Lunar Volatiles Mobile Instrument

Project Information

LUVMI

Grant agreement ID: 727220

DOI 10.3030/727220

Project closed

EC signature date 30 September 2016

Start date 1 October 2016

End date 31 January 2019

Funded under

• INDUSTRIAL LEADERSHIP - Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies – Space

Total cost € 1 503 568,75

EU contribution € 1 503 568,00

Coordinated by

SPACE APPLICATIONS SERVICES NV
Belgium

Deliverables

Demonstrators, pilots, prototypes (3)

Health management, intelligence and navigation SW

Onboard software for the LUVMI platform, enabling health mgt, intelligent control and navigation. (relates to T5.3)

LUVMI platform setup

LUMI rover platform setup, as an outcome of T5.4.

Payload Integration and Demonstration

This deliverable includes the platform integrated with the instruments and the software, ready for demonstration. This also includes a report on the demonstration setup.

Documents, reports (4)

Science objectives report

This reports on the updated list of which objectives will be able to be met or contributed to by LUVMI and for which flight possibilities.

Final dissemination report

Report on the overall dissemination activities as implemented along the project.

Dissemination strategy and dissemination plan

Definition of the strategy and detailed plan for the dissemination activities.

Sub-surface sensing instrument definition

Report on the possible GPR and neutron spectrometer technologies for use in LUVMI, and analysis of required modifications to allow for their use with a LUVMI concept (related to T5.2)

Websites, patent fillings, videos etc. (2)

Outreach package for general use

Dissemination material to disseminate on, and promote LUVMI in relevant communities.

Educational material - schools

Various educational material, based both on electronic and physical content.

Publications

Conference proceedings (4)

MOBILE IN-SITU EXPLORATION OF LUNAR VOLATILES WITH THE LVS ON LUVMI

Author(s): C. Pitcher, S Sheridan, S. Barber, D. Urbina, J. Gancet, K. Kullack, E. Ceglia, H. Madakashira, J. Salinia, S. Govindaraj, L. Surdo, R. Aked, J. Biswas, P. Reiss, L. Richter, D. Dobrea, M. Reganaz, Neil Murray, J. Rushton and A. Evagora
Published in: 2018
Publisher: European Lounar Symposium 2018

Application Of The LVS Subsurface Probe On The LUVMI Rover For A LUNAR Volatiles Exploration Mission

Author(s): Biswas, J.; Reiss, P.; Gancet, J.; Sheridan, S.; Barber, S.; Dobrea, D.; Richeter, L. and Murray, N. (2017). Application Of The LVS Subsurface Probe On The LUVMI Rover For A LUNAR Volatiles Exploration Mission
Published in: 2017
Publisher: In 5th European Lunar Symposium

LUVMI: an innovative payload for the sampling of volatiles at the Lunar poles

Author(s): Urbina, Diego; Gancet, Jeremi; Kullack, Karsten; Ceglia, Enrico; Madakashira, Hemanth; Salini, Joseph; Govindaraj, Shashank; Surdo, Leonardo; Aked, Richard; Sheridan, Simon; Pitcher, Craig; Barber, Simeon; Biswas, Janos; Philipp, Reiss; Rushton, Joseph; Murray, Neil; Evagora, Anthony; Richter, Lutz; Dobrea, Diana and Reganaz, Mattia
Published in: 2017
Publisher: International Astronautical Congress

VOLATILE EXTRACTION AND DETECTION FROM FROZEN LUNAR REGOLITH SIMULANTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE LUVMI ROVER

Author(s): C. Pitcher, S Sheridan, S. Barber, D. Urbina, J. Gancet, K. Kullack, E. Ceglia, H. Madakashira, J. Salinia, S. Govindaraj, L. Surdo, R. Aked, J. Biswas, P. Reiss, L. Richter, D. Dobrea, M. Reganaz, Neil Murray, J. Rushton and A. Evagora
Published in: 2018
Publisher: European Lunar Symposium