The precision robotics research team led by Professor Yung received the Gold Medal with Congratulations of the Jury at the Geneva Inventions Expo 2022 for the project “Camera Pointing System for China’s Lunar Exploration Missions (Chang'e 3 and 4)”. PolyU is the only university in Hong Kong taking part in the Nation’s space missions and actively contributing to the national space technology.
The awarded project entitled “Camera Pointing System for China’s Lunar Exploration Missions (Chang'e 3 and 4)”. Installed on top of the lunar lander, it facilitates panoramic image capturing and rover movement observation on the moon, and helps construct a precision 3D model of the landscape for safe rovering. With a complex design and a weight of only 2.8 kg, it is sturdy enough to protect the camera against shock and vibration during the space mission and ensure its proper functioning under the extreme lunar environment.
The invention was completed and successfully deployed on the Moon front surface with the Chang’e 3 and Moon far side with the Chang’e 4 missions of China’s Lunar Exploration Programme.
Please click the link to watch the video for this award-winning project: https://bit.ly/3Kbuslu
| Research Units | Research Centre for Deep Space Explorations |
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