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post Jun 30 2009, 11:14 PM
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Paolo, does the testbed rover have a name? Come on, own up, you must have a nickname for it... wink.gif

We need to know so we can start a "Free XXX, the rover that's helping to free Spirit!" webpage, and make t-shirts...! tongue.gif


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post Jun 30 2009, 11:27 PM
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QUOTE (Stu @ Jun 30 2009, 03:14 PM) *
Paolo, does the testbed rover have a name? Come on, own up, you must have a nickname for it... wink.gif

We need to know so we can start a "Free XXX, the rover that's helping to free Spirit!" webpage, and make t-shirts...! tongue.gif


It does not have a cool name. Its official name is SSTB1 (Surface System TestBed 1). We did not have a naming contest for this one. The t-shirt *I* want is "Freed Spirit" but I am settling for a "Freeing Spirit".

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post Jun 30 2009, 11:47 PM
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... in that case I respectfully propose we christen the testbed droid - sorry, rover - "TeeBee"! smile.gif


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post Jul 1 2009, 12:49 AM
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OK, I'll do it laugh.gif
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post Jul 1 2009, 12:57 AM
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Tee-hee. biggrin.gif
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laugh.gif ...And, just like that, an automated star is born!


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post Jul 1 2009, 01:45 AM
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QUOTE (Astro0 @ Jun 30 2009, 04:49 PM) *
OK, I'll do it laugh.gif


This is awesome. Scott and I are still laughing!

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QUOTE (RoverDriver @ Jun 30 2009, 11:22 PM) *
Well, I don't know how to tell you guys, but we have one more rover stuck in sand.
Congratulations! wink.gif biggrin.gif
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post Jul 1 2009, 05:43 AM
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Wow... now I know how Viktor Frankenstein felt when Igor threw that switch, and crackling lightning and the smell of ozone filled the lab under the castle... I've created a MONSTER!!! laugh.gif

Knew you'd come up with something brilliant Astro0!

TeeBee it is then! biggrin.gif


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post Jul 1 2009, 07:18 AM
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http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/images/mer/2009063...g_in_090630.jpg

I noticed the mylar / something else material from in between the wheels peeling off ohmy.gif

I wonder how the real one's on Mars are doing.

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post Jul 1 2009, 07:44 AM
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In which way did the team compensate any weight differences between the Test-rover and Spirit. The Test-rover doesn’t carry solar panels nor the real science arm for instance… huh.gif
On the photo Doug pointed out, the Test-rover has to sink at least another 10 centimeter into the soil I believe.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/freespirit/

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post Jul 1 2009, 10:46 AM
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Read back through this thread Phil - it's been discussed.
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post Jul 1 2009, 01:10 PM
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QUOTE (PhilCo126 @ Jun 30 2009, 11:44 PM) *
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The Test-rover doesn’t carry solar panels nor the real science arm for instance… huh.gif


They are not real solar panels, but their weight distribution and mass are correct.

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On the photo Doug pointed out, the Test-rover has to sink at least another 10 centimeter into the soil I believe.
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That image was taken with the rover just being installed in the sandbox, all 6 wheels running. Today we will position and sink the rover as it is on Mars. Any other suggestion? ;-)

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I suppose that the test MER can simulate in rotating only 5 wheels instead of 6?

How do you compensate the real weight of test MER in the Earth knowing that Mars has around 1/3 gravity of Earth. I thought, in order to compensate, the test MER must have wider wheels in order to simulate to gravity in Mars or her weight is similar to ones of the Mars. Whichever of them?

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QUOTE (RoverDriver @ Jul 1 2009, 07:10 AM) *
That image was taken with the rover just being installed in the sandbox, all 6 wheels running. Today we will position and sink the rover as it is on Mars. Any other suggestion? ;-)


Did you really think you would escape the back seat driving for TeeBee? biggrin.gif
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