JAC Consulting Inc.

Anthony Williams

Carlaton Wong

Jonathan Wong

Problem StatementDesign rover to explore region of Greenland

Summit for resources

Design RequirementsWithstand Greenland

climate and terrainSelf-SustainableCover 90,000 sq. mi. during

summer operationSupport 300 lb of electrical

equipment0 300 mi

Developing Rover Systems How to detect resources?

Ground Penetrating Radar How to keep the rover powered?

Solar Panels, Peak Power Tracking How to track and control the rover?

Iridium Satellite

Radar Plane Recorded Near Whitmore Mountains, Antarctica

Prototype Implementation Plan

Scale down rover ~ 1:3 Focus on Autonomous/

Manual ControlMove in set path with

obstacle avoidanceEmergency Manual Override

Component Integration with Wireless Control

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

dturn

D

D=300 mi

D

Deploy at Summit

Retrieve By Coast

n=2

Optimized Autonomous Path

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

0 300 mi

D=300 mi

D

Deploy at Summit

Retrieve By Coast

Optimized Autonomous Path

V =rover speed (5mph)

t = travel time (20hr/day*60days =1200 hr)

D = Vertical travel distance (300 mi)

dturn = 16.7 miles (18 vertical radar sweeps)

D=300 mi

D

dturn

D

D=300 mi

D

n=2

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Conceptual Design

Row Criteria Dual

Track Quad Track

4 Tires

1 Cost + - + 2 Simplicity + - + 3 Availability of

Materials + - +

4 Rotate in Place + - -

5 Traction + + -

6 Ability to Prototype

+ - +

7 Functionality + + +

  Positives 7 2 5  Negatives 0 5 1

Dual Track

Quad Track

Snow Tires

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Power Budget Assessment

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Product Architecture: Production Design

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Design to Prototype

Xbee Wireless (Satellite)

Arduino (Computer)

Dual Tracks

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Communication System

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Communication Center

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Prototype Design

Battery

Motors

Dual Track

Microcontroller

Breadboard

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Initial Prototype | Final Prototype

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Improvements for Future Developments

Integrate rover with solar panels to verify and validate that the system is self sufficient

Include GPS, Compass Module, optical encoders for better automatic control

Utilize satellite transceivers for long range 2-way communication

Problem Statement: Design Rover to explore Greenland

Acknowledgements Dr. Salah Feteih- Faculty Advisor Gene Sherman- Lab Manager/ Machine

Shop Manager Corey Hardin- Teaching Assistant Younghoon Kim- Teaching Assistant Kevin Hon- Geophysicist from MALA Jun Wang- Professional Development

Officer

Visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8RYkgipjXM for a full demo!