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ROBOTIC MINING COMPETITION
Kennedy Space Center
Visitor Complex, Florida
May 18 – 22, 2015
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ROBOTS vs. HUMANS
• Mars voyage is an 8–10 month
voyage & radiation shower
• Space Weather, Galactic Cosmic
Rays (GCR), Solar Energetic
Particles (SEP)
• Air, Water, Food, Shelter
• Abrasive Regolith
• Temperature, Variable /
Reduced Gravity
• Mining Hazards, Work Hours
• Morale, Mental Health, Return
to Earth
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https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=L53u_-22sXU
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Shelter
Air
Water
Fuel
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Heating the regolith to just its melting point (1350°C) makes it stick together
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Undergraduate and graduate student
teams enrolled in a U.S. college or
university.
Teams should have a sufficient
number of members to
successfully operate their mining robot.
WHO CAN COMPETE
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It is a remote-operated or autonomous
robotic excavator
Include mechanical and electrical
equipment, batteries, gases, fluids and
consumables
Robot can separate (think “Swarmies” /
“Ants” - mass & dimensions of the whole
system must comply with the volumetric
dimensions as a single robotic mining
system
WHAT IS A MINING ROBOT?
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• Maximum Mass
80 kilograms
• Maximum Dimensions
Length 1.5 meters, Width 0.75
meter, Height 0.75 meter
• May deploy or extend beyond the
footprint above, but not exceed
1.5 meters in height & volumetric
mass listed above
WHAT IS A MINING ROBOT?
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Traverse Martian chaotic terrain, excavate,
return and deposit the regolith into the
collector bin within 10 minutes and
be the most effective at:
• autonomy
• dust tolerance & projection
• communications & energy/power
• vehicle mass and size limitations
• abrasive basaltic regolith simulant
ROBOTIC COMPETITION MINING
CHALLENGES
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THE COMPETITION
REQUIRED
• ON-SITE MINING
• SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PAPER
• OUTREACH PROJECTT
OPTIONAL
• SLIDE PRESENTATION
• TEAM SPIRIT
REQUIRED + OPTIONAL
THE JOE KOSMO AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
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THE AWARDS
• ON-SITE MINING - $3,000, $2,000, $1,000 &
Launch Invitations
• SYSTEMS ENGINEERING PAPER - $500
• OUTREACH PROJECT- $500
• SLIDE PRESENTATION - $500
• TEAM SPIRIT - $500
• JUDGE’S INNOVATION - Trophy
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THE AWARDS
• EFFICIENT USE OF COMMUNICATIONS
and POWER - Trophy
• THE CATERPILLAR AUTONOMY
AWARD - $1,500, $750, $250
Awarded to teams who have earned the
first, second and third most
Autonomous Operation
points averaged from
both attempts.
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THE AWARDS
THE JOE KOSMO
AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
The teams that can use telerobotic or
autonomous operation to excavate the basaltic
regolith simulant, Black Point-1 and score the
most points wins the Joe Kosmo Award for
Excellence.
KSC Launch Invitations
Team Plaques
Team Trophy
$5,000
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TEAM FUNDING
Estimate $20,000 for materials, testing,
shipping, travel, etc.
Teams are encouraged to
request funds from:
• Private Industry, Colleges,
• Universities, Engineering Associations
• Crowdfunding (ex: Kickstarter,
Companisto, Indiegogo, FundAnything,
Brainpool, etc.)
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COLLEGE RECRUITMENT FAIR
• High School Sophmors,
Juniors & Seniors
• Seventeen (17) Colleges & Universities
• Over Two-Hundred (200) Students
Attended
• Ten (10) Students Won $500 Scholarships
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COLLEGE RECRUITMENT FAIR
The disciplines represented by the
NASA KSC Subject Matter Experts
Aerospace
Chemical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Computer Engineering
Electrical Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Information Technology
Life Sciences (Biology)
Mechanical Engineering
Robotic Engineering
Structural Engineering
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COLLEGE RECRUITMENT FAIR
• Bethune-Cookman University
• Daytona State College
• Eastern Florida State College
• Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
• Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University
• Florida Institute of Technology
• Florida Polytechnic University
• Florida Space Grant Consortium
• Florida Tech
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COLLEGE RECRUITMENT FAIR
• Georgia Institute of Technology
• KSC Pathways Program
• South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
• University of Akron
• University of Alabama
• University of Central Florida
• University of South Florida
• West Virginia University
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COMPETITORS FOR 2015
53 - Teams
28 - States & Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico
14 - Minority Serving Institutions
(MSI’s) (26%)
2 - 2-Year Community Colleges
2 - Commonwealth of
Puerto Rico
1 - Alaska Four-9
1 - Hawaii Five-0
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THE MSI’s AANAPISI
AIANSI
HBCU
HSI
PBI
School MSI State SG Region
College of DuPage AANAPISI IL GMW
Oakton Community College AANAPISI IL GMW
University of Illinois at Chicago AANAPISI IL GMW
New York University AANAPISI NY NE
University of Hawaii - Hilo AANAPISI HI W
University of Arkansas AIANSI AR SE
University of Alaska Fairbanks AIANSI AK W
Virginia State University HBCU VA MA
Florida International University HSI FL SE
Inter American University of Puerto Rico HSI PR SE
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico HSI PR SE
Texas A&M Corpus Chisti HSI TX W
Texas A&M International University HSI TX W
York College CUNY PBI NY NE
American Indian Alaska Native Serving Institution
Hispanic Serving Institution
Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Predominately Black Institutions
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DO YOU WANT TO KNOW
MORE?
LOOK UP
NASA Robotic Mining
Competition
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MINING ARENA
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CATERPILLAR ARENA “B”
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Competition Arenas & RoboPits
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. . . are exploring Earth today
The Astronauts who will explore Mars
tomorrow …
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Gloria Murphy Project Consultant Emeritus
Bethanne´ Hull [email protected]
Project Coordinator
Rich Johanboeke [email protected]
Project Manager
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QUESTIONS
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https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=vkIuOMes1aY
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RoboPits
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RoboPits & Competition Arenas
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THE TEAMS
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Auburn University
The University of Alabama
University of South Alabama
John Brown University
University of Arkansas
Colorado School of Mines
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida International University
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of North Florida
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THE TEAMS University of Hawaii - Hilo
Iowa State University
University of Iowa
College of DuPage
Oakton Community College
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Purdue University
Merrimack College
University of Michigan
Missouri University of Science and
Technology
Washington University in St. Louis
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THE TEAMS
Mississippi State University
Montana State University
Montana Tech
The University of North Carolina at Charlotte
University of North Dakota
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
University of New Hampshire
New York University
York College CUNY
Case Western Reserve University
Kent State University
The University of Akron
Wright State University
University of Portland
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THE TEAMS
Temple University
Inter American University of Puerto Rico
Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico
South Dakota School of Mines and
Technology
Texas A&M International University
Texas A&M Corpus Christi
University of North Texas
University of Utah
University of Virginia
Virginia State University
Virginia Tech
University of Vermont CEMS
Milwaukee School of Engineering
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PROOF OF CONCEPT
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PROOF OF CONCEPT
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PROOF OF CONCEPT
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