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Jul 11, 2012
Discrete Element Method Simulations of Digging in JSC-1a
Authors: Mark A. Hopkins [email protected], Margaret A. Knuth [email protected], and Alex Green [email protected]Author Affiliations
Publication: Earth and Space 2012: Engineering, Science, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments
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Laboratory testing of equipment for lunar or Martian use is difficult due to the inability to accurately replicate the conditions in these environments (e.g. gravity). While it is important to do laboratory testing at times, modeling provides a low cost way to complete many tests in a repeatable soil bed. This work describes the development of a three dimensional discrete element method (DEM) simulation of a scoop (Surveyor Soil Mechanics Surface Sampler replica) in JSC-1a. The JSC-1a simulant is modeled using non-convex polyhedral grains. Both static and percussive digging tests are completed. Results of the DEM digging tests are compared with results of DEM scoop experiments and simulations reported by Lee et al. (2010).
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Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), 72 Lyme Rd, Hanover, NH 03755. E-mail: [email protected]
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL), 72 Lyme Rd, Hanover, NH 03755. E-mail: [email protected]
Mechanical Engineering Dept., University of California - Berkeley. E-mail: [email protected]
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