Problem
Research questions and friction points this paper is trying to address.
Lunar Habitation
Inflatable Modules
Robot-Assisted Deployment
Maintenance
Reliability
Robot-Assisted Deployment and Maintenance of Inflatable Modules for Lunar Habitation: A Field Demonstration
🤖 AI Summary
This study addresses the reliability challenges associated with the deployment and maintenance of lunar habitat modules by proposing a novel paradigm in which a reconfigurable robot, MoonBot, collaborates with inflatable structures. The proposed system integrates HIDAS inflatable technology, a modular robotic architecture, and multimodal perception and localization algorithms to achieve a fully autonomous maintenance closed loop—ranging from inflation state inspection to three-dimensional mapping—within a simulated environment. By successfully validating these critical automated tasks, this work establishes a standardized practical framework for the efficient and safe construction of future extraterrestrial bases.
📝 Abstract
Long-term human habitation and in-situ development on the Moon open a new era of space utilization. In this context, robots are a key technology for facilitating the construction of future human outposts. Toward the deployment and establishment of human habitation modules on the lunar surface, we propose a combined system consisting of inflatable modules and a modular, reconfigurable robotic system. This paper presents a report demonstrating various robot-assisted task executions using real hardware, namely the modular and reconfigurable robot MoonBot and the inflatable module HIDAS, to enhance the reliability of their deployment and maintenance. The demonstrated tasks include robotic inspection during inflation, module position alignment, final safety locking, and three-dimensional mapping for post-deployment maintenance. All demonstrations were conducted either in a laboratory environment or at a lunar analogue test site. Finally, lessons learned are discussed to provide essential insights for this robotic application to future lunar habitation.
Innovation
Methods, ideas, or system contributions that make the work stand out.
Modular Reconfigurable Robot
Inflatable Module
Lunar Habitation
Robot-Assisted Deployment
3D Mapping
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