Space Club’s budding engineers Matthew Hamilton, Eva Langman and Hugh Plant (along with George Cardrick, not pictured) have now completed their model planetary rover.
The remotely operated vehicle can travel at up to 2 mph and take live POV video, which it transmits back to the operator. The team designed and built the rover from scratch, taking the Mars rover missions as inspiration. The project combined design, CAD, laser cutting, construction, electronics and lots of problem solving! On its first proper test run the rover was able to negotiate inclines (both forward and backward) as well as drive on rough terrain like grass. The team have named the rover “Integrity”, one of the Plymouth College principles.
We would also like to thank the DT department for their help and advice during the building phase. The pupils will receive a bronze CREST award as recognition for their work on this project. Well done, and next stop Mars!
