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Markhor: Robotic Mining Platform
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open in viewerIn-situ resource utilization, or the use of the resources available in a foreign environment, is crucial to the success of manned missions to Mars; however, it is a severely underdeveloped technology. This project explores the development of a rover capable of operating in a simulated Martian environment. The rover is capable of mining large amounts of simulated ice chunks from below the surface, driving its payload to a collection station, and unloading all of the collected material. This project is partially inspired by NASA’s Robotic Mining Competition which served to establish a set of guidelines around which the robot was constructed.
- This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.
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- E-project-042617-133846
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- 2017
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- 2017-04-26
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Markhor_MQP_Poster.pdf | Public | Download | ||
Markhor_PPD_Presentation.pptx | Public | Download | ||
markhor-master.zip | Public | Download | ||
MARKHOR_Robotic_Mining_Platform.pdf | Public | Download |
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