Perseverance

DMaxer · Guru

Perseverance

Mike Harding · Guru

I have a decent understanding of some of the technology used for this mission and I am in *AWE* of what the people involved have achieved.

DMaxer · Guru

If you haven't already done so Mike, have a look at the NASA website. Great stuff regarding this little bloke on Mars. There is also a live cross of a space walk scheduled for 28th February. When you see just what these people can do with this technology, just imagine what they could militarily.

dorian · Guru

I am amazed at the minimal technology (by today's standards) used in Apollo 11 to get men on the moon and back. The memory for the computer consisted of about 60 kilowords of core rope memory.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_Guidance_Computer

Mike Harding · Guru

[Dmaxer] >just imagine what they could militarily.

I've done a decent amount of military design over the years both in the UK and Oz (and a little in the USA) and there is some *very* clever stuff operating. In many military development contacts money is of little object. The last I heard the US surveillance satellites operating in the visual spectrum could resolve items on the ground to the size of a tennis ball, it's probably better now - so no more nude sunbathing for you Dmaxer :)

[Dorian] >I am amazed at the minimal technology (by today's standards) used in Apollo 11 to get men on the moon and back.

Absolutely! A cheap mobile phone will have far more processing power than the whole of that rocket/capsule I have no doubt.

Take a look at some of the ARM processors Dorian, for <$5 for 1 off you can buy a chip which has more peripherals and memory than you can poke a stick at and enough RISC computing power to do amazing things - complicated though, 1000+ page data sheet.

dorian · Guru

Mike Harding wrote:
I've done a decent amount of military design over the years both in the UK and Oz ...

Were you ever at DRCS in Salisbury?

Mike Harding · Guru

dorian wrote:
Were you ever at DRCS in Salisbury?

No, since I moved to Oz in the 1990s I've run my own company but have not done any work for DRCS.

DMaxer · Guru

I was reading today that the robot Curiosity that landed on Mars in 2012 is still on Mars and still working. This new model, Perseverance, is an upgraded model with more sophisticated technology.

How fantastic is that, to have something which landed there nine years ago and still cranking away. I just think there must be lots of other things they have done or are capable of doing that they don't tell us about.

Just brilliant.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Morning BigD. Maybe they could design a 'silent' generator and a good WDH system.

Also and as well even, a tow vehicle that won't start if it's weight and or towed item is over weight.

landy · Guru

Dougwe wrote:

Morning BigD. Maybe they could design a 'silent' generator and a good WDH system.

Also and as well even, a tow vehicle that won't start if it's weight and or towed item is over weight.

Oh come on Doug that's going a bit far mate, Think of all the poor Popcorn peddlers that would send broke when we had nothing left to bicker over.

DMaxer · Guru

I wonder if they have a generator on Perseverance. The other little bloke, Curiosity, has been going since 2012 so something is keeping him charged.

They had a recording of the wind noise on Mars taken next to Perseverance and there was no other noise. I think they might have one or a terrific solar set up.

If they have one, your days of getting up at 2am so as not to wake others might soon be over young Dougie. biggrin biggrin biggrin

Bicyclecamper · Guru

.The robot is not little, It is 13 foot long by 10 ft wide and weighs over a ton imperial. Powered, like Curiosity with a Nuclear power plant. The solar cells, are used to charge the battery, to run the propulsion

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