Design Gallery
Husky Robotics designs, builds, and validates advanced systems across mechanical, electrical, software, optical, and biochemical domains. This gallery showcases the engineering behind our rover; real work from students shaping the future of exploration.
Electronics
2025 | Electronics
Electronics Bed
Distributes 24V, 12V, 5V, and 3.3V power across nine motor boards and an NVIDIA Jetson, supporting full-system compute and actuation.
2025 | Electronics
STM32 BLDC Board
A compact STM32 motor controller enabling high-frequency, closed-loop BLDC actuation, designed in partnership with STMicroelectronics.
2025 | Electronics
PSOC Chassis Power Distribution
Built with a Cypress PSoC, this board delivers four voltage rails with 12 external ports, balancing system power with compact routing.
2025 | Electronics
STM32 CAN Board
Our first 3.3V CAN-focused STM32 board, used for testing and validating CAN protocols across rover subsystems.
2025 | Electronics
PSOC Science Sensor Board
Controls science instrumentation, powering lasers, pumps, gas sensors, and cooling modules for automated field analysis.
2025 | Electronics
System Diagram
A visual layout of rover power, compute, and data flow, created to onboard members and brief sponsors on system architecture.
Mechanical
2025 | Mechanical
Rocker-Bogie Suspension
Our teams’ future mobility system uses a 6-wheel Rocker-Bogie suspension and cast polyurethane wheels for adaptive, all-terrain traversal.
2025 | Mechanical
Differential Wrist & Gripper
A dual-motor differential wrist powers a custom gripper to flip switches, rotate knobs, and lift irregular objects with precision.
2025 | Mechanical
Arm Shoulder Assembly
Two harmonic drives enable backlash-free base rotation and primary linkage actuation, delivering smooth, accurate arm motion.
2025 | Mechanical
Drone Frame & Gripper
A carbon-fiber drone with an adaptive gripper supports autonomous delivery, visual mapping, and extended communication reach.
2025 | Mechanical
Science Payload Systems
Prometheus’ mechanical payload integrates sample handling, fluidics, and reagent mixing to automate field-based chemical analysis.
2025 | Mechanical
Chassis & Modular Frame
Prometheus features treaded mobility with an aluminum chassis with modular mounts for arm and science payloads, designed for field adaptability.
Biochemistry & Optics
2025 | Biochemistry & Optics
Laser Excitation Setup
A 532 nm fiber-coupled laser is used for Raman excitation, targeting vibrational modes in soil-bound compounds like phenylalanine and olivine.
2025 | Biochemistry & Optics
Raman Spectral Output
Spectral data is captured using a 15 s CCD integration, filtered and processed with a custom Savitzky-Golay and wavelet pipeline for biosignature ID.
2025 | Biochemistry & Optics
Absorbance Analysis
Our team conducted Absorbance vs. wavelength curves visualize sample filtering efficacy, allowing comparisons of spectral clarity across test conditions.
2025 | Biochemistry & Optics
Optical Mount
A vibration-isolated optics rig aligns the laser path, collection lens, and filter window within a sealed enclosure for in-situ spectral stability.
2025 | Biochemistry & Optics
Soil Biosignature Drill
A four-bar linkage drill collects and delivers subsurface soil to onboard sensors measuring methane, CO₂, and moisture for signs of microbial life.
Software & AI
2025 | Software & AI
Autonomous ARUCO Navigation
Using OpenCV and AprilTag detection, the rover localizes against fixed tags and dynamically replans paths to waypoints, enabling GPS-free navigation.
2025 | Software & AI
Vision-Based Typing
A computer vision pipeline uses contour detection and OCR to identify keys, with inverse kinematics mapping vision to autonomous arm actuation.
2025 | Software & AI
Mars Mission Simulator
A Unity-based simulation mimics mission conditions, including terrain, arm movement, and sensor noise, enabling software debugging pre-deployment.
2025 | Software & AI
5kg Payload Pickup
Mast camera imagery and depth estimation drive closed-loop visual servoing to autonomously detect, grasp, and lift weighted targets up to 5kg.
2025 | Software & AI
Long-Range Antenna Comm
A software-controlled 2.4 GHz directional antenna tracks and maintains a wireless link up to 2 km, enabling low-latency bidirectional command.
Analysis
2025 | Analysis
Structural Interface Testing
A mechanical attachment module is stress-tested for bolt shear, contact stability, and dynamic load cases across terrain-induced forces.
2025 | Analysis
Rover Frame FEA
The chassis undergoes static and modal analysis in SolidWorks FEA, validating frame strength, mounting integrity, and vibration modes under stress.
2025 | Analysis
Abaqus FEA Workshop
Advanced meshing, boundary conditions, and nonlinear contact simulations taught under Dr. Meza prepare members for aerospace-grade analysis.
2025 | Analysis
Drone Piece Simulation (SW)
Drone components undergo SolidWorks FEA to test moment loads and flexural fatigue during rapid descent and mechanical grip conditions.
2025 | Analysis
Drone Frame ANSYS Model
High-fidelity mesh and simulation in ANSYS assess the drone frame’s stress contours, impact resistance, and factor of safety during airborne loading.