Robotic Explorer for Hypothesized Surfaces – 06A

INSTITUTION

Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT)

CLASS

Platinum Class (2025 – 2026)

STUDENT TEAM

Allan Yang, Mechanical Engineering

Christopher Nokes, Computer Engineering and Computer Science

Henry Badt, Mechanical Engineering

Peyton Dennis, Mechanical Engineering

Sam Slember, Mechanical Engineer

Sowntharya Sritharasarma, Computer Engineering

ACADEMIC GUIDANCE

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This work was created in partial fulfillment of the Rochester Institute of Technology Capstone Course “MECE 497.” 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.