Trade Study of Excavation Tools and Equipment for Lunar Outpost Development and ISRU

摘要: The NASA Lunar Architecture Team (LAT) has developed a candidate architecture to establish lunar outpost that includes in‐situ resource utilization (ISRU). Outpost development requires excavation for landing and launch sites, roads, trenches, foundations, radiation thermal shielding, etc. Furthermore, ISRU as feed stock water processing oxygen production plants. design environment tools equipment including low gravity, cost of launching massive equipment, limited power, size, high reliability, extreme temperatures is significantly different from terrestrial environment. Consequently, the application new approaches developing in context systems engineering approach building Outpost. Several authors have proposed interesting innovative general literature, this paper will propose adaptations and/or concepts specific requirements LAT be examined quantified with corresponding figures merit evaluation criteria. This evaluate using traditional decision making uncertainty techniques.