Introducing the Conceptual Design Process of the Armita Lunar Rover Based on ECSS

Adami, Amirhossain; Pourjabari, Zahra; Azhdari, Mohammad; Saadat Dar, Seyed Ali; Eshaq Nia, Haniyeh; Qolipour, Kazem; Mirmohammadi, Seyed Mohammad; Ahangarani Farahani, Alireza

doi:10.22034/jsst.2024.1477

Introducing the Conceptual Design Process of the Armita Lunar Rover Based on ECSS

Document Type : Technical Note

Authors

Amirhossain Adami ¹

Zahra Pourjabari ²

Mohammad Azhdari ²

Seyed Ali Saadat dar ³

Haniyeh Eshaq Nia ³

Kazem Qolipour ²

Seyed Mohammad Mirmohammadi ²

Alireza Ahangarani Farahani ¹

¹ Assistance Professor, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

² MSc, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

³ PhD Student, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Malek Ashtar University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

10.22034/jsst.2024.1477

Abstract

This study examines the structural design of planetary probes, introducing common configurations and methodologies. The research focuses on the system design process of the Armita lunar rover, developed for the first national probe robot competition organized by the Iran Space Research Institute. The Armita team achieved first place in the initial phase of the competition in 1401. The design process of the Armita rover adheres to the European cooperation for space standardization (ECSS) framework. Key stages of the process are briefly outlined, including the compilation and extraction of a requirements document, the development of a function-performance tree, a product tree, and the conceptual design of subsystems to meet mission objectives. According to the design results, the Armita rover has a mass of 6.9 kg and geometric dimensions of 48 × 38 × 36 cm, with a total energy consumption of 112 amp-hours. These specifications enable the rover to successfully perform its intended mission while meeting all technical, dimensional, and mass requirements.

Keywords

Probe

lunar rover

System design

ECSS standard

Product tree

Function tree

Conceptual design

Subjects

Space systems design (spacecraft, satellites, space stations and their equipment)

Article Title Persian

ارایه روند طراحی مفهومی ماه‌نورد آرمیتا مطابق با استاندارد ECSS

Authors Persian

امیرحسین آدمی ¹

زهرا پورجباری ²

محمد اژدری ²

سید علی سعادتدار ³

حانیه اسحاق نیا ³

کاظم قلی پور ²

سیدمحمد میرمحمدی ²

علیرضا آهنگرانی فراهانی ¹

¹ استادیار، مجتمع دانشگاهی هوافضا، دانشگاه صنعتی مالک اشتر، تهران، ایران

² کارشناسی ارشد، مجتمع دانشگاهی هوافضا، دانشگاه صنعتی مالک اشتر، تهران، ایران

³ دانشجوی دکتری، مجتمع دانشگاهی هوافضا، دانشگاه صنعتی مالک اشتر، تهران، ایران

Abstract Persian

در این تحقیق ابتدا به بررسی ساختار کاوشگرهای ارسال شده به سایر سیاره‌ها پرداخته شده و ساختارهای متداول معرفی می‌گردند. در ادامه، به ارایه روند طراحی سیستمی کاوشگر آرمیتا که برای اولین مسابقات ملی ربات کاوشگر (پژوهشگاه فضایی ایران) آماده‌سازی شده بود پرداخته خواهد شد. تیم آرمیتا موفق به کسب رتبه نخست در فاز اول مسابقه در سال 1401 گردیده است. روند طراحی کاوشگر، مبتنی بر استاندارد ECSS بوده و به‌طور مختصر ارایه می‌گردد که شامل تدوین و استخراج سند الزامات، درخت کارکرد-عملکرد، درخت محصول و نهایتا طراحی مفهومی زیرسامانه‌ها برای دستیابی به انجام ماموریت مدنظر می‌باشد. بر اساس نتایج استخراج شده، کاوشگر آرمیتا با جرم 6.9 کیلوگرم و ابعاد هندسی 48*38*36 سانتی متر با انرژی مصرفی کل 112 آمپر ساعت امکان انجام ماموریت درنظر گرفته شده را خواهد داشت و کلیه الزامات فنی، ابعادی و جرمی را به‌خوبی ارضاء می‌نماید.

Keywords Persian

کاوشگر

ماه‌نورد

طراحی سیستمی

استاندارد ECSS

درخت محصول

درخت کارکرد

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