{"id":135,"date":"2021-11-04T15:10:05","date_gmt":"2021-11-04T15:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/?p=135"},"modified":"2021-11-16T14:38:09","modified_gmt":"2021-11-16T14:38:09","slug":"assembly-of-the-wheel-module","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/assembly-of-the-wheel-module\/","title":{"rendered":"Assembly of the Wheel Module"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"135\" class=\"elementor elementor-135\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c7871a5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c7871a5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-79e308e\" data-id=\"79e308e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a5fe8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a5fe8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">MoonRanger\u2019s first functioning wheel module has been assembled.  Four of these will drive MoonRanger on the Moon.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed611fb elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ed611fb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"486\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/wheel-assembly-no-bg-768x486.png\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-224\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/wheel-assembly-no-bg-768x486.png 768w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/wheel-assembly-no-bg-300x190.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/wheel-assembly-no-bg-1024x648.png 1024w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/wheel-assembly-no-bg.png 1099w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da6f390 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"da6f390\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The parts include a strut, bearing, seals, hub, wheel and connectors.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b5107c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b5107c\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78d9f3d\" data-id=\"78d9f3d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23af237 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"23af237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/image5-e1636037279592-300x296.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-140\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/image5-e1636037279592-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/image5-e1636037279592.png 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e3f0ec2\" data-id=\"e3f0ec2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fdb9c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fdb9c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The strut is held in  bracket with bearing pressed on and seal in place. The cylindrical portion is about the size of a roll of quarters.  The bearing is heated to expand it to make the installation possible.  Note that the bore is hollow for receiving the actuator that will rotate the wheel.<br><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3f9d24e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3f9d24e\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-71b6525\" data-id=\"71b6525\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c613b52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c613b52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAssembly is a formal, document-driven, step-by-step procedure that takes place in a static-free clean room. The assembly took about 8 hours. Note the small size of the wheel assembly and the much smaller size of the parts\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60a64c5\" data-id=\"60a64c5\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-165260c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"165260c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/image9-169x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-142\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/image9-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/image9.png 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e5c30be\" data-id=\"e5c30be\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b60ed61 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b60ed61\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"169\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/image6-169x300.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-141\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/image6-169x300.png 169w, https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/24\/2021\/11\/image6.png 508w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 169px) 100vw, 169px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6cca72f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"6cca72f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86ffa4a\" data-id=\"86ffa4a\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e0f6ffa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e0f6ffa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The fully-assembled wheel module<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54e0737 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54e0737\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1c697c9\" data-id=\"1c697c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee4fc5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee4fc5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The wheel module is now ready for <a href=\"https:\/\/labs.ri.cmu.edu\/moonranger\/wheel-module-vibration-testing\/\">vibration testing<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MoonRanger\u2019s first functioning wheel module has been assembled. Four of these will drive MoonRanger on the Moon. The parts include a strut, bearing, seals, hub, wheel and connectors. The strut is held in bracket with bearing pressed on and seal in place. The cylindrical portion is about the size of a roll of quarters. 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