Part 1 With the GTP (Ground Test Payload) completed and ready for use, we can now start with the development of the AVOID (Attenuating Vehicular Obstacle Interference Design) sensors. Fortunately, the challenge presents a list of hazards that the sensors must detect: After consulting this list, we selected the 2nd hazard to start with. We…
Part 0 Unlike Project Redirect, Project AVOID (Attenuating Vehicular Obstacle Interference Design), formally known as Project X is not focused around the development and operation of a entire vehicle (like a high altitude balloon) but instead, its goal is to design a single system. The system we will be designing is described in the challenge…
On February 18, 2020, NASA launched a challenge: Exploring Hell: Avoiding Obstacles on a Clockwork Rover. This challenge asks contestants to provide designs for a low tech obstacle avoidance system suitable for use on a Venus rover. The prize for winning this challenge is $15,000. At this point Ether Aerospace runs on a extremely small…
