Using the IDD for what it wasn't designed for

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Using the IDD for what it wasn't designed for, MI Self Portrait

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djellison

May 10 2009, 04:31 PM

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I've wanted one or other rover to use the IDD turret and wrist actuation to get the best self portrait possible. A really REALLY bad simulation using the model that is in MMB, and a 33 deg FOV.

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djellison Using the IDD for what it wasn't designed for May 10 2009, 04:31 PM

djellison Version 2 of MER MI Self Portrait simulation. I f... May 10 2009, 04:55 PM

RoverDriver QUOTE (djellison @ May 10 2009, 08:55 AM)... May 10 2009, 05:15 PM

akuo QUOTE (djellison @ May 10 2009, 04:55 PM)... May 10 2009, 07:56 PM

Phil Stooke A face only a mother could love, Doug! Phil May 10 2009, 04:58 PM

RoverDriver QUOTE (Phil Stooke @ May 10 2009, 08:58 A... May 10 2009, 07:24 PM

erpol QUOTE (RoverDriver @ May 10 2009, 09:24 P... May 10 2009, 08:20 PM

climber Can we call this animal a Merus Djellisonis? May 10 2009, 06:16 PM

tty No. Merus djellisoni. The specific name must be in... May 10 2009, 06:41 PM

djellison As Paolo said - we've seen the MI be used to o... May 10 2009, 08:21 PM

RoverDriver QUOTE (djellison @ May 10 2009, 12:21 PM)... May 11 2009, 12:12 AM

djellison I took the 31 x 31mm FOV at 63mm figure I found (t... May 11 2009, 06:52 AM

RoverDriver IIRC the MI FOV is ~40deg, and the depth of field ... May 11 2009, 12:57 PM

djellison In that case - I'll re-work it with 40 degrees... May 11 2009, 02:50 PM

djellison Here it is - 40 deg FOV. I took a sequence of 20 ... May 11 2009, 10:46 PM

RoverDriver QUOTE (djellison @ May 11 2009, 03:46 PM)... May 12 2009, 03:12 AM

djellison Now I'm wondering if we could see down the lef... May 11 2009, 11:06 PM

Stu Well, Spirit might as well take that portrait Doug... May 12 2009, 05:50 AM

RoverDriver QUOTE (Stu @ May 11 2009, 10:50 PM) Well,... May 12 2009, 10:04 AM

djellison I can try and estimate the joint angles - (and re-... May 12 2009, 06:45 AM

RoverDriver QUOTE (djellison @ May 11 2009, 11:45 PM)... May 12 2009, 10:10 AM

djellison I'm just animating things with 3DS Max - it... May 12 2009, 10:30 AM

lyford Speaking of using the IDD for which is was not des... May 12 2009, 03:22 PM

PaulM QUOTE (lyford @ May 12 2009, 04:22 PM) Sp... May 12 2009, 07:09 PM

RoverDriver QUOTE (lyford @ May 12 2009, 07:22 AM) Sp... May 12 2009, 08:23 PM

climber Answer here: http://twitter.com/marsroverdriver May 12 2009, 03:57 PM

djellison Right...these are guestimate figures - I don't... May 12 2009, 06:44 PM

djellison I often wondered if Beagle 2 would end up leashed ... May 12 2009, 07:14 PM

centsworth_II Maybe a self portrait would show how much daylight... May 12 2009, 09:15 PM

RoverDriver QUOTE (centsworth_II @ May 12 2009, 02:15... May 13 2009, 12:40 AM

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