International Telemetering Conference Proceedings, Volume 49 (2013)
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/578497
2024-03-28T21:38:55ZInternational Telemetering Conference Proceedings, Volume 49 (2013)
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/581444
International Telemetering Conference Proceedings, Volume 49 (2013)
ITC/USA 2013 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Ninth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 21-24, 2013 / Bally's Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
2013-10-01T00:00:00ZTelemetry and Command Link for University Mars Rover Vehicle
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579710
Telemetry and Command Link for University Mars Rover Vehicle
Hobbs, Jed; Meye, Mellissa; Trapp, Brad; Ronimous, Stefan; Ayerra, Irati
This paper describes a telemetry and command communication link used as part of a rover entered in the University Mars Rover competition. The link is capable of transmitting multiple real time video streams, along with other telemetry data from a rover to a base station approximately one kilometer away, under non-line-of-sight conditions. Low data rate commands are sent to the rover, to control its movement. To simulate conditions on Mars, the link cannot use existing cellular or satellite communication infrastructure. The data link uses the 70 cm Amateur Radio band for transmission in both directions.
ITC/USA 2013 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Ninth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 21-24, 2013 / Bally's Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
2013-10-01T00:00:00ZAnalysis of a Systems Engineering Based Approach to the University Rover Challenge
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579709
Analysis of a Systems Engineering Based Approach to the University Rover Challenge
Jetter, Joshua
The University Rover Challenge is a competition to build a scaled down version of a next-generation Mars rover. This paper describes the comprehensive systems engineering based approached used by the Missouri S&T Mars Rover Design Team. This student run, interdisciplinary team of approximately 50 students followed a comprehensive systems-engineering based approach to the conceptualization, design, implementation, test and evaluation of the project. This has allowed students to leverage their discipline specific expertise, while simultaneously facilitating the cross-disciplinary communication which is essential to the successful completion of the project. The team's performance in the competition will provide metrics to analyze the efficacy of this organization and approach.
ITC/USA 2013 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Ninth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 21-24, 2013 / Bally's Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
2013-10-01T00:00:00ZDesign and Semi-Autonomous Control of a 6-Axis Robotic Arm Used in a Remote Sensing Application
http://hdl.handle.net/10150/579692
Design and Semi-Autonomous Control of a 6-Axis Robotic Arm Used in a Remote Sensing Application
Sullivan, John; Coffman, Amy; Roberds, Benjamin; Roberts, Jordan
This paper describes the sensor and actuator package for a 6-axis articulated arm which is part of a robotic vehicle entered in the Mars Rover Challenge competition. The robot is intended to perform some of the same duties as a human, but be remotely controlled. It uses an articulated arm for many of these duties. Because of the large number of degrees of freedom, it would be tedious to control each joint individually. A system was developed to measure the state of each joint, transmit this information back to a base station, and semi-autonomously control the arm.
ITC/USA 2013 Conference Proceedings / The Forty-Ninth Annual International Telemetering Conference and Technical Exhibition / October 21-24, 2013 / Bally's Hotel & Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV
2013-10-01T00:00:00Z