Design and Simulation of a Rover CanSat Non-pneumatic Wheel: Preliminary Study for a Certain Test Obstacle Path

Nunez-Quispe, Johan J.

doi:10.1109/icmae52228.2021.9522526

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“…These competitions are of particular interest, as unconventional hardware and software solutions are often employed to gain an edge on competitors. Some examples of scholarly work focus heavily on analyzing the hardware, such as the research of Nuñez-Quispe concerning lightweight non-pneumatic wheels equipped to a comeback CanSat [44]. Other works focus primarily on the software side of the CanSat device, such as a report from Akiyama et al, which describes the use of an object identification algorithm to aid in the guidance of a CanSat comeback rover [45].…”

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The CanSat Compendium: A Review of Scientific CanSats

2023

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In recent years, CubeSats have gained popularity as secondary payloads in space missions due to their uniquely small size and minimal weight. This allows for the quick and inexpensive development of high-risk, high-reward investigations. The success of cube-shaped CubeSats has led to the development of a new class of small-scale and low-cost scientific platforms known as CanSats, which maintain a unique cylindrical shape. CanSats offer an even more economical alternative for conducting high-risk investigations, although they are typically constrained by having to operate within Earth’s atmosphere, which contributes to their reduced costs. However, the ability to test and improve space-bound hardware makes the CanSat a potential intermediary technology for continued space exploration. This survey paper seeks to provide a technical definition of CanSats and summarize the current state of the art in CanSat-based research. This paper covers the history of CanSats, their current mainstream applications, and their potential impact on the technology pipeline for space exploration. CanSats have proven to be versatile in various applications, including Earth science, aeronautics, and educational purposes. The lower cost of CanSats provides a wider range of researchers and educational institutions access to near-space science. Therefore, this paper also aims to explore the potential future applications of CanSats, particularly as an intermediary technology for testing and improving space-bound hardware, with potential benefits for future space missions. The findings from this survey could help to guide the further research and development of CanSats, as well as help to shape future space exploration efforts.

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The CanSat Compendium: A Review of Scientific CanSats

2023

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“…Pang et al (2021) was done comparative study between bionic and rectangular wheel designs, the bionic wheel was found to be more efficient when it came to the interaction between irregular structure wheels and lunar soil [25]. Rigid neoprene rubber has been selected due to its high coefficient of restitution [26]. This article compares traditional tweel design and self-designed honeycomb-bullet construction for usage in extraterrestrial roving missions.…”

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Structural computational analysis of conventional and self-designed rover wheel architectures for extraterrestrial roving application

Vishnoi,

Srivastava,

T G

et al. 2024

Eng. Res. Express

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The technical advancements in robotics have closely been followed by developments in aerospace excavation robots. This research elucidates self-designed shape memory alloy wheels for their use in Lunar Excavations, which attributes to the new era of space exploration robots. The wheel design proves to be of paramount importance as crucial operations such as mobility, steering, and traction control build upon wheel design. A comparison has been made between Aluminium alloy, Structural Steel, and Shape Memory alloy (Nitinol) wheels for both conventional and self-designed wheel architectures. Wheel architecture tests and their results are articulated with the aid of simulation. The significant performance parameters, primarily Total Deformation, Equivalent Stress, and Shear stress-induced, were analyzed, which articulates the performance of the wheel at the time of landing. It was observed that for both wheel designs: self-designed and conventional, the maximum total deformation was 0.011154 mm and 1.3573 mm, respectively, when Aluminium alloy was chosen as the base material. For Steel and Nitinol, the self-designed wheel structure proved to perform better than the conventional wheel design with lower values of total deformation (0.0041129 mm and 0.010968 mm, respectively).

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“…For this work, the free fall test was performed on the highest floor from the Research center, with an estimated height of 39.40 m between the first and highest floor. Most CanSat payloads use recovery systems based on parachutes but currently, there are more options to realize a safe descent [5,6]. This work develops the Autogyro system for low descent for CanSat payloads.…”

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CanSat payload with Autogyro for descent in experimental rocket flights: Development, CFD analysis, and preliminary test on free-fall

Ventura

Nunez-Quispe

Sanchez

et al. 2022

J. Phys.: Conf. Ser.

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This research work develops the design of a CanSat payload assisted with an Autogyro system for a controlled descent in experimental rocket flights. The design, development, Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis, and a preliminary test on free-fall had been carried out. The data obtained from this study and test allowed us to determine the relationship between the drag coefficient and the projected geometry of the CanSat by using CFD simulation and data such as speed and acceleration from the free-fall test. The results allowed us to propose an estimation for the drag coefficient behavior on the speed range studied.

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Design and Simulation of a Rover CanSat Non-pneumatic Wheel: Preliminary Study for a Certain Test Obstacle Path

Cited by 6 publications

References 11 publications

The CanSat Compendium: A Review of Scientific CanSats

The CanSat Compendium: A Review of Scientific CanSats

Structural computational analysis of conventional and self-designed rover wheel architectures for extraterrestrial roving application

CanSat payload with Autogyro for descent in experimental rocket flights: Development, CFD analysis, and preliminary test on free-fall

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