Mars Science Laboratory Website, Now online... |
Mars Science Laboratory Website, Now online... |
Jan 18 2006, 07:02 PM
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That's a good point - MSL could do DTE comms at any time of day It will never need to 'deep sleep' so that will help keep the electronics at a steady temp etc.
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Jan 21 2006, 08:02 AM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
QUOTE (Toma B @ Jan 18 2006, 07:56 AM) What's that linkage between the left & right suspensions that runs across the top of the deck for? It appears as if it's meant to rotate in a plane parallel with the deck (which would explain why there's nothing mounted near it), but it doesn't look like a steering mechanism unless all the bogies can swivel in unison... ??? -------------------- 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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Jan 21 2006, 11:07 AM
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Founder Group: Chairman Posts: 14431 Joined: 8-February 04 Member No.: 1 |
Perhaps it is just part of the structure required to hang the thing from Skycrane?
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Jan 21 2006, 04:04 PM
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QUOTE (nprev @ Jan 21 2006, 12:02 AM) That's the differential mechanism for the rocker-bogie system. It ties the left and right rockers together so that if the left rocker pitches down the right rocker pitches up. On MER, the differential runs through the middle of the rover body and uses a gearbox. For MSL, there are no solar panels so it's simpler to have the external differential you see in the picture. |
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Jan 21 2006, 06:17 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8783 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
QUOTE (mars_armer @ Jan 21 2006, 09:04 AM) That's the differential mechanism for the rocker-bogie system. It ties the left and right rockers together so that if the left rocker pitches down the right rocker pitches up. On MER, the differential runs through the middle of the rover body and uses a gearbox. For MSL, there are no solar panels so it's simpler to have the external differential you see in the picture. Understood. Thanks! Not to sound like a critic, but isn't it a bit risky to expose this mechanism to the elements? I hope that dust doesn't accumulate in the pivot point & jam things up...or, worse, a pebble somehow gets lodged underneath... -------------------- 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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Mar 8 2008, 07:49 PM
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Mar 27 2008, 10:56 PM
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Check out the MSL website to view assembly progress as the Rover enters ATLO.
http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msl Now we enter a new stage in Mars exploration as a new Rover comes to life. Another Phil |
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Mar 28 2008, 05:12 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
So is that the actual MSL that will go to mars ?
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Mar 28 2008, 07:55 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 30 Joined: 12-June 07 Member No.: 2392 |
[quote name='PhilCo126' date='Mar 8 2008, 11:49 AM' post='110615']
Items available to the General Public: http://www.mslstore.com/ Does this merchandise use an official logo of the project, or is it just stuff that evokes the spirit of the mission but uses logos and artwork that is merely someone else's idea of cool? |
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Mar 28 2008, 08:35 PM
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Does this merchandise use an official logo of the project... I don't know if they're "official" but I see these shirts all over the place at MSL reviews. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Mar 28 2008, 08:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2504 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
So is that the actual MSL that will go to mars ? Is what the actual MSL? The box on the right in the latest update is an actual Rover Compute Element, but I'm not sure if it's a flight unit or an engineering model. Certainly the "scarecrow" is not actual flight hardware. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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Mar 28 2008, 08:40 PM
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There another animated gif (what the hell's with those!) which is of the flight wheels. I think they've dropped the JPL text from within the tred, but they're still 'woah - BIG' looking.
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Apr 1 2008, 03:34 PM
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Forum Contributor Group: Members Posts: 1372 Joined: 8-February 04 From: North East Florida, USA. Member No.: 11 |
Is what the actual MSL? The box on the right in the latest update is an actual Rover Compute Element, but I'm not sure if it's a flight unit or an engineering model. Certainly the "scarecrow" is not actual flight hardware. I meant is the electronic box thingy and that large aluminium looking plate part of the actual MSL that will be launched to Mars. |
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Aug 27 2008, 07:45 PM
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-------------------- Free software for planetary science (including Cassini Image Viewer).
http://members.tripod.com/petermasek/marinerall.html |
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Aug 27 2008, 08:03 PM
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Is that a wheel or a beer keg?
-------------------- If Occam had heard my theory, things would be very different now.
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