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Robot Manipulator Technologies for Planetary ExplorationNASA exploration missions to Mars, initiated by the Mars Pathfinder mission in July 1997, will continue over the next decade. The missions require challenging innovations in robot design and improvements in autonomy to meet ambitious objectives under tight budget and time constraints. The authors are developing design tools, component technologies and capabilities to address these needs for manipulation with robots for planetary exploration. The specific developments are: 1) a software analysis tool to reduce robot design iteration cycles and optimize on design solutions, 2) new piezoelectric ultrasonic motors (USM) for light-weight and high torque actuation in planetary environments, 3) use of advanced materials and structures for strong and light-weight robot arms and 4) intelligent camera-image coordinated autonomous control of robot arms for instrument placement and sample acquisition from a rover vehicle.
Document ID
20100009526
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Conference Paper
External Source(s)
Authors
Das, H.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bao, X.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bar-Cohen, Y.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Bonitz, R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Lindemann, R.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Maimone, M.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Nesnas, I.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Voorhees, C.
(Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 25, 2013
Publication Date
March 1, 1999
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings of the Smart Structures and Integrated Systems Meeting
Volume: Part 1
Subject Category
Cybernetics, Artificial Intelligence And Robotics
Report/Patent Number
AIAA Paper A99-38241
Meeting Information
Meeting: Smart Structures and Integrated Systems; Bellingham, WA, Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE Proceedings. Vol. 3668), 1999, p. 175-182
Location: Newport Beach, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: March 1, 1999
End Date: March 4, 1999
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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