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Title: NASAs MOONBUGGY


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NASAs MOONBUGGY STUDENT COMPETITION On the
Grounds of the U.S. Space Rocket
Center Huntsville, Alabama April 8,
2000 Participated by the Senior Design Course
Students of the Department of Mechanical
Engineering Purdue School of Engineering and
Technology IUPUI
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Moon Buggy Background
  • First Moon Buggy, actually called a lunar roving
    vehicle, was conceived in 1969
  • Used in the Apollo Missions 15, 16 17
  • Used to gather rock specimens from craters and
    the lunar surface

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The Moon Buggy
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THIS is the IUPUI Moon Buggy
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IUPUI Moon Buggy History
  • ME 462 Senior Design Course Project
  • Dr. Pidaparti is the faculty advisor
  • IUPUI first entered the competition in 1999.
  • Unable to finish the race
  • Dr. Pidaparti wanted to have the existing buggy
    redesigned

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  • Team Members, 1999
  • Tom Mulflur
  • DeAnne Powers
  • Craig Kelle
  • P. Kumaran
  • Daniel Ward
  • Lee A. Siow
  • Team Members, 2000
  • Chris Mathis
  • John Paschal
  • Natalie Shepherd

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Spring 2000 Redesign
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The Great Moon Buggy Racing Course
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Here is a look at some of the obstacles that the
Moon Buggy must be able to traverse
http//moonbuggy.msfc.nasa.gov/
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Reason for Design
  • To compete with other schools across the nation
    in an annual race
  • To learn the design process from conception to
    development
  • To develop relations with fellow students focused
    on a common goal
  • Apply creativity, imagination and problem solving
    skills
  • To win the race next year in Huntsville, AL ! ! !
  • GO IUPUI ! ! !

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Design Requirements
  • Human powered with no energy storage devices in
    propulsion
  • Unassembled size of 4x4x4
  • Riders must be at least 15 above the terrain at
    all times
  • Turning radius must be less than 20
  • Maximum width of assembled version is 4
  • Vehicle must have fenders, U.S. flag, simulated
    batteries, TV camera, antenna and electronic
    controls

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Additional Design Requirements
  • Able to withstand large impacts from terrain
  • Safely navigate lunar course
  • High top speed for flat section with high torque
    at low speeds for inclined sections
  • Exceptional braking and steering ability
  • Noble design worthy of victory

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MoonBuggy Design Race Competition Experience
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Acknowledgements
  • Special thanks to Carrier Corporation for their
    generous donation in sponsorship of the IUPUI
    Moonbuggy Design
  • Thanks to the Department of Mechanical
    Engineering for the travel money to participate
    in the race at Huntsville, Alabama
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