Rashid Moon Rover Communication
Overview
This project investigates the communication system on the Rashid Rover of the Emirates Lunar Mission, focusing on the effects of lunar terrain, signal frequency, and antenna position. Two types of antennas are studied to ensure sustainable communication in the irregular lunar environment. The project also aims to explore simple, energy-efficient signal processing techniques to enhance system performance and introduce security to the communication link, considering the limited computing power of the rover.
Project Team:
Principal Investigator (PI):
Co-PIs:
Researcher:
- Elham K. A. Serria
Industry Collaborators:
- Sara Al Maeeni, MBRSC, Dubai, UAE
External Advisors and Collaborators:
- Frederic Lemieux, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., United States
- Raed A. Abd-Alhameed, University of Bradford, UK
Publications:
- Gadhafi, R., Serria, E., AlMaeeni, S., Mukhtar, H., Abd-Alhameed, R., & Mansoor, W. Investigating the impact of lunar rover structure and lunar surface characteristics on antenna performance.Sensors, 24(16), 5361, 2024. https://doi.org/10.3390/s24165361
- Gadhafi et al., “A Study on the Performance of Sleeve Dipole Antenna for Rashid Rover,” 2024 IEEE Wireless Communications and Networking Conference (WCNC), Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 2024, pp. 1-6, https://doi.org/10.1109/WCNC57260.2024.10571092
- Serria E., Gadhafi R., Almaeeni S., Mukhtar H., Copiaco A., Abd-Alhameed R., Lemieux F., Mansoor W., Lunar Environment Evaluation of Sleeve Antenna, IEEE Conference on Antenna Measurements and Applications, CAMA, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1109/CAMA57522.2023.10352717
- Serria E, Gadhafi R, AlMaeeni S, Mukhtar H, Copiaco A, Abd-Alhameed R, Lemieux F, Mansoor W. A Review of Lunar Communications and Antennas: Assessing Performance in the Context of Propagation and Radiation. Sensors. 2023; 23(24):9832. https://doi.org/10.3390/s23249832.
