Future Power Solutions for Exploring Hypothesized Surfaces – Psyche Rover Future Power Project
INSTITUTION
Arizona State University (ASU)
CLASS
Iridium Class (2024 – 2025)
STUDENT TEAM
Ryan Petrutsas, Electrical Engineering
Matthew Davis, Electrical Engineering
John Barlag, Electrical Engineering
Zach Smith, Electrical Engineering
Brian Sheldon, Electrical Engineering
ACADEMIC GUIDANCE
Prof. James McDonald
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Our project involved designing a power system for a future hypothetical Psyche rover mission. Our goal was to create a reliable and economical power system solution for short duration scientific exploration missions on the surface of Psyche with potential for mission extension with its solar based generation system.
This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Arizona State University Capstone Course “EEE 488”. 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.
