Design and advanced manufacturing of a lunar rover using thermoplastic composites

使用热塑性复合材料设计和先进制造月球车

• 批准号: 556497-2020
• 负责人: Therriault, Daniel
• 金额: $ 5.89万
• 依托单位: École Polytechnique de Montréal
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Alliance Grants
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2020-01-01 至 2021-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=705547
• 关键词: Design; advanced; manufacturing; lunar; rover

Lunar exploration has again become of high interest for space agencies. In the case of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), efforts are directed towards the development of a robotic arm for a lunar orbital station and a lunar rover. The main objective of our project is to design and manufacture a lightweight lunar rover through a collaborative project between an academic research team of ten researchers, from three institutions (Polytechnique Montréal, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) and Université Laval), CSA and three industrial partners (ArianeGroup, NanoXplore and MËKANIC). To reach this objective, the team will: (O1) design thermoplastic composite materials that meet the requirements of the space environment (e.g., high temperature, resistance to radiation, low outgassing), (O2) manufacture the rover components by additive manufacturing or pultrusion process using the materials developed in (O1), (O3) assemble the various composites components by induction welding, (O4) develop numerical models to predict the properties of composites and of the lunar rover structures and (O5) integrate the different systems to obtain a functional rover prototype. This work is the continuation of another project initiated by the CSA and funded by the CREPEC (Vision program) for three years. This research project proposes innovative material formulations, manufacturing and assembly solutions to significantly reduce the weight, cost and the manufacturing time of structures while improving product durability under extreme conditions. The realization of this ambitious project will point to a major technological breakthrough in the space sector and transportation in general and will be a unique showcase of the Canadian space program in Quebec, Canada and internationally. This project will provide a balanced training between experimental works and numerical modeling and will generate important knowledge advancements in various fields including thermoplastic composites, additive manufacturing, space-graded materials, etc.

月球勘探再次引起太空机构的浓厚兴趣。就加拿大航天局（CSA）而言，努力是为了开发一个机器人手臂，用于月球轨道站和月球漫游器。 The main objective of our project is to design and manufacture a lightweight lunar rover through a collaborative project between an academic research team of ten researchers, from three institutions (Polytechnique Montréal, École de Technologie Supérieure (ÉTS) and Université Laval), CSA and three industrial partners (Ariane Group, NanoXplore and MËKANIC).为了达到这一目标，团队将：（O1）设计符合空间环境要求的热塑性复合材料（例如，高温，对辐射的抵抗力，低辐射，低量化），（O2）通过使用（O1）中开发的材料（O3）组装的属性（O3）组合的构图（O3）来制造流浪者组件，（O3组件和月球漫游结构的组件和（O5）集成了不同的系统，以获得功能性的流动站原型。这项工作是由CSA发起并由CREPEC（Vision Program）资助的另一个项目的延续。该研究项目提出了创新的材料公式，制造和组装解决方案，以显着减少结构的重量，成本和制造时间，同时在极端条件下提高产品耐用性。这个雄心勃勃的项目的实现将指出太空领域的主要技术突破，并且总体上将是魁北克，加拿大和国际上加拿大太空计划的独特展示。该项目将在实验工作和数值建模之间提供平衡的培训，并将在包括热塑性组成，增材制造，太空级别的材料等的各个领域中产生重要的知识进步。