| タイトル | Microwave Sinterator Freeform Additive Construction System (MS-FACS) |
| 本文（外部サイト） | http://hdl.handle.net/2060/20130009415 |
| 著者（英） | Rieber, Richard R.; Howe, Alan S.; Barmatz, Martin B.; Siebert, Michael A.; Wilcox, Brian H.; Mercury, Michael B. |
| 著者所属（英） | California Inst. of Tech. |
| 発行日 | 2013-01-01 |
| 言語 | eng |
| 内容記述 | The harmful properties of lunar dust, such as small size, glass composition, abnormal surface area, and coatings of imbedded nanophase iron, lead to a unique coupling of the dust with microwave radiation. This coupling can be exploited for rapid sintering of lunar soil for use as a construction material that can be formed to take on an infinite number of shapes and sizes. This work describes a system concept for building structures on the lunar surface using lunar regolith (soil). This system uses the ATHLETE (All-Terrain Hex- Limbed Extra-Terrestrial Explorer) mobility system as a positioning system with a microwave print head (similar to that of a smaller-scale 3D printer). A processing system delivers the lunar regolith to the microwave print head, where the microwave print head/chamber lays down a layer of melted regolith. An arm on the ATHLETE system positions the layer depending on the desired structure. |
| NASA分類 | Structural Mechanics |
| レポートNO | NPO-48291 |
| 権利 | Copyright, Distribution as joint owner in the copyright |
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