NASA Langley Academy

The 2020 NASA Academy was a ten-week summer internship tasked with designing and simulating an autonomous vehicle. This internship was conducted virtually with an interdisciplinary team of 15 students from various STEM majors. Through this internship, I learned about using Bekker’s terramechanics models to determine required input power to wheels, designing for various environments, and balancing the design requirements of a mechanical team versus an aerospace team. Due to the virtual nature of the internship, obstacles with team communication and collaboration were overcome with daily meetings and extensive use of Microsoft Teams.