Future Power Solutions for Exploring Hypothesized Surfaces – Psyche SolTEG

INSTITUTION

Michigan State University (MSU)

CLASS

Iridium Class (2024 – 2025)

STUDENT TEAM

Mallory Brooks, Mechanical Engineering
Daniel Krahn, Mechanical Engineering
Chase Marcath, Mechanical Engineering
Ari Mustafaraj, Mechanical Engineering
Renee Kinsler, Mechanical Engineering & Stage Management

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Dr. Hamidreza Modares
Dr. Rebecca Anthony
Dr. Alexandra Zevalkink

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Our team was tasked with design a power system for a hypothetical future mission to the asteroid Psyche’s surface. We created two possible design concepts that used solar power as the primary source of energy, thermoelectric power as a secondary source, and a lithium-ion battery for power storage

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This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Michigan State University Capstone Course “ME 481”. 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.