Hypothesized Surfaces: ISRU for Hypothesized Surfaces – The EMIE Rover: An Electromagnetic Design

INSTITUTION

Arizona State University (ASU)

CLASS

Tungsten Class (2023 – 2024)

STUDENT TEAM

Adianne Alamban, Materials Science & Engineering
Abigail Rothert, Materials Science & Engineering
Blake Dorame, Materials Science & Engineering
Hayley Ruddick, Materials Science & Engineering

SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL GUIDANCE

Emma Bradford, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Dr. James Adams, Dr. Stephen Krause, Dr. Shahriar Anwar, Arizona State University

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The design, prototyping, and testing of an electromagnetic tread-integrated rover to explore the metallic, low-gravity surface of the asteroid Psyche for characterization, surface analysis, and space exploration purposes.

 

This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Arizona State University Capstone Course “MSE 489”, and “MSE 490”. The work is a result of the Psyche Student Collaborations component of NASA’s Psyche Mission (https://psyche.asu.edu). “Psyche: A Journey to a Metal World” [Contract number NNM16AA09C] is part of the NASA Discovery Program mission to solar system targets. Trade names and trademarks of ASU and NASA are used in this work for identification only. Their usage does not constitute an official endorsement, either expressed or implied, by Arizona State University or National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of ASU or NASA.