Canadensys Aerospace Corporation
Nano-class Structural, Thermal, Mechanical ( STM )  Robotic Core for Deep-Space Robotic Exploration — Micro  and nano-class missions are expected to play an increasingly important role in  future space exploration as they offer quick and inexpensive ways to supplement  and augment larger international and commercial missions. Despite their small  size and budget, they must still be able to provide meaningful exploration  capabilities in terms of payload capacity, mobility, survivability, communications  with Earth, etc. Canadensys aims to develop nano-class  multi-mission platform technology in support of future lunar and planetary  surface exploration, with a small mobile system as a driving case. Structural,  thermal and mechatronics elements of a small rover that can deliver meaningful  surface capabilities in a nano-class package, while supporting a range of  different functions and payloads over the course of multiple lunar or Martian day/night  cycles, are the focus of this development.