College
College of Engineering and Polymer Science
Date of Last Revision
2024-06-04 07:47:25
Major
Aerospace Systems Engineering
Honors Course
ME Senior Design Project
Number of Credits
6
Degree Name
Bachelor of Science
Date of Expected Graduation
Spring 2024
Abstract
Due to the increasing availability of space travel as not only a scientific exploration but a commercial exploration, there is a need for an onsite repair station that can be deployed in the event of aircraft maintenance, damage, or failure. We have been tasked with researching and creating a prototype of an automatous robot that can be attached to a spacecraft body, move along the surface while avoiding obstacles, scan for damage, 3D print a repair piece, and then make the repair, all without the need of direct human input. Our team, as will be discussed throughout, was tasked with developing the mobile robot unit that will attach and traverse the spacecraft hull using adaptive path planning procedures. In this report, we will discuss the choices made when determining the project needs of our robot. Most of our project revolved around research and development into several different variations of automatous robots which include but are not limited to gecko feet, tank treads, and an attached arm. The focus of our study was to determine the possible use cases for attachment methods, which mainly revolved around the use of gecko tape – a biomimicry-designed tape that can attach to surfaces when pulled into tension, much like how a gecko pulls itself onto upright surfaces.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Ajay Mahajan
First Reader
Kayla Dremann
Second Reader
Motaz Magdy M. Roshdy
Honors Faculty Advisor
Dr. Manigandan Kannan
Proprietary and/or Confidential Information
No
Recommended Citation
Baird, Lauren; Stone, Zachariah; Lemons, Madison; and Moody, Jonathon, "Mobile Robot Adhesion Methodology and Development of an Automatous Robot Module" (2024). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 1892.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/1892
Included in
Aeronautical Vehicles Commons, Biomaterials Commons, Biotechnology Commons, Hardware Systems Commons, Robotics Commons, Space Vehicles Commons, Systems Engineering and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization Commons