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Article #523Re: CM Ambler Rover
From: Gerry Roston
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 1990 16:18
Date: Wed, 27 Jun 1990 16:18
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The reason that the CMU Ambler and JPL's Robby is as large as they are is to meet a variety of mission objectives. These include such things as covering a certain amount of terrain in a given time, being able to perform meaningful scientific experiments, such as taking core samples from rocks. In addition, since the proposed mission is a sample and return mission, the vehicle must be able to carry a cargo of Martian samples without adversely affecting its mobility. These reasons seem to preclude small rovers. -- gerry roston, field robotics center robotics institute, carnegie mellon university pittsburgh, pennsylvania, 15213 (412) 268-6557 gerry@cive.ri.cmu.edu
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