Design and Testing of a Demonstration Prototype for Lunar/Planetary Surface Landing Research Vehicle (LPSLRV)
This is a student use site for the Utah State University MAE5930 course for orginization and reporting on the design and development of an LPSLRV.
Documents
Orginizational Stuff
Talent Authorization Form (pdf)
Internship Opportunities
Links
Fun
Testing
Design Reviews
PDR (ppt)
CoDR-Presentation to the Dean (ppt)
Trade Studies
Helicopter Trade Study
Jet engine Trade Study (pdf)
USU's MAE 5930 (Senior Design) class is in the process of designing and building a scale demonstration prototype
The Lunar/Planetary Surface Landing Research Vehicle (LPSLRV).
The Lunar Lander will be a terrestrial based simulator that will do the following:
- Be a quasiautonomous piloted flying vehicle
- Offset earth's gravity to simulate lunar gravity (5/6 g).
- Carry a payload of instruments (mainly a camera) to enable simulation of a lunar landing.
The LLRV prototype will be built and flight tested for NASA's systems engineering competition. This is the student operated site where we keep track of all of our work and other cool stuff. To see Dr. Whitmore's stuff see the course webpage.
Systems Engineering Competition
- It's Finally Here: NASA Systems Engineering Paper competition
- Nasa styleguide (pdf)
- Our submission (pdf)
Critical Design Review
Preliminary Design Review
- Our PDR was conducted Dec. 8, 2009
- Presentation (ppt)
- many guests were in attendence including special guest Wayne Ottinger
- The PDR was peer evaluated (Evaluations pdf )
Presentation to the Dean
- On October 13 we presented our CoDR to the Dean.
- presentation to the Dean (ppt)
- "As far as I'm concerned you have my $5,000."
Trade Studies
