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Whole Rover-Arm Coordination

Coring From a Low Mass Rover - Demonstration of rock coring from a rover arm using a rotary percussive coring tool. This is an alternative to rotary friction coring which requires a higher preload on the surface.
Coring From a Low Mass Rover		 Whole Rover-Arm Coordination - Evaluation of different robot designs for overall mission objectives. 2 DOF manipulator utilizing degrees of freedom of base to accomplish drilling task (left). 5 DOF manipulator capable of accomplishing task without requiring base movement (right).
Whole Rover-Arm Coordination

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