Overview:
The goal of this project was to make a working lunar rover that fits within a 1U CubeSat framework. This was a 1-month project for an MPowered design challenge. It took 2nd place!
About:
The scope of this design was to make a rover to land on the surface of the moon,
navigate to a good spot, plant a UofM flag, and send a photo of the event back to Earth.
Specs
-Internal and external temperature sensors
-Solar charging
-Heater Coils
-NiChrome wire release mechanism
-6-Axis IMU
-32Gb SD logger
-115 kb/s LoRa antenna
-Servo motor arm
-External Camera
-1.2A Dual-channel motor drivers
-Dual-channel magnetic encoders
-USB debugger
-Ultra light wheels with built-in suspension
