Special Vehicles Audi Made To Roam Month

Wow ...! Build Audi vehicles to Explore Moon - Audi AG, or known as "Audi" only, is a German automobile manufacturer that sells cars in various classes and priced for the upper middle class. The company is also the owner of Ducati and Lamborghini brands. No need to doubt his performance in the automotive world, Audi also gush a special vehicle, which would strongly support the development of science.

audi make moon rover vehicle

How not, Audi will mnghadirkan unmanned vehicles (unmanned), which will work on the moon. Is Lunar Quattro, moon rover vehicle, which is a collaboration between Audi with a team of engineers and scientists German-Part-Time Scientists. In this project, Audi "contribute our thoughts" of the motion system Quattro all-wheel drive. The system is used as a foundation on Lunar Quattro, having been tested previously. Audi is already pinned its flagship system on various car models besutannya. They include A3 sedan and R8 supercar. To project the moon vehicles, Audi is developing the all-wheel drive. Ability is more qualified to be so necessary, because to explore the moon, required it.

In addition to all-wheel drive system, Lunar Quattro is also reinforced with a variety of other qualified engine components. The electric motor is used, getting power from a lithium-ion battery pack. Power supply for batteries obtained from solar panels that collect solar energy. The vehicle body structure is made from aluminum that has menjagaya ideal weight. This was associated with a lower lunar gravity of the earth. Problem acceleration, Lunar Quattro accelerates only 2.2 mph (3.5 kph / one meter per second). Audi says it has enough energy to explore the Moon's surface.

Not without reason, why Audi and the team of the Part-Time Scientists develop Lunar Quattro. The vehicle dibesut on mission in the competition Google Lunar XPRIZE held in 2007. The competition was risking a reward of 30 million dollars to the winner. Condition, vehicles they make can explore 500 m on the lunar surface, and able to transmit the data record to earth for knowledge. Until now, the Part-Time Scientists Lunar Quattro schedule that will fly in 2017. Read also Hyundai Detection Technology Patented Sleep Police and President of Takata Finally Apologize .