Design of rover transfer mechanism for Chang'e probe

MA Chao; SUN Jing; LIU Bin; LI Xinli; ZHANG Dawei; JIANG Shengyuan; JI Jie

doi:10.7527/S1000-6893.2019.23014

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2019 , Vol. 40 >Issue 10: 223014 - 223014

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7527/S1000-6893.2019.23014

Solid Mechanics and Vehicle Conceptual Design

Design of rover transfer mechanism for Chang'e probe

MA Chao ,
SUN Jing ,
LIU Bin ,
LI Xinli ,
ZHANG Dawei ,
JIANG Shengyuan ,
JI Jie

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1. Beijing Key Laboratory of Intelligent Space Robotic Systems Technology and Applications, Beijing Institute of Spacecraft System Engineering, Beijing 100094, China;
2. State Key Laboratory for Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China

Received date: 2019-03-19

Revised date: 2019-04-04

Online published: 2019-07-15

Supported by

National Basic Research Program of China (2013CB733000);National Natural Science Foundation of China (11772102)

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Abstract

The rover transfer mechanism is a space mechanism that transfers and releases the rover in the extraterrestrial space environment. Different from the former transfer tasks of the United States and the Soviet Union, in the second phase of the China's Lunar Exploration Project (CLEP), the landing-leg buffer mechanism is used for the lander of the incorporates spacecraft and the rover is mounted on top of the lander. The transfer distance of the rover along the circumferential direction of the lander and the release height of the rover dramatically increase the difficulty of the transfer task. The keys to the completion of the exploration mission include the transfer mechanism meeting the strict engineering constraints and design indexes of the mission in the design phase and high reliability of transferring the rover in the uncertain lunar surface environment in the execution phase. This paper provides the research and design processes of the Chang'e transfer mechanism in the second stage mission of the CLEP. Based on the characteristics of the rover transfer system of the Chang'e probe, the compositions, requirements, and constraints of the design are introduced. In addition, drawing on the experience of the participants, the proposal selections, key design points, engineering status, and verifications of the transfer mechanism are described, providing reference and support for associated projects in the following Lunar and Mars exploration missions.

Key words： Lunar Exploration Phase II; Chang'e-3; Chang'e-4; transfer mechanism; mechanism design; mission verification

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MA Chao , SUN Jing , LIU Bin , LI Xinli , ZHANG Dawei , JIANG Shengyuan , JI Jie . Design of rover transfer mechanism for Chang'e probe[J]. ACTA AERONAUTICAET ASTRONAUTICA SINICA, 2019 , 40(10) : 223014 -223014 . DOI: 10.7527/S1000-6893.2019.23014

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