TY - JOUR
TI - Design and validation of portable lunar intelligent drilling system
AU - Gong Jun-Shan
AU - Liang Chun-Zu
AU - Sun Qi-Chen
AU - Mo Gui-Dong
AU - Zhao Zeng
AU - Yu Hai-Bin
AU - Li Jun
AU - Zeng Ting
AU - Hao Hai-Chun
AU - Lai Xiao-Ming
JN - Thermal Science
PY - 2025
VL - 29
IS - 2
SP - 1301
EP - 1306
PT - Article
AB - 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%.