is cylindrical in shape and contain following assembly displayed in fig.1, 1.Two compressed air cylinder actuated by presser and tempters actuator and sensors with six large air bags and four small air bags, 2. Drill with hole collector chambers suction assembly with pressure sensors, temperature sensors and the sensors which actuated according to composition and chemical property of moon rock samples which previously found and store data in sensors and collected according to store dated respective chambers Akshay Dinkar Mahale 8 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN AERONAUTICAL AND Vol.5 Issue.9, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING September WWW.IJRAME.COM 2017 ISSN (ONLINE): 2321-3051 Pg: -6-30 according to property and compositions , 3. consist of 4 rover named as LEHA which ejected in 4 directions with Robotic arm with bush assembly help of level sensors and actuators and system supported assemblies to collecting samples from region to region and, seismometers to studies moon quakes varies accordingly in region to region all four rover connected with main shell with same frequency to collect and store data collated from unknown regions, there are four phase for‖ Project Moon ― 2. Two Compressed air Cylinder: Phase 1:Before entering near to the moon’s gravitational field and complex atmosphere, Main shell Assembly all sensor collected data send to ECU (Electrical Control Unit) by providing data and evaluation of data actuator and thermal sensors, level sensors, pressures sensors get actuated according to the pressure send to the air bags by the two compressed air cylinder, we can also use some liquid so during collusion or shock waves get absorb by the air bags some experiments are going on to avoid the damage of rovers during landing on Moon as well as Mars Surface so provides Communication link between ECU and the main orbiter, from separation to impact and provides useful for future soft-landing (Figure 2 . large Six Air bags are shown) Six air bags of larger sizes, four small air bags are provided on the surface of the shell to avoid the collusion free landing and avoid damages of parts in main shell assembly by Akshay Dinkar Mahale 9 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN AERONAUTICAL AND Vol.5 Issue.9, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING September WWW.IJRAME.COM 2017 ISSN (ONLINE): 2321-3051 Pg: -6-30 providing appropriate pressure by pressure sensor in large air bag and small four air bags are actuated for accurate landing on surface of moon by presser and level sensors (shown in Figure 2), according to surface of moon level sensors collect data and safe and also proper landing of main assembly to be done , safe landing of main shell assembly on moon surface completes its phase 1 of Project Moon. 3. Drill with hole Collector Suction Assembly: Fig3. Drill tool with hole Phase 2: As soon as phase-1 completes by landing of Main shell Assembly on exact surface of moon, Phase -2 starts such that Drill with Hole Collector Suction Assembly get activated accordingly by landing of main shell on moon surface sensors collect the data on moon surface so to decide speed of drill per revolution and insert drill having hole into moon surface showed in fig.3, and collect the data of moon surface according to data which collect by sensors so sensors are get actuated so samples are get separated according to their chemical property and chemical composition and collected in three suction chambers with help of previously stored data in sensors ,newly found samples are collected in new chamber by collection data phase -2compltes by conduct chemical and mineralogical mapping of the entire lunar surface for distribution of mineral and chemical elements such as the rocks are rich in Calcium (Ca), Aluminium (Al) and Akshay Dinkar Mahale 10 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN AERONAUTICAL AND Vol.5 Issue.9, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING September WWW.IJRAME.COM 2017 ISSN (ONLINE): 2321-3051 Pg: -6-30 Titanium (Ti).There is high abundance of Silicon (Si) and Oxygen (O) There is a relative abundance of He on the Moon, compared with Earth. This may be due to the fact that over the four billion year history of the Moon, several hundred million tons of solar 3He have impacted directly onto the surface of the Moon and got trapped in minerals such as Ilmenite (a compound of iron and titanium; FeTiO3). 3.1 Mineral abundances in highland rocks: Akshay Dinkar Mahale 11 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN AERONAUTICAL AND Vol.5 Issue.9, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING September WWW.IJRAME.COM 2017 ISSN (ONLINE): 2321-3051 Pg: -6-30 Fig3.1: Mineral Elements Appearance in Moon Rocks MINERAL ELEMENTS APPEARANCE IN MOON ROCKS Plagioclase feldspar calcium (Ca), aluminum, Whitish to translucent grayish; Silicon (Si), Oxygen (O) usually occurs as grains longer than they are wide. Pyroxene (Mg), calcium (Ca), iron Brown to black; grains usually (Fe), magnesium, longer than wide, in mare silicon (Si), oxygen (O) basalts, somewhat squarish in highland rocks. Olivine iron (Fe), magnesium Greenish; usually occurs as (Mg), silicon (Si), roundish crystals. oxygen (O) Ilmenite iron (Fe), titanium (Ti) , Black, elongated to squarish oxygen (O) crystals. Table 3.1: Mineral Elements Appearance in Moon Rock Akshay Dinkar Mahale 12 INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN AERONAUTICAL AND Vol.5 Issue.9, MECHANICAL ENGINEERING September WWW.IJRAME.COM 2017 ISSN (ONLINE): 2321-3051 Pg: -6-30 3.2 Mineral abundances in mare basalts: Fig 3.2 Exploring the Moon -- A Teacher's Guide with Activities, NASA EG-1997-10- 116-HQ page-9 Magnesium, Aluminum, Silicon, Calcium, Iron and Titanium as well as high atomic number elements such as Radon, Uranium and Thorium Minerals: Minerals are naturally occurring solids that have definite chemical compositions and are crystalline. Crystals are individual pieces of minerals. The most important characteristic of crystals is the orderly internal arrangement of atoms Rocks: Rocks are naturally occurring solids composed of one or more minerals. At least Two abundant minerals usually occur in a rock, along with several others. The minerals are intergrown in intricate ways that depend on how the rock formed.