A rock-coring campaign in an analogue environment: performance, lessons and development

Harkness, P. , McRobb, M. , Loh, Y., Hyde, M. and Lucas, M. (2014) A rock-coring campaign in an analogue environment: performance, lessons and development. In: AIAA Space 2014 Conference, San Diego, CA, USA, 4-7 Aug 2014, (doi: 10.2514/6.2014-4264)

Abstract

The acquisition of samples from deep within planets, moons and asteroids will require a drilling and sample-retrieving system. A prototype of such a system has been trialled in a partial analogue environment, resulting in the successful extraction of core samples from a range of rocks including sandstone, vesicular basalt and pumice using a mobile rover testbed. This paper describes the mechanical design, software and systems engineering associated with the drill tool, the performances of the hardware, and the nature of the holes.

• Item Type: Conference Proceedings
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Lucas, Professor Margaret and McRobb, Dr Malcolm and Harkness, Professor Patrick
• Authors: Harkness, P., McRobb, M., Loh, Y., Hyde, M., and Lucas, M.
• College/School: College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Systems Power and Energy