{"id":111,"date":"2024-11-29T18:13:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T23:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/?p=111"},"modified":"2025-02-10T17:44:45","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T22:44:45","slug":"planet-exploration-project-blog-post-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/2024\/11\/29\/planet-exploration-project-blog-post-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Planet Exploration Project Blog Post #2"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-gradient-4-gradient-background has-background\">Our team must design a transportation method capable of a 5-kilometre-long round trip on Ganymede, one of Jupiter\u2019s moons. This vehicle must handle extreme conditions including temperatures as low as -180C, low gravity(a tenth of Earth\u2019s), rocky terrain, and interference from the planet\u2019s magnetic field affecting electronics.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-gradient-4-gradient-background has-background\">We are testing the vehicle&#8217;s capability of navigating icy and rocky terrain, conditions similar to those of Ganymede. <\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-gradient-4-gradient-background has-background\">To test these, we are considering small ice cubes, mimicking the frozen surface-level terrain, dirt, and larger rocks.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Design Ideas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Jetpack &#8211; This idea clearly would not work since we need to transport 4 people and be efficient enough to go 2.5km there and back.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drone &#8211; This idea would not work very well since drones are typically quite small, not able to carry 4 people. However, if we scaled it up to a helicopter, it would be possible assuming we know and understand the air and &#8220;characteristics&#8221; to make it fly.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Plane &#8211; Similar to the drone, we would have to fully understand how to make something lift on a different planet than Earth, as well as think about fuel efficiency as these resources aren&#8217;t widely available on Ganymede.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Double Wishbone Suspension &#8211; For individual wheel movement, not dragging the whole vehicle down if one is stuck, enhanced articulation and improved wheel contact<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4WD &#8211; For better off-roading capabilities, allowing them to independently operate.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 Wheel Steering &#8211; allows each wheel on the same axle to move independently from the other wheel on the axle, enhanced traction<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Low-Pressure Tires &#8211; because Ganymede has different air pressure than Earth, if you fill it with air, the negative air pressure will make it explode, rendering the vehicle useless.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hybrid Powertrain &#8211; by combining a small displacement engine and 2-4 electric motors to accompany them, you will be able to achieve higher mileage than pure electricity or pure internal combustion engine.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/462563845_936342215040019_8163000132174670328_n-edited-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/462563845_936342215040019_8163000132174670328_n-edited-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/462563845_936342215040019_8163000132174670328_n-edited-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/462563845_936342215040019_8163000132174670328_n-edited-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2024\/11\/462563845_936342215040019_8163000132174670328_n-edited-1.jpg 1358w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Design Proposal<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We ended up coming up with the idea of a G Wagon Buggy style vehicle, which included double wishbone suspension, 4-wheel steering and low psi tires, as well as a hybrid powertrain. We would like to include a 1-2l displacement engine in the final product as a higher displacement would be less efficient, as well as 2-4 electric motors for the low RPM torque and well-insulated batteries to combat the extremely low temperatures on Ganymede. We are also using low-pressure tires to ensure the tires do not burst, 4-wheel steering allowing each wheel on the same axle to move independently, 4-wheel drive, and double wishbone suspension to tackle the rocky, icy terrain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mechanical Drawing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXext9ZWs-oFw4cqtPqdXtF6PeDXVIdlj18FZUHtVghQXqmKOSukdg41_UYXFnefjQ-1UDaKOl74RQ7RhTNXmijGO3rq64idacO0TDbbXSs_OAIzjSbiekKWiyYXZbEzy9M2osQ9ig?key=luf7sOtXN_pm5yLQu5ugZ_4E\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BOM:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>PLA<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Velcro <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RC car (Already have)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gorilla Glue <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our team must design a transportation method capable of a 5-kilometre-long round trip on Ganymede, one of Jupiter\u2019s moons. This vehicle must handle extreme conditions including temperatures as low as -180C, low gravity(a tenth of Earth\u2019s), rocky terrain, and interference from the planet\u2019s magnetic field affecting electronics. We are testing the vehicle&#8217;s capability of navigating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-111","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pep-ganymede"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=111"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":122,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/111\/revisions\/122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stgeorges.bc.ca\/noahl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}