About the Project
The Hermes transport Vehicle is a concept vehicle design that facilitates the transportation of large cargo for the Artemis missions.
This is the Heavy Equipment Rover for Lunar Mobility, Expansion, and Sustainment (HERMES)
The Hermes transport vehicle is a cube shaped lifting device that operates by positioning itself over a standardized cargo and lowering a linear actuated platform with forks to lift and lock the cargo. The package is lifted approximately 4 inches off the ground, to allow Hermes to drive around and avoid collisions with the surface. Our one-twelfth scaled down model of Hermes is designed to demonstrate its lifting and moving ability. This model can carry 300 pounds of material and can move up to 4 kilometers per hour.
By designing Hermes the Team adresses the following targets and metrics:
- The full scale model should be able to lift 1400 kilograms.
- Hermes will coast at a speed of 6 kmh while fully loaded.
- The final design should be compactible and relatively lightweight to accomodate for NASA rocket payload restrictions.
The team will produce a one-twelfth scale model of the full scale design which will focus on the lifting and transportation abilities of the Hermes vehicle. For the purpose of this project important design aspects like dust mitigation and automatization will be considered outside of the team's scope.
Future Work
Goals of the Hermes scaled model
These are the targets for our one-twelfth scale model of the Hermes Transport Vehicle.
Bearing Capacity Our scaled Hermes model should be able to carry a 300 pound load in its cargo area.
Movement Speed The model will reach a maximum velocity of 4 kilometers per hour while carrying the full load.
Body weight The structure, mechanical elements, and electric components should not exceed 175 pounds.
Design Portfolio
This section contains all pertinent documents created throughout the course of this project.
- All
- Design Reviews
- Design Drawings
- Team Pictures
- Evidence Manual
Design Review 1
This is our first Design Review. Covering our project charter.
Design Review 2
This is our second Design Review. Covering our ideation process.
Design Review 3
This is our third Design Review. Covering the final concept selection process.
Design Review 4
This is our fourth Design Review. Covering our design improvements and stress analysis.
Design Review 5
This is our fifth Design Review. Covering our mechatronic system design and function iterations.
Current Evidence Manual
This is a reference manual for all assignments and documentation associated with the project. INCLUDES: Customer Needs, Functional Decomposition, Target Catalog, Target Summary, Concept Generation, Concept Selection, and Project Plan included
Hermes Priliminary Top View
This is a to-scale drawing to guide the design of the Hermes Vehicle
Project Charter
This is an updated Project Charter including the Project Scope
Stress Analysis - Bottom Structure
In this iteration of testing the bottom structure was loaded with 300 lbf at each corner with a margin of 4 times the practical load.
Stress Analysis - Full Frame Structure
For this analysis the top structure was loaded with a distributed load of 300 lbf on its upper surface. No additional margin was considered with respect to practical application.
Stress Analysis - Single Fork Arm
This is the stress analysis for the final version of our fork arm design. In practical application each arm should support up to 150 lbf. In this test a margin of 2 was used with each arm loaded with 300lbf.
Hermes Informational Poster
This is an informational poster created to highlight the targets and current state of the Senior Design project.
Hermes Operation Manual
This is the manual for the Hermes vehicle which details how to control and trouble shoot the rover.
Hermes Risk Assesment
This file details the safety expectations involved with the Hermes Transport vehicle.
Design Review 6
This is our sixth Design Review. Covering our final mechatronic system design and the four wheel drive system.
Hermes Poster Final Edition
This is the final edition of our Hermes Informational Poster for Senior Design Day.
Our Team
This is the 2022-2023 Hermes Senior Design Team 517 from the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.
Cameron Barnes
Systems Engineer - Mechanical Engineering Department Cameron is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. She is interested in heat transfer and propulsion systems.
Cole Gutknecht
Materials Engineer - Mechanical Engineering Department Cole is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is interested in fluid mechanics and aeronautics.
Tyler Ince-Ingram
Test Engineer - Mechanical Engineering Department Tyler is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is interested in fluid mechanics and propulsions systems.
Rafael Meza
Dynamics Engineer - Mechanical Engineering Department Rafael is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He is interested in robotics and design of controlled systems..jpg)
Michael Wyrick
Design Engineer - Mechanical Engineering Department Michael is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering. He aspires to one day work in the design and development of armored vehicles.Project Sponsors and Advisors
The 2022-2023 Hermes Senior Design Team 517 is sponsored by NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center.
Dr. Shayne McConomy
Teaching Instructor at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering
Dr. William Oates
Cummins, Inc. Professor of Engineering at FAMU-FSU College of Engineering.png)
Arthur Werkheiser
Deputy Branch Chief at Marshall Space Flight Center