Jan 2023 – Jun 2024NASA JPL
Mechanical Engineering Intern
LORNA Mars scout drone
Led mechanical design of LORNA, a long-range autonomous Mars scouting drone.
- Mechanical design
- Prototyping
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Context
LORNA is a long-range autonomous Mars scouting drone in research and development at NASA JPL.
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My role
As the team’s only mechanical engineer, Turner led the mechanical design and designed the onboard sensor suite using sensor fusion.
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Approach
Mechanical development proceeded through rapid prototyping and feedback from the rest of the team.
The onboard sensor-suite design used sensor fusion as part of the autonomous scouting concept.
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Tools
Mechanical design · Rapid prototyping · Sensor fusion