A prototype 6-wheeled rover originally developed by NASA JSC for astronaut transport has been modernized and augmented to support concepts for telerobotic exploration of the lunar surface. The ongoing project has employed teams of undergraduate senior engineering students at Texas A&M University (TAMU) to retrofit the Mobile Analytical Lunar Platform (MALP) with wireless technology for telerobotic operations, and to add a robotic arm for regolith sample collection, sieving, storage and transportation.
Restoration of NASA's Mobile Analytical Lunar Platform (MALP) as a Prototype Science Exploration Device using a Public, Private, Academic (PPA) Model
2021
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Lunar Colonization and NASA's Exploration Changes
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2006
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