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OBJECT TYPE
N/A
DATE
2011
ARTIFACT NUMBER
2018.0247.002
MANUFACTURER
Unknown
MODEL
ARGO J4
LOCATION
Unknown

More Information


General Information

Serial #
N/A
Part Number
2
Total Parts
2
AKA
N/A
Patents
N/A
General Description
Mounting base with two arched ramps to mount the Argo J4 rover. Base de fixation avec deux rampes arqué pour monter l'astromobile Argo J4.

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length
2.25 m
Width
1.3 m
Height
35.0 cm
Thickness
N/A
Weight
N/A
Diameter
N/A
Volume
N/A

Lexicon

Group
Space Technology
Category
Space science
Sub-Category
N/A

Manufacturer

AKA
Unknown
Country
Unknown
State/Province
Unknown
City
Unknown

Context

Country
Canada
State/Province
Ontario
Period
This rover and accompanying props were on display at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum after it was received by the corporation in 2018 until August 2023.
Canada
Ontario Drive & Gear Limited (ODG) of New Hamburg Ontario, built 15 or so lunar and planetary rover prototytpes ordered by the Canadian Space Agency (CSA). The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) tested a few of these in areas that simulated the surface of the Moon or Mars. One of the most interesting prototypes produced by ODG is the Artemis Jr. This electric four-wheel drive lunar rover prototype was completed in 2012 for use in with a National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) project / program / mission known as RESOLVE, for Rego-lith and Environment Science and Oxygen and Lunar Volatile Extraction. Now renamed Re-source Prospector, this project / program / mission would see a water-seeking rover land in the Southern polar region of the Moon, in 2020. In any event, NASA was so impressed by Artemis Jr.’s potential capabilities that it abandoned an already selected rover, possibly of its own design, before the Canadian rover was even completed. Incidentally, one of these capabilities was an intelligent self-navigation system. The Argo J4 offered to the corporation was designed and built in parallel with Artemis Jr. The two have the same structure, for example, but only Artemis Jr. carries the equipment needed for trials at CSA or NASA test sites. ODG built the Argo J4 with its own money, so it would have a test vehicle to support its own projects. The acquisition of the Argo J4 would fill a gap in the national aerospace collection. It would also allow the museum to interpret a lesser known but very interesting element of the Canadian space program.
Function
Used as a ramp to elevate and secure the rover when on display. Utilisé en tant que rampe pour élever et sécuriser l'astromobile lorsqu'il est en exposition.
Technical
The extreme environment of space led to the development of a variety of features present in the Argo J4 offered to the museum corporation. One only needs to mention its rugged lightweight structure made of aluminum alloy. The suspension, engine gearbox and tilting mechanism of the chassis were also designed in house. One of major achievements of ODG’s Space Robotics Division was a metal wheel known as the Titanium Interlaced Rim Enabling Lunar Exploration and Surface Sampling (TIRE-LESS). The name and acronym are quite clever, i.e. tireless as in “no tire” and as in “does not get tired.” Combined with a proper suspension, these TIRELESS wheels allow a vehicle to move across all sorts of terrain, from soft sand to bare rock. The Argo J4 offered to the museum corporation is fitted with four TIRELESS wheels.
Area Notes
Unknown

Details

Markings
On the manufacturer's label on the silver metal ramp, reads in part: " YUTRAX /. WWW.YUTRAX.COM /. YUTRAX /. LBL200300 "
Missing
Appears complete.
Finish
Base mounting made primarily from metal. The two main mounting ramps are silver and made out of metal. The exterior sides of the ramps are black with some grey and blue accents. Base de fixation fabriquée majoritairement de métal. Les deux rampes de montages principaux sont argentées et fabriquées de métal. Les côtés extérieurs des rampes sont noirs avec des détails gris et bleu.
Decoration
N/A

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