Asteroid Mining Test Bed

Technologies & Skills
CAD Design SolidWorks Mechanical Engineering Test Bed Design Excavation Systems Asteroid Simulants Prototype Development
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Designed and developed a comprehensive asteroid mining test bed to evaluate excavation technologies and mining techniques for asteroid resource extraction. The test bed simulates asteroid surface conditions and enables testing of various excavator designs and extraction methodologies under controlled laboratory conditions.

  • Designed complete test bed structure with rotating drum mechanism to simulate asteroid surface conditions
  • Developed and compared five different excavator designs for asteroid regolith extraction
  • Created custom asteroid simulant materials to replicate surface characteristics and mechanical properties
  • Implemented instrumentation systems for measuring excavation efficiency and material flow rates
  • Conducted comparative analysis of excavator performance metrics including penetration depth, extraction rate, and energy efficiency