The Dirt Truck

The Dirt Truck rover has been built using a lightweight Aluminum Alloy 2219 material. Mobility will be aided using an aluminum wheel design that is zinc-coated with an aluminum-wire mesh shell to increase traction and stability on the rugged terrain (B). A protective wall to mitigate the adhesion of dust on the rover(C). Our main trenching tool will rotate at 2 points to help maneuver challenging angles and keep the lunar soil in place. It will use an extra plate to help guide the rocks and to avoid spillage(D). The lunar soil will be placed in our special container made of nylon with a sealed door to safely store our sample. The bag is lightweight and will be able to be used to transport the soil(D). The Dirt Truck will use an autonomous navigation system and also employ several rechargeable batteries stored in the electronics compartment (C).