College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree Name - Author 1
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 2
College of Engineering
Department - Author 2
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 2
BS in Mechanical Engineering
College - Author 3
College of Engineering
Department - Author 3
Mechanical Engineering Department
Degree - Author 3
BS in Mechanical Engineering
Date
6-2021
Primary Advisor
Mohammad Noori, College of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering Department
Additional Advisors
Heidi Hammerstein
Abstract/Summary
This Final Design Review (FDR) report outlines a Cal Poly San Luis Obispo senior design project developing a sample container dispensing device for NASA Johnson Space Center’s Micro-g NExT design challenge, a competition for university students. NASA aims to bring the first woman and next man to the moon through the Artemis missions beginning in 2024. The Micro-g NExT 2021 challenges focus on developing equipment which will support the Artemis mission, where Astronauts will conduct extensive geological sampling to further the scientific understanding of the moon. Our team designed, built, and tested a device that holds sample bags as they are being filled during lunar surface extravehicular activity (EVA) operations. Through participation in the design challenge, the resulting sample container dispensing device will be tested in NASA’s Neutral Buoyancy Lab, with the potential to become the baseline design for the actual mission hardware. This document begins with our Background research conducted thus far to establish the problem definition. The Objectives section discusses the scope of the project, followed by the Conceptual Design section which details the process utilized to determine the design direction. This progresses to the Final Design chapter, describing the prototype as built. Implementation and testing of the design is discussed in the Manufacturing Plan and Design Verification sections. Lastly, the Project Management section provides an overview of the project development as well as resources utilized throughout. This report is supplemented by appendices including additional visuals, matrices, analyses, and more.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/mesp/598
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