ABSTRACT AN AUTOMATED SAMPLE ACQUISITION & PREPARATION SYSTEM FOR LORAX
The LORAX project will perform a micro-biological assay of large ice fields such as those found in the Antarctic, the polar regions of Mars or the surface of Europa. To do this, it will make use of a rover which carries a new UV spectrometer which scans over specially prepared samples of ice and sno...
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| Online Access: | http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.76.1575 http://www.kipr.org/papers/lorax-is05.pdf |
| Summary: | The LORAX project will perform a micro-biological assay of large ice fields such as those found in the Antarctic, the polar regions of Mars or the surface of Europa. To do this, it will make use of a rover which carries a new UV spectrometer which scans over specially prepared samples of ice and snow. The system for acquiring and preparing those samples is the subject of this paper. The LORAX Sample & Acquisition System (SAS) will acquire samples from the upper 10 cm of ice/snow. The sample will be fragmented and flattened prior to examination by the spectrometer. This paper presents the design for the SAS as well as experimental results from a partial implementation. Key words: robot, drill. 1. |
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