Inner Body Ribs Drying
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 9/13/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:31:11 PM
Inner ribs for SMIV drying while held in place with sandbags and spaced with plywood
Attaching Bottom of SMIV 2
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 9/14/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:41:17 PM
More sandbags holding on bottom of SMIV body while it dries
Solar Miner IV Body
Article by
Eric Pieper
created 8/4/2003
submitted 9/15/2003 06:37:09 PM
This is a short paper about some of the processes used to manufacture the body of Solar Miner IV.
SMIV Inner Ribs
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 9/13/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:24:48 PM
Inner ribs of SMIV clamped down
Attaching Bottom of SMIV
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 9/14/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:38:05 PM
Sandbags holding on bottom of SMIV body while it dries
Egress vs Real
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 10/4/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:47:16 PM
Egress body and real body side by side
Internal ribs of SMIV
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 6/13/2002
submitted 7/29/2003 02:31:03 PM
UG drawing of the internal ribs of SMIV shown with the chassis design
Making of SMIV Body
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 8/29/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:21:26 PM
Eric and Tessa cutting kevlar for the SMIV body
Body Out of Form Front
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 9/17/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:44:07 PM
Front view of SMIX body after it was removed from the form
Body Out of Form Back
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 9/17/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:46:25 PM
Back of SMIV after it was removed from the form
Egress vs Real 2
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 10/4/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:48:12 PM
Top view of SMIV egress and real bodies
SMIV Nose
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 10/4/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:48:38 PM
Nose of SMIV
Jack Sanding Nose
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 10/14/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:49:26 PM
Jack sanding the nose of the egress body
Sanding tail
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 10/14/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:50:06 PM
Jack sanding the tail of SMIV
Tail Light Holes
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 11/9/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:51:44 PM
Holes for rear lights of SMIV
Rear Lights
Photo by
Eric Pieper
created 11/9/2002
submitted 7/25/2003 01:52:28 PM
Rear lights after installing