ARTEMIS 2015 - Robotic Exploration Beneath the McMurdo Ice Shelf
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Docking Bars

10/18/2015

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By Peter Kimball
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Two ARTEMIS docking bars in different states of assembly. (photo: Peter Kimball)
Evan and I were in the Crary lab today assembling the LED-illuminated docking bars that ARTEMIS uses to dock with its recovery gear.  The spacing and flashing frequency of the LEDs is known by the ARTEMIS software, so it can easily find the bar and compute the distance between itself and the bar.  Since the bar serves a critical purpose in the docking process, we will have a spare ready to substitute if necessary.
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Evan sciences the docking bars. (photo: Peter Kimball)
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Pamela
10/21/2015 10:04:56 am

So nice to see all the hardware orders actually coming together to make the vehicle!! Hope you guys are doing well.

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    This is the personal blog of Peter Kimball and Evan Clark, following our deployment with the ARTEMIS long-range underwater robotic vehicle to explore beneath the McMurdo Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

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    Peter Kimball
    Peter Kimball is an aerospace engineer and field roboticist on the Stone Aerospace ARTEMIS project.
    Evan Clark
    Evan Clark is a computer scientist and field roboticist on the Stone Aerospace ARTEMIS project.
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    Kristof Richmond is a mechanical engineer and field roboticist on the Stone Aerospace ARTEMIS project.

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