will come of use when future teams are designing the concept further until it is eventually space ready. Our team considers this project to be the first step in a multi-year plan to create a functioning asteroid capturing net in space. The expertise level for our project must at least be a senior year Electrical or Mechanical Engineering student or a NASA engineer or scientist. The interface of the robot and net is to showcase the benefits and drawbacks of prototyping an actual space net. For this reason, our team has made a project fairly straightforward to use but with the underlying assumption that the user understands standard engineering and programming principles of mechanics and ferrous materials. The user must be able to understand the underlying assumptions with topics such as magnetism. Overview Diagram Our overview diagram can be seen in Figure 2 below. Figure 2: Overview diagram for the robot design and the Space Net. It is important to note the robot’s lightweight structure and magnetic wheels allowing it to move upside down or on a slanted surface. Additionally, the net provides a steady but amorous surface for the robot to move as well as recharge and deliver information. The robots will be driven by the use of two DC geared motors with 100:1 gearing ratios. These motors were chosen because they are reasonably small, light, and provide the force necessary to move the robot in all directions. Batteries will be recharged through the space net with a physical connection. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag will be used for positioning on the space net, and a gyroscope will be used to determine the orientation of the robot at any one time while on the Space Net. It should be noted that the gyroscope will be used to determine the torque necessary for the robot while under the force of gravity and not for path determination. Because
will come of use when future teams are designing the concept further until it is eventually space ready. Our team considers this project to be the first step in a multi-year plan to create a functioning asteroid capturing net in space. The expertise level for our project must at least be a senior year Electrical or Mechanical Engineering student or a NASA engineer or scientist. The interface of the robot and net is to showcase the benefits and drawbacks of prototyping an actual space net. For this reason, our team has made a project fairly straightforward to use but with the underlying assumption that the user understands standard engineering and programming principles of mechanics and ferrous materials. The user must be able to understand the underlying assumptions with topics such as magnetism. Overview Diagram Our overview diagram can be seen in Figure 2 below. Figure 2: Overview diagram for the robot design and the Space Net. It is important to note the robot’s lightweight structure and magnetic wheels allowing it to move upside down or on a slanted surface. Additionally, the net provides a steady but amorous surface for the robot to move as well as recharge and deliver information. The robots will be driven by the use of two DC geared motors with 100:1 gearing ratios. These motors were chosen because they are reasonably small, light, and provide the force necessary to move the robot in all directions. Batteries will be recharged through the space net with a physical connection. A radio frequency identification (RFID) tag will be used for positioning on the space net, and a gyroscope will be used to determine the orientation of the robot at any one time while on the Space Net. It should be noted that the gyroscope will be used to determine the torque necessary for the robot while under the force of gravity and not for path determination. Because
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