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Stiller, Dominik (author)Precision orbit determination for geodetic applications requires force models even for small perturbations. Radiation from the Sun and Moon is a significant source of perturbation in lunar orbits and inadequate modeling of radiation pressure (RP) can lead to large position errors. This paper describes the short-term effect of RP on the Lunar...student report 2023
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Sinck, Marc (author)A prototype lunar rover is in development by students of the TU Delft since 2017. It is a nanorover based on the terrestrial ZeBRo design, now named the Lunar Zebro. The Lunar Zebro is a prototype design as a proof of concept for nanorover capabilities. With a chassis of 200 by 140 by 60 millimeters, fitting on a sheet of A5 paper, the Lunar...master thesis 2023
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Appelman, Tycho (author), Bruinsma, Carli (author), Ouaissa, Anass (author)Lunar dust presents a serious problem for future lunar rovers. Due to the charged nature of this fine dust, it tends to stick to sensitive elements like solar panels. It is clear that a system needs to be implemented in order to remove lunar dust to keep the output power of the solar panel at a satisfactory level. This paper develops the proof...bachelor thesis 2023
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Geerling, Tom (author), Mihankhah, Mehrdad (author), Plantfeber, Tim (author)One of the major challenges faced by future robotic and human missions to Mars and the Moon is the presence of atmospheric dust. The Lunar Zebro rover which is intended to walk on the Moon is powered by solar panel. Due to its surrounding terrain, which mostly consists of small particles, the rover may be a potential target for dust accumulation...bachelor thesis 2023
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Manos, Peter (author)For the first time since the 1970s, concrete plans are in motion to bring humans back to the Moon through the Artemis programme. The dawning era of space exploration aims to set the groundwork for long-term off-Earth settlement, with sights on bringing the first humans to Mars. In order to provide a safe means of inhabiting extraterrestrial (ET)...master thesis 2023
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Gelling, Lars (author)The unique six-legged swarming rover Lunar Zebro is designed and produced by students from the Delft University of Technology. The objective of the rover is to accomplish an autonomous mission on the Lunar surface by 2024. This thesis evaluates a path planning algorithm that is designed for autonomous navigation in the Lunar environment. The...master thesis 2023
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Hu, Xuanyu (author), Stark, Alexander (author), Dirkx, D. (author), Hussmann, Hauke (author), Fienga, Agnès (author), Briaud, Arthur (author), Mémin, Anthony (author), Melini, Daniele (author), Fayolle-Chambe, M.S. (author)We investigate the impact of viscoelastic tidal deformation of the Moon on the motion of a polar orbiter. The dissipative effects in the Moon’s interior, i.e., tidal phase lags, are modeled as Fourier series sampled at given frequencies associated with linear combinations of Delaunay arguments, the fundamental parameters describing the lunar...journal article 2023
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Shanbhag, Abhimanyu (author)A miniaturized instrument was developed to enable in-situ measurements of the radiation environment at the Moon. The instrument is designated to function as the science payload for the first mission of the Lunar Zebro nano-rover. Characterization and testing of the Floating Gate Dosimeter (FGDOS) was advanced with an emphasis on its utilization...master thesis 2022
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Solot, Elke (author)Hexapod robots are becoming increasingly popular for navigating and exploring irregular and inhospitable environments. The Lunar Zebro is such a hexapod robot that has been developed to be the lightest and smallest rover to explore the moon. The purpose of the Lunar Zebro is to navigate the surface of the moon where it will encounter difficult...master thesis 2022
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Cervone, A. (author), Topputo, F. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Turan, E. (author), Di Lizia, P. (author), Massari, M. (author), Costa, E. (author), Bertels, E. (author)The Earth-Moon system is constantly bombarded by meteoroids of different size and impact speed. Observation of the impacts on the Moon can enable thorough characterization of the Lunar meteoroid flux, which is similar to that of the Earth. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, a...journal article 2022
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van Rijn, Jan (author)Remotely controlled vehicles have gained increased interest and application, like the exploration of inhospitable environments. To this end hexapods with C-shape locomotors are particularly suitable because these vehicles possess both the efficiency of wheels and the climbing capabilities of legged robots. Currently all C-legged hexapods are...master thesis 2022
