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Design of an autonomous teleoperated cargo transporting vehicle for lunar base operationsAt the turn of the century NASA plans to begin construction of a lunar base. The base will likely consist of developed areas (i.e., habitation, laboratory, landing and launching sites, power plant) separated from each other due to safety considerations. The Self-Repositioning Track Vehicle (SRTV) was designed to transport cargo between these base facilities. The SRTV operates by using two robotic arms to raise and position segments of track upon which the vehicle travels. The SRTV utilizes the semiautonomous mobility (SAM) method of teleoperation; actuator-controlled interlocking track sections; two robotic arms each with five degrees of freedom; and these materials: titanium for structural members and aluminum for shell members, with the possible use of light-weight, high-strength composites.
Document ID
19900015317
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Holt, James (Texas Univ. Austin, TX, United States)
Lao, Tom (Texas Univ. Austin, TX, United States)
Monali, Nkoy (Texas Univ. Austin, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1989
Subject Category
Mechanical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.26:186686
NASA-CR-186686
Accession Number
90N24633
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASW-4435
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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