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MVACS Robotic ArmThe primary purpose of the Mars Volatiles and Climate Surveyor (MVACS) Robotic Arm is to support to the other MVACS science instruments by digging trenches in the Martian soil; acquiring and dumping soil samples into the thermal evolved gas analyzer (TEGA); positioning the Soil Temperature Probe (STP) in the soil: positioning the Robotic Arm Air Temperature Sensor (RAATS) at various heights above the surface, and positioning the Robotic Arm Camera (RAC) for taking images of the surface, trench, soil samples, magnetic targets and other objects of scientific interest within its workspace.
Document ID
20060040426
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/13866
Authors
Bonitz, R.
Slostad, J.
Bon, B.
Braun, D.
Brill, R.
Buck, C.
Fleischner, R.
Haldeman, A.
Herman, J.
Hertzel, M.
Noon, D.
Pixler, G.
Schenker, P.
Ton, T.
Tucker, C.
Zimmerman, W.
Date Acquired
August 23, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2000
Publication Information
Publication: Journal of Geophysical Research-Planets
Subject Category
Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence And Robotics
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
robotics robotic arm sampling MVACS

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