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Turan, E. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author)This study presents an autonomous orbit determination system based on crosslink radiometric measurements applied to a future lunar CubeSat mission to clearly highlight its advantages with respect to existing ground-based navigation strategies. This work is based on the Linked Autonomous Interplanetary Satellite Orbit Navigation (LiAISON) method...journal article 2022
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Rovers, Stijn (author)The Lunar Zebro is a small six-legged robot. It has the potential to be used in a swarm carrying out objectives like exploring planetary surfaces. A new step towards autonomous navigation is made with the newly developed Obstacle Processing ALgorithm (OPAL) using primarily open-source libraries. This study showed that the initial iteration of...master thesis 2021
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Koopmans, Léon V.E. (author), Barkana, Rennan (author), Bentum, Mark (author), Bernardi, Gianni (author), Boonstra, Albert Jan (author), Bowman, Judd (author), Burns, Jack (author), Chen, Xuelei (author), Gurvits, L. (author)The Dark Ages and Cosmic Dawn are largely unexplored windows on the infant Universe (z ~ 200–10). Observations of the redshifted 21-cm line of neutral hydrogen can provide valuable new insight into fundamental physics and astrophysics during these eras that no other probe can provide, and drives the design of many future ground-based...journal article 2021
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Topputo, Francesco (author), Merisio, G. (author), Giordano, G. (author), Franzese, V (author), Cervone, A. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Thorvaldsen, a. (author)The Lunar Meteoroid Impact Observer (LUMIO) is a mission designed to observe, quantify, and characterize the impacts of meteoroids on the lunar far side and, therefore, complement in both space and time the observations currently taken from Earth. While Earth-based lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination...conference paper 2021
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Menicucci, A. (author), Cervone, A. (author), Speretta, S. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Topputo, Francesco (author)The Earth-Moon system is constantly bombarded by meteoroids of different size and impact speed. Observation of the impacts on the Moon can enable thorough characterization of the Lunar meteoroid flux, which is similar to that of the Earth. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, a...conference paper 2021
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Cervone, A. (author), Topputo, Francesco (author), Speretta, S. (author), Menicucci, A. (author), Di Lizia, P. (author), Bertels, E. (author), Massari, M. (author), Franzese, V (author), Giordano, C (author)The Earth-Moon system is constantly bombarded by meteoroids of different size and impact speed. Observation of the impacts on the Moon can enable thorough characterization of the Lunar meteoroid flux, which is similar to that of the Earth. While Earth-based Lunar observations are restricted by weather, geometric and illumination conditions, a...conference paper 2021
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Klindzic, D. (author), Stam, D.M. (author), Snik, Frans (author), Hoeijmakers, Jens (author), Willebrands, Michelle (author), Karalidi, Teodora (author), Pallichadath, V. (author), van Dijk, Chris (author), Esposito, Marco (author)LOUPE, the Lunar Observatory for Unresolved Polarimetry of the Earth, is a small, robust spectro-polarimeter for observing the Earth as an exoplanet. Detecting Earth-like planets in stellar habitable zones is one of the key challenges of modern exoplanetary science. Characterizing such planets and searching for traces of life requires the...journal article 2021
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Laot, Mathilde (author)Building habitats on the Moon is required for long-duration missions foreseen in the very near future. The availability of lunar regolith will allow to manufacture such in space habitats and reduce the cost of space missions. However, the Moon has specific environmental characteristics that are different compared to terrestrial habitats:...master thesis 2020
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Mok, S. (author), Guo, J. (author), Gill, E.K.A. (author), Rajan, R.T. (author)Orbiting Low Frequency Array for Radio Astronomy (OLFAR) is a radio astronomy mission that has been studied since 2010 by several Dutch universities and research institutes. The mission aims at producing sky maps by collecting cosmic signals at ultra-low wavelengths regimes, below the 30 MHz frequency band. A satellite swarm comprising more than...conference paper 2020
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