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Gravity impact analysis of surface lunar soil sampling by DEM simulation

  • Harbin Institute of Technology

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Abstract

To find out the force situation of digging and shoveling bucket and make sure their differences in earth gravity and lunar gravity, a novel discrete element method considering bending and twisting movements and equivalent attraction is employed to build the lunar regolith model and simulate the interaction between soil and tool. To confirm the validity of the model, a triaxial-test is conducted to optimize the microparameters of the model. Then, the model is employed to the simulation of surface sampling process. From the computational simulation results, conclusions can be made: The change of gravity will make a big difference to the force situation of the sampling tools. The largest moment of the digging bucket will increase double from 8Nm to 16Nm while the force of the shovelling bucket will enlarge more than four times from 40N to 180N.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2014 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, IEEE ICMA 2014
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages975-980
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781479939787
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Event11th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, IEEE ICMA 2014 - Tianjin, China
Duration: 3 Aug 20146 Aug 2014

Publication series

Name2014 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, IEEE ICMA 2014

Conference

Conference11th IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation, IEEE ICMA 2014
Country/TerritoryChina
CityTianjin
Period3/08/146/08/14

Keywords

  • Lunar regolith
  • Surface sampling
  • Three-dimensional discrete element model
  • Triaxial test

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