WARR Exploration
The WARR ist the biggest student group at TUM, working on ambitious projects around the theme of space.
The WARR Exploration rover is designed to be a mobile building machine. Thanks to the mounted solar sintering device, the rover can sinter regolith, a material that can be found everywhere on the lunar surface. This concept is called In-Situ-Resource Utilization (ISRU). Building materials don’t need to be brought from Earth, which allows a save on transportation costs. Thus, the work of WARR Exploration contributes to a sustainable building procedure on the Moon.
The WARR is always looking for committed and energetic students of all disciplines who are willing to participate closely in the further development of the project. If you are looking for practical experience in a diverse and exciting working environment, write them!
WARR MOVE - DEDRA Sensor
In the course of the MOVE project, students are working on developing a satellite bus that can accommodate different types of payloads. Among the possible payloads is the DEDRA sensor, which will play a vital role in the MOVE-III mission. The MOVE project itself is being carried out by the WARR student group.
The Debris Density Retrieval and Analysis (DEDRA) sensor represents an innovative space instrument that has been developed to measure submillimeter space debris, micrometeoroids, and in general space dust. It is based on the principles of plasma ionization, which involves the impact of particles on an impact plate that leads to their partial ionization due to their high kinetic energy. The sensor is equipped with an entrance grid and two high-voltage electrodes that perform measurements on the particle cloud generated as a result of ionization. These charge curves characterize mass and velocity of the particles.
The DEDRA sensor is a unique project designed to contribute to sustainable research in space. It builds on the previous Munich and Mars Dust Counters and promises to be an important addition to the space debris monitoring infrastructure. The knowledge gained from this project will not only help us better understand the complex nature of space debris but will also play a key role in supporting efforts aimed at promoting the safe and sustainable use of space.
Unlike previous sensors, the DEDRA sensor features specially developed electronics that enable in-situ filtering of the data to avoid noise, a problem that has plagued previous instruments. The data collected by the sensor will primarily be gathered in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and then fed into the European Space Agency's (ESA) MASTER and DRAMA space debris models for verification.