2024
Design, Prototype, and Performance Assessment of an Autonomous Manipulation System for Mars Sample Recovery Helicopter
Arash Kalantari, Alex Brinkman, Kalind Carpenter, Matthew Gildner, Justin Jenkins, David Newill-Smith +3
IROS 2024poster
This paper presents the design, prototype, and testing of a 150 g (current best estimate) manipulation system that enables Mars Sample Recovery Helicopter (SRH) concept to autonomously pickup, stow, and drop-off Returnable Sample Tube and Glove Assemblies (RGAs) on the surface of Mars next to the Sa…