MARS-COLONIZATION SENSOR SYSTEM FOR SOIL ANALYSIS
Advisor
Kosbar, KurtAffiliation
Missouri University of Science and Technology, Department of Electrical and Computer EngineeringIssue Date
2016-11Metadata
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Proceedings from the International Telemetering Conference are made available by the International Foundation for Telemetering and the University of Arizona Libraries. Visit http://www.telemetry.org/index.php/contact-us if you have questions about items in this collection.Abstract
This paper discusses a modular open source electronic soil analysis system embedded in a remote vehicle designed for use on a colonizationeffort Mars rover. The embedded system consists of a soil extraction drill sheath, a temperature and moisture array sensor sheath, a sample return bay specialized for RamanFluorescence spectrometry, and an Ethernet bridge radio for communication, all controlled through several microcontroller boards. A Windowsbased graphical engagement application provides real time control. A Linuxbased scripting application provides postprocessing, graphing, and statistical analysis. All software and electrical hardware has been made opensource for the public to build upon.Sponsors
International Foundation for TelemeteringISSN
0884-51230074-9079