Simulated Lunar Rover Project
Colin Williamson
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Summary
Recently, the growth of commercial space projects and public interest has reignited the motivation for manned missions out of low-Earth orbit, where previously remotely operated probes and rovers were utilized exclusively. Prominently, substantial plans are now in motion to establish a permanent human presence on the Moon. Our hypothesis is that rovers will continue to play a vital role in the success of such missions, because it will be imperative that astronauts take on only as much risk as necessary, and that they do not waste their time on tasks that could be done by a robot. In this project, a conceptual prototype lunar rover is proposed under the design motivation of supplementing and enhancing tasks of lunar construction, exploration, and science.
