THERMAL SCIENCE

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DESIGN AND VALIDATION OF PORTABLE LUNAR INTELLIGENT DRILLING SYSTEM

ABSTRACT
The exploration, collection, and utilization of the Moon's abundant resources are increasingly becoming a focal point of research for countries around the world. As China stands on the brink of launching its inaugural manned lunar mission, the task of drilling and sampling on the lunar surface is paramount for astronauts and represents the sole avenue for procuring pristine and genuine lunar regolith samples. To meet the needs of future sampling missions, this paper designs a portable lunar intelligent drilling system, which features multiple working modes, ease of operation, and superior ergonomic performance. A prototype was developed, and relevant experiments were conducted, demonstrating its excellent performance, its core recovery rate can reach 75.3%.
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PAPER SUBMITTED: 2024-11-24
PAPER REVISED: 2024-11-30
PAPER ACCEPTED: 2024-12-11
PUBLISHED ONLINE: 2025-06-01
DOI REFERENCE: https://doi.org/10.2298/TSCI2502301G
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THERMAL SCIENCE YEAR 2025, VOLUME 29, ISSUE Issue 2, PAGES [1301 - 1306]
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2025 Society of Thermal Engineers of Serbia. Published by the VinĨa Institute of Nuclear Sciences, National Institute of the Republic of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 4.0 International licence