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The two design concepts that I like are the excavator claw, and the ovaled wheels that wrap around both spokes. I like the excavator claw, because It is a strong secure shovel machine that can dig deep to get a lot of specimens, and clmp its claws together to keep the material from falling out. I like the ovaled wheels, because it will let our space craft withstand almost any surface that the moon Amalthea has.
ReplyDelete1.http://img.alibaba.com/photo/229206199/Excavator.jpg
2.http://blogs.sj-r.com/firstreading/wp-content/uploads/excavator.jpg
I think different sensors that mimic human capabilities would also help. Like a camera (eyes) and a seismograph to detect ground vibration. Solar panels also recharge the battery for extended life of the rover.
ReplyDeletei would like our rover to be modeled after a human so it easier to design space gear of them.
solar panels: http://marsrover.nasa.gov/mission/spacecraft_rover_energy.html
human-like features: http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/gallery.php
I think that grahamcracker is right about having a claw. Then we can collect data about the surface and what's below it. I will also help the robot free itself if it get trapped.
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ReplyDeleteI think that this would probably be ineffecent and use too much power to move well.
-will
I like Nicholas' idea of designing the robot to look like a human. I agree that making equiptment for the "human" robot would be easy and like designing equiptment for ourselves. I also like the idea of solar pannels. Since the robot is in space it has a direct shot from the sun to the robot it just depends on if the energy can really travel that far.
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