Design

The design for our robot is a semicircle shape shell to protect the main system. At the bottom there will be six wheels that are connected to the rugged drive system. These wheels will have an anti-freeze system to prevent the wheels from being frozen solid. The anti-freeze system works from the friction the wheels crated [3]. Inside the outer shell, there are rugged camcorders and cameras and various other sensors, such as sonar and infrared sensors; which are needed for the robot to efficiently travel on the lunar moon surface. To prevent the robot from flipping upside down, there will be a pneumatic system on the top of the robot to flip itself back to the upright position. And the whole robot will be made out of a type of foam that will provide cushion that would prevent the main functions from physical damage. Moreover, because the cameras and the sensors are extremely fragile, there will be bullet proof glass that covers the sensor to protect them from damage. As for the driving system, the robot will have several electric motors at the joint of the wheels and the body. Inside the robot, there will be rechargeable batteries that will continue to recharge themselves while the motors are running. Because the Lunar moon surface is extremely rocky and unpredictable, there will be several shock absorbers to prevent structural damage during operation [2].