Full Version: The Planetary Society Mars Rovers Update (July 31, 2009)
My favorite quote in this MER update:
And my all-time favorite:
"drive, drive, drive" Squyres said
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The big news – and the best news – from Meridiani Planum this month though is that the team has found a way to mitigate the elevated currents drawn by the rover’s right front wheel motor. “The currents have been more normal than we’ve seen in a long time. While we still see some elevation in that right front wheel current, especially on turns, overall the driving was pretty stable this month.” Laubach reported. That comes as real relief, especially considering that Opportunity still have some 15 kilometers to go to get to Endeavour.
And my all-time favorite:
"drive, drive, drive" Squyres said
Anyone have any ideas as to what this "way" to mitigate is? Does it involve programming it to turn with the other wheels and leave that one alone?
QUOTE (ElkGroveDan @ Aug 5 2009, 06:25 PM) 
Anyone have any ideas as to what this "way" to mitigate is? Does it involve programming it to turn with the other wheels and leave that one alone?
I believe it was adding heating to resting to re-distribute the lubricant that has yielded these better results.
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