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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | International Conference on Space Optics |
| Subtitle of host publication | ICSO 2022 |
| Editors | Kyriaki Minoglou, Nikos Karafolas, Bruno Cugny |
| Publisher | SPIE |
| ISBN (electronic) | 9781510668034 |
| Publication status | Published - 12 Jul 2023 |
| Event | 2022 International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2022 - Dubrovnik, Croatia Duration: 3 Oct 2022 → 7 Oct 2022 |
Publication series
| Name | Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering |
|---|---|
| Volume | 12777 |
| ISSN (Print) | 0277-786X |
| ISSN (electronic) | 1996-756X |
Abstract
When setting up a lunar station, technologies for the use of locally available materials are crucial. Such technologies drastically reduce the need for transportation from Earth. We aim to provide proof of a key technology, namely Mobile Selective Laser Melting (M-SLM) for terrain modelling i.e. for building large structures such as launch/landing pads, but also building infrastructures like shelters protecting astronauts or equipment against radiation and micrometeorites on the Moon. The M-SLM technology has the advantage that only electrical energy and a moving system are required. For M-SLM, a mobile high power laser beam is directed on lunar regolith leading to its melting. Subsequently, the melt cools down and solid structures are generated. The MOONRISE instrument should serve in a short-term mission as a proof-of-principle experiment for the M-SLM technology on the lunar surface. In a first step, an Engineering Model (EM) of our MOONRISE instrument with a volume of 10 cm x 10 cm x 15 cm and a mass of about 2.7 kg has been built and thoroughly tested on ground. It could be accommodated on a rover or a robotic arm to move the laser spot in order to create 1D, 2D and even 3D regolith structures on the Moon. Recently, three new projects have been initiated in order to (1) develop the MOONRISE payload towards a Flight Model (FM) with accommodation on a commercial lunar lander, in order to (2) apply 2D laser beam deflection techniques for process scaling on a potential follow-on payload and in order to (3) investigate the detailed process of regolith laser melting under lunar gravity conditions in the Einstein-Elevator.
Keywords
- additive manufacturing, construction, ISRU, laser melting, lunar exploration, sintering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Materials Science(all)
- Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials
- Physics and Astronomy(all)
- Condensed Matter Physics
- Computer Science(all)
- Computer Science Applications
- Mathematics(all)
- Applied Mathematics
- Engineering(all)
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering
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International Conference on Space Optics: ICSO 2022. ed. / Kyriaki Minoglou; Nikos Karafolas; Bruno Cugny. SPIE, 2023. 127776E (Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering; Vol. 12777).
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T1 - The MOONRISE-Payload as proof of principle for Mobile Selective Laser Melting of Lunar Regolith
AU - Neumann, J.
AU - Ernst, M.
AU - Taschner, P.
AU - Perwas, J.
AU - Kalms, R.
AU - Griemsmann, T.
AU - Eismann, T.
AU - Bernhard, R.
AU - Dyroey, P.
AU - Wessels, P.
AU - Grefen, B.
AU - Baasch, J.
AU - Stapperfend, S.
AU - Linke, S.
AU - Stoll, E.
AU - Overmeyer, L.
AU - Kracht, D.
AU - Kaierle, S.
N1 - Funding Information: The research project MOONRISE was funded by the VolkswagenStiftung within the scope of the open for the unusual (“Offen für Außergewöhnliches”) program (Az. 94647 and Az. 94890) and is currently funded by the Space Agency of the German Aerospace Center (DLR) with federal funds of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy in accordance with a parliamentary resolution of the German Bundestag (grant numbers 50WP2206A and 50WP2206B) as well as by the European Space Agency (ESA) under Contract No. 4000134975/21/NL/GLC/kk and by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) under Grant No. 458595944.
PY - 2023/7/12
Y1 - 2023/7/12
N2 - When setting up a lunar station, technologies for the use of locally available materials are crucial. Such technologies drastically reduce the need for transportation from Earth. We aim to provide proof of a key technology, namely Mobile Selective Laser Melting (M-SLM) for terrain modelling i.e. for building large structures such as launch/landing pads, but also building infrastructures like shelters protecting astronauts or equipment against radiation and micrometeorites on the Moon. The M-SLM technology has the advantage that only electrical energy and a moving system are required. For M-SLM, a mobile high power laser beam is directed on lunar regolith leading to its melting. Subsequently, the melt cools down and solid structures are generated. The MOONRISE instrument should serve in a short-term mission as a proof-of-principle experiment for the M-SLM technology on the lunar surface. In a first step, an Engineering Model (EM) of our MOONRISE instrument with a volume of 10 cm x 10 cm x 15 cm and a mass of about 2.7 kg has been built and thoroughly tested on ground. It could be accommodated on a rover or a robotic arm to move the laser spot in order to create 1D, 2D and even 3D regolith structures on the Moon. Recently, three new projects have been initiated in order to (1) develop the MOONRISE payload towards a Flight Model (FM) with accommodation on a commercial lunar lander, in order to (2) apply 2D laser beam deflection techniques for process scaling on a potential follow-on payload and in order to (3) investigate the detailed process of regolith laser melting under lunar gravity conditions in the Einstein-Elevator.
AB - When setting up a lunar station, technologies for the use of locally available materials are crucial. Such technologies drastically reduce the need for transportation from Earth. We aim to provide proof of a key technology, namely Mobile Selective Laser Melting (M-SLM) for terrain modelling i.e. for building large structures such as launch/landing pads, but also building infrastructures like shelters protecting astronauts or equipment against radiation and micrometeorites on the Moon. The M-SLM technology has the advantage that only electrical energy and a moving system are required. For M-SLM, a mobile high power laser beam is directed on lunar regolith leading to its melting. Subsequently, the melt cools down and solid structures are generated. The MOONRISE instrument should serve in a short-term mission as a proof-of-principle experiment for the M-SLM technology on the lunar surface. In a first step, an Engineering Model (EM) of our MOONRISE instrument with a volume of 10 cm x 10 cm x 15 cm and a mass of about 2.7 kg has been built and thoroughly tested on ground. It could be accommodated on a rover or a robotic arm to move the laser spot in order to create 1D, 2D and even 3D regolith structures on the Moon. Recently, three new projects have been initiated in order to (1) develop the MOONRISE payload towards a Flight Model (FM) with accommodation on a commercial lunar lander, in order to (2) apply 2D laser beam deflection techniques for process scaling on a potential follow-on payload and in order to (3) investigate the detailed process of regolith laser melting under lunar gravity conditions in the Einstein-Elevator.
KW - additive manufacturing
KW - construction
KW - ISRU
KW - laser melting
KW - lunar exploration
KW - sintering
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T3 - Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering
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A2 - Minoglou, Kyriaki
A2 - Karafolas, Nikos
A2 - Cugny, Bruno
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T2 - 2022 International Conference on Space Optics, ICSO 2022
Y2 - 3 October 2022 through 7 October 2022
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