TY - GEN
T1 - Prospecting for in situ resources on the moon and mars using wheel-based sensors
AU - Buehler, M. G.
AU - Anderson, R. C.
AU - Seshadri, S.
AU - Schaap, M. G.
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - 12The Apollo and Russian missions during 1970's were reviewed to rediscover the type and distribution of minerals on the Moon. This study revealed that the Moon has a restricted set of minerals when compared with the Earth. Results from lunar minerals brought back to Earth, indicate that the Moon lacks water, hydroxyl ions, and carbon based minerals. This mineral set is probably incomplete and so is the motivation for prospecting for other minerals using wheel-base sensors. Our approach to prospecting utilizes a vehicle with sensors embedded in a wheel that allow measurements while the vehicle is in motion. Once a change in soil composition is detected, decision making software stops the vehicle and analytical instruments perform a more quantitative soil analysis. This paper discusses instrumentation and data derived from wheel-based sensors.
AB - 12The Apollo and Russian missions during 1970's were reviewed to rediscover the type and distribution of minerals on the Moon. This study revealed that the Moon has a restricted set of minerals when compared with the Earth. Results from lunar minerals brought back to Earth, indicate that the Moon lacks water, hydroxyl ions, and carbon based minerals. This mineral set is probably incomplete and so is the motivation for prospecting for other minerals using wheel-base sensors. Our approach to prospecting utilizes a vehicle with sensors embedded in a wheel that allow measurements while the vehicle is in motion. Once a change in soil composition is detected, decision making software stops the vehicle and analytical instruments perform a more quantitative soil analysis. This paper discusses instrumentation and data derived from wheel-based sensors.
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U2 - 10.1109/AERO.2005.1559351
DO - 10.1109/AERO.2005.1559351
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33751513077
SN - 0780388704
SN - 9780780388703
T3 - IEEE Aerospace Conference Proceedings
BT - Proceedings - 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference
T2 - 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference
Y2 - 5 March 2005 through 12 March 2005
ER -