Chandran Heliostat Rover

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The Chandran Heliostat Rover Chandran is made with two things in mind ( Simple and cost effective ) The Chassis id placed on a Rocker Bogey system which offers excellent stability and maneuverability around tough lunar terrains especially around caves and craters the Heliostat system contains 2x 60x60cm reflective surface which is folded one over the other . It is placed on a Robotic arm system which has 360° rotation to effectively track down the sun light using a Sun tracker which is placed at the rear end of the rover chassis.A Solar panel 60x60cm is also attached along with the reflectors which helps up power up the rover , Power can be stored in Batteries which occupies the lower part of the rover , 2 power supply sockets are also added at the rear .The Heliostat system is simple and cost effective , more stacks of reflectors and panels can be added The rocker bogey system design is inspired from Nasa's Perseverance Rover Low gain antenna and UHF antenna is also present to effectively transmit and receive data from Rover / Base or to Earth