A Novel Ultrasonic Sampling Penetrator for Lunar Water Ice in the Lunar Permanent Shadow Exploration Mission
This paper presents an ultrasonic sampling penetrator with a staggered-impact mode, which has been developed for the extraction of lunar water ice. A comparison of this penetrator with existing drilling and sampling equipment reveals its effectiveness in minimizing disturbance to the in situ state o...
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| author | Yinchao Wang Zihao Yin Chenxu Ding Fei Liu Weiwei Zhang Lin Zu Zhaozeng Gao Guanghong Tao Suyang Yu |
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| description | This paper presents an ultrasonic sampling penetrator with a staggered-impact mode, which has been developed for the extraction of lunar water ice. A comparison of this penetrator with existing drilling and sampling equipment reveals its effectiveness in minimizing disturbance to the in situ state of lunar water ice. This is due to the interleaved impact penetration sampling method, which preserves the original stratigraphic information of lunar water ice. The ultrasonic sampling penetrator utilizes a single piezoelectric stack to generate the staggered-impact motion required for the sampler. Finite element simulation methods are employed for the structural design, with modal analysis and modal degeneracy carried out. The combined utilization of harmonic response analysis and transient analysis is instrumental in attaining the staggered-impact motion. The design parameters were then used to fabricate a prototype and construct a test platform, and the design’s correctness was verified by the experimental results. In future sampling of lunar water ice at the International Lunar Research Station, the utilization of the ultrasonic sampling penetrator is recommended. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-1d5cd8a2810f49e785a5446814b3dcf62025-08-20T03:14:20ZengMDPI AGAerospace2226-43102025-04-0112435810.3390/aerospace12040358A Novel Ultrasonic Sampling Penetrator for Lunar Water Ice in the Lunar Permanent Shadow Exploration MissionYinchao Wang0Zihao Yin1Chenxu Ding2Fei Liu3Weiwei Zhang4Lin Zu5Zhaozeng Gao6Guanghong Tao7Suyang Yu8College of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, ChinaSchool of Management, Hunan University of Information Technology, Changsha 410151, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Robotics and System, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, ChinaDeep Space Exploration Laboratory, Hefei 230026, ChinaSinoma-Tangshan Heavy Machinery Co., Ltd., Tangshan 064099, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, ChinaCollege of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, Shenyang Aerospace University, Shenyang 110136, ChinaThis paper presents an ultrasonic sampling penetrator with a staggered-impact mode, which has been developed for the extraction of lunar water ice. A comparison of this penetrator with existing drilling and sampling equipment reveals its effectiveness in minimizing disturbance to the in situ state of lunar water ice. This is due to the interleaved impact penetration sampling method, which preserves the original stratigraphic information of lunar water ice. The ultrasonic sampling penetrator utilizes a single piezoelectric stack to generate the staggered-impact motion required for the sampler. Finite element simulation methods are employed for the structural design, with modal analysis and modal degeneracy carried out. The combined utilization of harmonic response analysis and transient analysis is instrumental in attaining the staggered-impact motion. The design parameters were then used to fabricate a prototype and construct a test platform, and the design’s correctness was verified by the experimental results. In future sampling of lunar water ice at the International Lunar Research Station, the utilization of the ultrasonic sampling penetrator is recommended.https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/4/358lunar water iceultrasonic sampling penetratorstaggered-impact motionpiezoelectric stack |
| spellingShingle | Yinchao Wang Zihao Yin Chenxu Ding Fei Liu Weiwei Zhang Lin Zu Zhaozeng Gao Guanghong Tao Suyang Yu A Novel Ultrasonic Sampling Penetrator for Lunar Water Ice in the Lunar Permanent Shadow Exploration Mission Aerospace lunar water ice ultrasonic sampling penetrator staggered-impact motion piezoelectric stack |
| title | A Novel Ultrasonic Sampling Penetrator for Lunar Water Ice in the Lunar Permanent Shadow Exploration Mission |
| title_full | A Novel Ultrasonic Sampling Penetrator for Lunar Water Ice in the Lunar Permanent Shadow Exploration Mission |
| title_fullStr | A Novel Ultrasonic Sampling Penetrator for Lunar Water Ice in the Lunar Permanent Shadow Exploration Mission |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Novel Ultrasonic Sampling Penetrator for Lunar Water Ice in the Lunar Permanent Shadow Exploration Mission |
| title_short | A Novel Ultrasonic Sampling Penetrator for Lunar Water Ice in the Lunar Permanent Shadow Exploration Mission |
| title_sort | novel ultrasonic sampling penetrator for lunar water ice in the lunar permanent shadow exploration mission |
| topic | lunar water ice ultrasonic sampling penetrator staggered-impact motion piezoelectric stack |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2226-4310/12/4/358 |
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