![]() The goal going forward is to keep Ingenuity moving ahead of the rover, acting as a scout for interesting places to explore, which makes it possible that we’ll see more comms blackouts. The silence was broken last week when Perseverance finally made it to higher ground, allowing the helicopter to link up and dump the data from the last flight. So they weren’t overly concerned about the blackout, but still, one likes to keep in touch with such an irreplaceable asset. Mission planners speculated that Ingenuity, which needs to link to the Perseverance rover to transmit its data, landed in a place where terrain features were blocking line-of-sight between the two. The plucky helicopter went silent just after nailing the landing on its 52nd flight back on April 26, and hasn’t been heard from since. Good news this week from Mars, where Ingenuity finally managed to check in with its controllers after a long silence. Video after the break.Ĭontinue reading “Open Source Rover Gets An Update For Easier Building” → Posted in Robots Hacks Tagged jpl, mars rover, nasa-jpl, rocker-bogie, rover Alternatively, check out the original design to learn more. Parts lists are on GitHub for those desiring to build their own. ![]() The entire rover model can also be loaded in OnShape for those desiring to inspect it or make their own modifications. There is also better fluid and dust ingress protection, and improved serviceability. Other optimizations include cutting the rover’s head out from the basic model, as it’s not necessary for a great deal of applications. It also eliminates any need for anything custom fabricated, with no machined or 3D printed parts required. ![]() Where the original design could cost as much as $3000 to build, the new model slashes that bill almost in half. The new version, developed by the community that formed around the project, focuses on using off-the-shelf parts to bring costs down. Many parts of the original design have either become prohibitively expensive, gone out of stock, or been discontinued entirely. Now, the open source community has dived in and refreshed the design, making it cheaper and more accessible than ever before. It was an impressive and capable thing, albeit a little expensive and difficult to build. Once upon a time, NASA-JPL put out a design for an open-source rocker-bogie rover.
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