Komatsu

Komatsu is developing an autonomous excavator to operate on the moon.

Created: 2023-01-11

Updated: 2024-02-24

Company - Komatsu

Founded
Country
1921
Japan
Funding
Yes, ?
Website
https://www.komatsu.jp/en
Social
Komatsu

Product/Service

Classification
Surface Spacecraft
Category
Commercial Rover
Space Construction Company
Space Construction Equipment
Status
Concept, Development
First launch
Not announced

Japan's Space construction innovation project, 2021-2025

  • Research and Development for Lunar Construction Equipment using Digital Twin Technology
  • Because of the difficulty of reproducing a lunar environment on the Earth, it is essential to develop “digital twin technology” that accurately simulates the lunar construction equipment and its workspaces. In this R&D, we add the necessary functions for developing lunar construction equipment and unmanned autonomous construction technology and improve the accuracy of the simulator developed at the F/S in FY2021 and use the simulator to study lunar construction equipment. In addition, we use the knowledge achieved in this R&D for upgrading construction equipment and construction on the Earth.
  • We improve the accuracy of the simulator for an excavator operating in cyberspace created in FY2021 and respond to the addition of functions necessary for the study of lunar construction equipment and the change of the shape and size of construction equipment. We use this simulator to examine how to solve the issues extracted for lunar construction equipment and verify the validity and feasibility of the measures.
  • Technology classification: Construction equipment and construction

Japanese Technology Advances Toward Moon Base Goal; Airless, Low-Gravity Environment a Construction Challenge, 2023-10-12

Komatsu targets unmanned Lunar construction innovations, 2021-11-21

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