iPUT Mars / Lunar Habitat Transporter System, Patent Pending

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Fully working extra-terrestrial heavy logistics transport system prototype, using commercially available components. Walking modules are clipped into place by an ATHLETE robot.

Please refer to detailed report attached, which forms part of this entry in the #NASAHEAVYLOGISTICS2023# Challenge competition.

Travelling at avg speed of ~30m/hr, +/- 45 degree steering which can take alternate +/- 45 degree turns to move the module sideways (in a chequerboard motion), or steer on a 200m radius for re-orientation. It also has full reversing capability. Sloped travel to 20 degrees, taking smaller steps.

A 3 leg prototype is also under development to better cater for a range of rocky or sandy surfaces and speed up hill climbing.

Full size, 10X travel speed videos are available at:
iPUT Habitat Transporter - Overall System Demo: https://youtu.be/e99umCrFeGE
iPUT Habitat Transporter – Close-up System Demo: https://youtu.be/zb0WnGu-Po4

Provisional Patent 2023902999 has been registered with IP Australia, for global patent coverage.

Note, when first attempted to submit this entry, it was found many files, including Microsoft Office products, were not accepted by the GrabCAD uploader. Hence the report was converted to .pdf and only files that directly convey the proposal are now included. Even Solidworks .p2m appearance files cannot be uploaded.