Kennedy Space Center Swampworks, Jetpack Aviation Inc.
NASA Ames: TBD under NASA Ames Academic Mission Support Contract
NASA Houston: TBD Co-Development Research
Exploratory Robotics
Goals
To create, design, and test build jetpacks, robotic landing systems, exoskeletons, and autonomous vehicles to support exploration of extreme environments on Earth, the Moon, and Mars, with multi-disciplinary professionals, DARPA, and NASA scientists and engineers.
Issues Involved or Addressed
Personal propulsion and air vehicle design; prototyping of protective exoskeletons, integration of wearable displays, landing of personnel and vehicles on harsh terrain, impacts of extreme environments including heat, cold, dust, radiation, and low gravity, muscle resistance training for deep space travel, disability mobility assistance, vehicle/personnel take-off and landing safety engineering, automatic injury detection, extraterrestrial exploration.
Methods and Technologies
Academic Majors of Interest
Preferred Interests and Preparation
Meeting Schedule & Location
Time:
12:00-12:50
Day:
Thurs
Location:
Klaus 1440
Team Advisors
Michael Mayo
Paula Gomez
Francisco Valdes
Sponsor(s)
Kennedy Space Center Swampworks, Jetpack Aviation Inc.
NASA Ames: TBD under NASA Ames Academic Mission Support Contract
NASA Houston: TBD Co-Development Research