Design and power management of a wind-solar powered polar rover

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Abstract

Arobotic rover harvesting energy from wind and sun was designed to roam and supersede humans to complete scientific missions in Antarctica. Specific terrains, temperature, wind & solar availability and wind resistance in Antarctica were taken into consideration. In energy, the rover need consume much more to travel than it harvests. A fuzzy logic approach in power management was developed to make improvements. Using an energy harvest-manage-consume simulator, both the fuzzy approach and the simple approach were tested. Results showed the fuzzy approach made the rover travel 296% longer and 11% farther than the simple approach did.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 24th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE Busan
PublisherInternational Society of Offshore and Polar Engineers
Pages1052-1059
Number of pages8
ISBN (Print)9781880653913
StatePublished - 2014
Event24th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2014 Busan - Busan, Korea, Republic of
Duration: 15 Jun 201420 Jun 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Offshore and Polar Engineering Conference
ISSN (Print)1098-6189
ISSN (Electronic)1555-1792

Conference

Conference24th International Ocean and Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE 2014 Busan
Country/TerritoryKorea, Republic of
CityBusan
Period15/06/1420/06/14

Keywords

  • Antarctica
  • Fuzzy logic
  • Hybrid wind-solar power
  • Polar expedition robot
  • Power management
  • Simulation

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