Robotic Explorer for Hypothesized Surfaces – Astroverse

INSTITUTION

University of Texas – Tyler (UTT)

CLASS

Platinum Class (2025 – 2026)

STUDENT TEAM

Juan Hernandez, Mechanical Engineering

Karim Ahmed, Mechanical Engineering

Gerardo Meza, Mechanical Engineering

Armand Domguia, Mechanical Engineering

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

Dr. Erimas Koricho, Academic

Dr. Cassie Bowman, NASA Mentor

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Our project was to design a rover that is designed to be used on uneven surfaces and can be easily adaptable for use application on the Psyche 16 asteroid.

This work was created in partial fulfillment of the University of Texas – Tyler Capstone Course “MENG 4215/6.” The work is a result of the Psyche Student Collaborations component of NASA’s Psyche Mission (https://psyche.ssl.berkeley.edu). “Psyche: A Journey to a Metal World” [Contract number NNM16AA09C] is part of the NASA Discovery Program mission to solar system targets. Trade names and trademarks of ASU and NASA are used in this work for identification only. Their usage does not constitute an official endorsement, either expressed or implied, by Arizona State University or National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of ASU or NASA.