InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
InSight Surface Operations, 26 Nov 2018- 21 Dec 2022 |
Nov 26 2018, 08:20 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8785 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Congratulations to the InSight team on a successful landing! We'll discuss the remainder of the mission here.
-------------------- A few will take this knowledge and use this power of a dream realized as a force for change, an impetus for further discovery to make less ancient dreams real.
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May 6 2019, 12:29 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2431 Joined: 30-January 13 From: Penang, Malaysia. Member No.: 6853 |
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May 7 2019, 03:48 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 470 Joined: 24-March 04 From: Finland Member No.: 63 |
Interesting Mole Update 'DLR HP3 Blog' link QUOTE Depending on the outcome of the diagnostic hammering, our next operation could be using the arm to load the support structure close to the fore-right-foot (the one you see in the image above) or the ground right next to the support structure near the tether box. I don't quite understand the operation plans above. Are they talking about moving the frame of the mole? -------------------- Antti Kuosmanen
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May 7 2019, 04:41 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2431 Joined: 30-January 13 From: Penang, Malaysia. Member No.: 6853 |
I don't quite understand the operation plans above. Are they talking about moving the frame of the mole? They way I'm reading this - Is that they intend to apply load to the housing structure with the robotic arm (just above the foot pad you see in the image), I guess this is to prevent the housing moving during the test and thus compressing the regolith enough to either let the mole break through the duricrust and or increase the friction on the mole's hull so the whole mole enters the regolith. |
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May 7 2019, 01:28 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1591 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
They way I'm reading this - Is that they intend to apply load to the housing structure with the robotic arm (just above the foot pad you see in the image), I guess this is to prevent the housing moving during the test and thus compressing the regolith enough to either let the mole break through the duricrust and or increase the friction on the mole's hull so the whole mole enters the regolith. Not without parsing things carefully, I read it the same way. They mention "applying load" at either of two places. The support structure, or the ground adjacent to the support structure. Holding the structure might give the mole more leverage. Pressing on the ground might make things more cohesive beneath the surface. We're talking about the DLR blog |
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