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Howdy! We are TAMU Lunabotics, a student team run by TAMU SEDS in collaboration with Aggies Create, competing in NASA Lunabotics. Lunabotics is an annual competition for teams to design, build, and test a lunar construction robot using NASA's systems engineering process; it culminates with an on-site challenge held at Kennedy Space Center in May, where teams compete for over $15k in prizes.
This is our first year participating, but we have already been accepted into this year's competition as one of 23 teams to receive a perfect score on our Project Management Plan (out of 68 applicants). We are currently working to execute our project plan, and will be posting updates on our progress through the SEDS social media!
THE TEAM
THE TEAM
We are composed of 4 subteams, each with a subteam lead, plus 2 overall leads.
Mechanical - Focuses on mechanical design, structural analysis, and manufacturing
Electrical - Handles power systems, circuit design, wiring, and electronic components
Software - Develops control algorithms, autonomy capabilities, and integrates software with hardware
Business - Manages funding, budgeting, public relations, and outreach activities
Project Manager
Project Manager
Chief Engineer
Chief Engineer
Software Lead
Software Lead
Mechanical Lead
Mechanical Lead
Business Lead
Business Lead
Electrical Lead
Electrical Lead
Members
Mechanical - Kira Schultz, Rohail Parmar, Arnav Shah, Kadin Patel, Aaron Edwards, Joseph Woodfall
Electrical - Anushka Kalkar, Leonardo Ornelas, Sebastian Guillen, Jacob Hou
Software - Sebastian Chu, Param Patel, Rylee Hunt, Luke Vizzini, Andrew Zheng
Business - Usman Siddiqui, Sidharth Kammili, Analucia Vargas, Jaime Gutierrez, Antonio Gordon
Faculty Advisors
Dr. Gregory Chamitoff - Professor of Practice, Aerospace Engineering
Dr. Naveen Thomas - Instructional Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering
SPONSOR US
SPONSOR US
If you are interested in supporting TAMU Lunabotics, we would love to hear from you! As a first year team, we do not have any existing funding sources, and will need all the help we can get in order to successfully execute our project. Simply reach out to tamu.seds.cstat@gmail.com and we would be happy to discuss further!
JOIN US
JOIN US
Applications are not currently open for TAMU Lunabotics. Please follow us to be in the loop when they do!
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR
Subteam Member - Preferably, has experience and interest in the subteam's specialty areas. No experience is necessary for the business subteam, so we encourage more inexperienced applicants to start there.
Subteam Lead - Must have experience and interest in the subteam's specialty areas. Preferably, has experience with systems engineering and leading teams.
Project Manager - Must have experience with systems engineering, project management, and leadership. Preferably, has expertise in all of the relevant aspects of robotics.
Chief Engineer - Must have experience with systems engineering, leadership, and expertise in all of the relevant aspects of robotics. Preferably, has experience with project management.
TIME COMMITMENT
TIME COMMITMENT
We are holding weekly meetings for:
Full Team (2 hours)
Each Subteam (1-2 hours)
Systems Engineering Group (1-2 hours) - Only for Project Manager, Chief Engineer, and Subteam Leads
Taking into account work to be done outside of meetings, we estimate an average weekly time commitment of 5-10 hours. However, this is a flexible number and can be adjusted according to individual / team needs. And of course, as they say, you get out of it what you put into it!
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