As lunar exploration expands beyond government agencies to commercial and robotics companies, engineers face the challenge of developing rovers that can withstand launch vibrations and extreme lunar temperature cycles while keeping batteries, electronics and mechanisms within operating limits.
A guest blog from Maya HTT explains how a digital twin approach using Simcenter software links mechanical, thermal and structural models through a common digital design, allowing related models to update as the design evolves. Simcenter Response Dynamics can assess launch-related random vibration, while Simcenter 3D Space Systems Thermal models lunar thermal conditions. Thermal results can then be mapped onto structural models to assess stresses and deformation, supporting design and mission planning for initiatives such as NASA’s Artemis program.
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