ENAE 788X
Planetary Surface Robotics
Fall, 2024

  Space Systems Laboratory - Department of Aerospace Engineering - University of Maryland

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 Notes

241023 – Sorry for the late notice, but I have been tasked with something that conflicts with class time, so there isn't going to be a lecture today – please use the time to meet with your team and work on your projects. By the way, you were supposed to submit progress reports on your projects on Monday – please do that as soon as possible. Remember that I asked for them in the form of presentation slides, and you can e-mail them to me as powerpoint or PDF at dakin@umd.edu

241007 – Due to circumstances beyond my control, there isn't going to be a lecture today - please use the time to meet with your team and work on your projects.

 Schedule

#01 – Monday, Aug. 26 – Course Introduction/Syllabus and Term Projects [PDF: 10.5 Mb, 65 pgs.]

#02 – Wednesday, Aug. 28 – Free Space and Airless Body Mobility [PDF: 6.1 Mb, 59 pgs.]

#03 – Wednesday, Sept. 4 – Atmospheric Entry and Flight [PDF: 5.7 Mb, 55 pgs.]

#04 – Monday, Sept. 9 – Steering and Suspension Systems Overview [PDF: 7.5 Mb, 68 pgs.]

#05 – Wednesday, Sept. 11 – Steering Forces/Slopes and Static Stability [PDF: 3.2 Mb, 35 pgs.]

#06 – Monday, Sept. 16 – Case Study: Apollo Lunar Roving Vehicle [PDF: 15 Mb, 62 pgs.]

#07 – Wednesday, Sept. 18 – Terramechanics 1: Rolling Resistance [PDF: 9.5 Mb, 66 pgs.]

#08 – Monday, Sept. 23 – Terramechanics 2: Traction [PDF: 5.2 Mb, 27 pgs.]

#09 – Wednesday, Sept. 25 – Case Study: Lunar Mobility [PDF: 12.1 Mb, 81 pgs.]

#10 – Monday, Sept. 30 – Term Project Overview [PDF: 2.5 Mb; 13 pgs.]
                                                Tracked Vehicles [PDF: 3.9 Mb; 25 pgs.]

#11 – Wednesday, Oct. 2 – Case Study: MER/MSL Mars Rovers [PDF: 6.6 Mb, 77 pgs.]

#12 – Monday, Oct. 7– Teams work on term project

#13 – Wednesday, Oct. 9– Suspensions [PDF: 3.3 Mb, 17 pgs.]

#14 – Monday, Oct. 14 – Suspension Kinematics [PDF: 4 Mb, 45 pgs.]

#15 – Wednesday, Oct. 16 – Steering Forces/Flexible Wheels

#16 – Monday, Oct. 21 – Midterm draft of term projects due
                                         Robot Kinematics

#17 – Wednesday, Oct. 23 –Teams work on term projects

#18 – Monday, Oct. 28 – Actuators

#19 – Wednesday, Oct. 30 –Vehicle Kinematics

#20 – Monday, Nov. 4 –Case Study: Sample Prior Term Project [PDF: 18.5 Mb, 267 pgs.]

#21 – Wednesday, Nov. 6 –Sensors

#22 – Monday, Nov. 11 –

#23 – Wednesday, Nov. 13 –

#24 – Monday, Nov. 18 – Roadmap Methods and Potential Fields

 #25 – Wednesday, Nov. 20 – Simultaneous Localization and Mapping

#26 – Monday, Nov. 25 – Case Study: Space Exploration Vehicles

#27 – Monday, Dec. 2 –

#28 – Wednesday, Dec. 4 –

#29 – Monday, Dec. 9 – Final report on term projects due