NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Deployment pdf

NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) : Deployment

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NASA’s Mar Exploration Rover (MER) robotic prospectors were produced in an environment of unusually challenging schedule, volume, and mass restrictions. The technical challenges pushed the system s design towards extensive integration of function, which resulted in complex system engineering issues. One example of the system’s integrated complexity can be found in the deployment process for the rover. Part of this process, rover “standup”, is outlined in this paper. Particular attention is given to the Rover Lift Mechanism’s (RLM) role and its design. Analysis methods are presented and compared to test results. It is shown that because prudent design principles were followed, a robust mechanism was created that minimized the duration of integration and test, and enabled recovery without perturbing related systems when reasonably foreseeable problems did occur. Examples of avoidable, unnecessary difficulty are also presented

• Creator/s: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS
• Date: 5/1/2004
• Year: 2004
• Book Topics/Themes: NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS), MARS EXPLORATION, ROVING VEHICLES, DESIGN ANALYSIS, COMPLEX SYSTEMS, ROBOTICS, DEPLOYMENT, SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, MECHANIZATION, Iskenderian, Ted

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