Choosing the Right Locomotion

As the mobility the main topic of the project is, a great importance is put on creating a good locomotion concept, as the mobility is provided by locomotion. 3 different variatons of locomotion concepts are created, which are inspired by various sources. The Variation 3 “Camp & Rover Wheels” was the prime candidate for the habitat’s locomotion, but it contradicted with the “Sundial” concept, in which the habitat has to be in constant movement.

In further research, it’s found that, the torque based locomotion is still the best and the most energy efficient solution for locomotion. It’s decided to build a 4 wheeled skeletal shell, in which 2 shells will be attached together with a spinal connection, as like as in the first locomotion variation (Centipide). The locomotion will be torque based and the source of it will be wheels.

CHOOSING THE RIGHT LOCOMOTION CENTIPIDE

LOCOMOTION VARIATION #1

CENTIPIDE

ground and therefore from lunar dust.

mobility will be extended, as the source of locomotion is located

far away from

fraction. By not choosing a torque based locomotion, the operational life-span of way, the wheels provide not the source of locomotion, but are just tools to minimize modules are combined, the locomotion is created, by

spinal contractions

. In this Design, made by NASA. A spine is added on the top of skeletal shell and when the For the first locomotion variation, a comprehensive research was made on ATHLETE

FORCE

FORCE

CHOOSING THE RIGHT LOCOMOTION WORM

FORCE

In the second locomotion variation, the movement of a worm is observed. A worm moves throu . The same kind of movement can be provided for the habitat

modular muscle contractions

gh

FORCE

by inflating or deflating the modules, which are bound together. The movement is created by in them. In this kind of movement,

changing the pressure

changing the shape of modules via the source of locomotion is not bound to problems caused by lunar dust, therefore operational

WORM

LOCOMOTION VARIATION #2

life-span of mobility is extended, however use of energy for locomotion is far much than a torque based locomotion.

mode the rovers will be sent to do scientific research and to collect samples. tory. On travel mode habitat will be attached to

4 rovers

and when it gets into camp volumes in the habitat are inflated and can be used for living purposes and as labora - When it arrives on its traveling destination, it gets into the camp mode, in which the

CHOOSING THE RIGHT LOCOMOTION

LOCOMOTION VARIATION #3

CAMP & ROVER WHEELS

CAMP & ROVER WHEELS mode (Travel), the habitat is in a mobile state and travel from one location to another.

As the third locomotion idea,

2 different modes

for the habitat was created. In one

TRAVEL MODE

CAMP MODE

around the habitat- in Camp Mode: Sample Collecting habitat - in Travel Mode: carrying the